Article: How one unconventional principal turned around a struggling urban school
In this article, journalist Jennifer D. Jordan shares the story of how Gara Field led the turnaround of Pleasant View Elementary School.
August 11, 2016
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Pleasant View Innovation Powered by Technology Grant Report
This report, issued in January 2013, tells the story of Pleasant View Elementary Schools first year of blended learning implementation.
August 11, 2016
How Blended Learning Started at Pleasant View
Learn more about Pleasant View’s decision to move to a blended and personalized model.
August 11, 2016
Pleasant View Sample Report Card
Providence Public Schools uses a standards-based report card. Pleasant View has adopted this reporting approach.
August 11, 2016
Standards Based Reporting at Pleasant View
The school uses standards-based report cards to align reporting to a mastery-based approach in the classroom.
August 11, 2016
Summit Public Schools Performance Assessment Quality Rubric
In partnership with the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) and the Buck Institute for Education (BIE), Summit also has developed a rubric that can be used to assess the quality of a developed performance task.
August 11, 2016
Summit Public Schools Learning Platform Project Creation
Summit has created a robust series of teacher resources to support work with their Learning Platform. On this site, you can learn more about how to create, implement, and assess student project work.
August 11, 2016
Student Mastery Demonstration through Authentic Projects at Pleasant View
In addition to taking content assessments, students also engage in ongoing projects aligned to content areas.
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Students Showing Assessment Readiness at Pleasant View
When students feel they have mastered content, they request an assessment. PVES teachers developed a way to have students request without interrupting other one-on-one sessions.
August 11, 2016
Collaborative Planning Time at Pleasant View
Teachers at PVES have collaborative planning time to work across grade levels and content areas.
August 11, 2016