An overview of Iowa public schools for the school year 1990-91 is provided in this report. Findings are based on school-site visitations made by the state "ambassador for education." Following an introduction, section 1 describes successes of the state public school system, some of which include changing classroom practices, increasing collaboration, meeting students' changing needs, and providing alternative programs and structures. The second section examines changing leadership roles, underscoring the need for professional development programs. Concerns of educators are discussed in the third section; these include societal problems faced by students, class size, lack of time, and institutional resistance to change. Visions for educational improvement held by teachers and administrators are described in section 4. The final section offers recommendations for improvement; these include providing motivation and investment, recognizing process as well as outcomes, and developing long-term goals. (LMI)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines.
- Location
- Iowa
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Reports - Descriptive
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- 1. Changes within the classroom Educators emphasized 5
- 3. Meeting the changing needs of students. Even 5
- 4. Alternatives to isolation. To eliminate the 5
- 5. Alternative programs and 5
- 6. The impact of Phase M. Educators described 5
- INTRODUCTION 8
- INCREASING THE TEAMWORK 14
- 71 4 14
- ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS AND STRUCTURES 20
- Others displayed mac rapid change. Educattas 20
- Its not what vision is its what vision does. Peter Senge The Dfth Pisciplipe 35
- Our 40
