All Topics (SPPS)

All Topics (SPPS)

In this section, you will find research and evaluation studies that are conducted partly by Saint Paul Public School staff or by its consultants.

ACHIEVEMENT GAPS:

Achievement of Hmong Students in SPPS-Presentation at the 2006 Hmong National Development Conference by Tom Watkins (PPT) *
Hmong Youth Education Services (YES) Banquet (2006) by Tom Watkins (PPT)
Saint Paul Public Schools are Beating the Odds (2005) by Tom Watkins *
Progress in Narrowing Achievement Gaps in SPPS (1999-2005) *
Beating the Odds: City-by-City Profile for SPPS (2005) by the Council on Greater City Schools *
Student Achievement Gains and Gaps in SPPS (PPT) *
MCA 2005 A2A for Grades 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 *
Minnesota Meeting - Racial Disparities - Mpls Foundation (Resource)
Saint Paul Public Schools Enrollment Information for 2005: Project Enrollment Methodology, Enrollment Increases, Enrollment Projection Tables, and Enrollment Trends. *
Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Schools in Minnesota that are Making Significant Progress, 2003-04 and 2004-05 by Standard & Poors (2006)
Saint Paul Public Schools District Data Presented at the Administrator's Academy (August, 2006) by Tom Watkins
District-wide Demographics and Achievement Results for American Indian, Asian American, Latino, African American, and Caucasian Students (2006) by Tom Watkins & Terri Fitzgerald*
Hmong Parent Advisory Council; April 7, 2008 by Tom Watkins (PPT)

ASSESSMENT & DATA SYSTEMS:

Relevance of SPPS SAT10 Growth for a Minnesota MCA-II Growth Model - MAG Presentation (Watkins, 2006) Power Point Presentation *
REA Brown Bag-SAT10 Growth Models in SPPS (2005) by Tom Watkins *
Summary of Feedback and Reflections on Administrator's Academy (2005) by Tom Watkins, Teresa Fitzgerald, Joe Munnich, Christina Gjelhaug, and Kris Emerson *
Test Bias or Cultural Bias: Have We Really Learned Anything? by Steve Schellenberg, 2004 AERA Presentation, San Diego, CA. *

AT-RISK STUDENTS & OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME:

Black Teens for Advancement (BTA, 1998) by Amy Stevens and Greg Owen from Wilder Research Center *
Hmong Youth Pride Evaluation Summary (2000) by Wilder Research Center *
Impact of 2004 Summer School on July BST *
SPPS 21st Century Annual Evaluation (Executive Summary, 2005) by CAREI
SPPS 21st Century Community Learning Centers First Year Evaluation Report: Cohort I (2005) by CAREI
21st Century Community Learning Centers Final Evaluation Report: Pathways to Progress, SPPS (Executive Summary, 2004) by CAREI
21st Century Community Learning Centers Final Evaluation Report: Pathways to Progress (Final Report, March 2004) by CAREI

CONTENT AREA DEVELOPMENT:

Inventory of K-8 Reading in Saint Paul Public Schools (Executive Summary and Final Report, 2003) *
The Impact of the School Change Framework on Twenty-Three REA Schools by Barbara Taylor and Debra Peterson, University of Minnesota *
Reading First Results in SPPS: Round 1 Schools at Year 3 by Tom Watkins, SPPS (Research Brief) *

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY:

Schools Beating the Odds on the MCAs (2005) by Tom Watkins *
Two Recipes for Sustained Achievement Growth in Saint Paul Public Schools (2003) by Nancy Stachel, Michelle Odeen, Audrey Bridgeford, Sheila Kluxdal, Nancy Mambi, and Tom Watkins (PPT)
Promising Practices Project by Mary Chorewycz and Marian Heinrichs (2005)-Streamlined Report , Full Report and Powerpoint Presentation *
Working Outreach for Weighted Class Inclusiveness (WOW) Evaluation Report for 2004-2005 School Year by Katherine Drake
Saint Paul Public Schools District-wide Data Presentation at the Administrator's Academy (August, 2006) by Tom Watkins (PPT)
Implementation of Supplemental Educational Services in the Saint Paul Public Schools (November, 2007) by Jim Ysseldyke, Cheryl Carlstrom, Chee Soon Tan, Magdelena Brockel, & Katherine Drake

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS:

Issue Brief- Resource Allocation (2005) by Stacey Gray-Akyea and Joe Munnich *

EARLY CHILDHOOD:

Work Sampling System in the SPPS Community Kindergarten and School Readiness Programs (2005) by Marian Heinrichs *
SPPS Early Kindergarten Evaluation Report(2005) by Marian Heinrichs *
CHOICE - Early Reading First Annual Report 1 (2005) by Marian Heinrichs *
Itasca Project (Resource)
School Readiness of Children in Saint Paul Public Schools; Analysis of Minnesota Department of Education Work Sampling Data by Marian Heinrichs (2005)
What Helps and Hinders Hmong Pre-Kindergartners' School Readiness: Learning From and About the Hmong in St. Paul, Minnesota by Zha Blong Xiong, Kao Kalia Yang, & Jesse Kao Lee

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS:

Achievements of First Generation Hmong Youth: Findings from the Youth Development Study. Copyright 2003 by The Regents of the University of Minnesota. Reprinted with permission of the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) by Swartz, Lee, & Mortimer.
Achievement of Hmong Students in SPPS-Presentation at the 2006 Hmong National Development Conference by Tom Watkins (PPT) *
Education Week -English Language Learners & Immigrants: Minnesota Drops Test Translations (2005) *

FAMILY & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Minnesota Report Card Summit - MPR (September, 2006 - PPT)
Metro Trend Watch - Wilder Research Center (Resource)

GIFTED & TALENTED:

Gifted Services Identification Report (2004-2005) by Katherine Drake and Tom Watkins *
Gifted Services Identification Report (2005-2006) by Katherine Drake and Tom Watkins

HEALTH & SAFETY:

2004 Minnesota Student Survey - SPPS District Results by the Minnesota Student Survey Interagency Team which includes contributor's from the Minnesota Department of Education, Health, Human Services, Public Safety & Corrections

HIGH SCHOOL REFORM & COLLEGE ACCESS:

Issue Brief - SPPS Advanced Placement (AP) Report (2004) by Teresa Fitzgerald *
ACT Summary (2006) by Teresa Fitzgerald and Tom Watkins
ACT Assessment Final Report (2005) by Teresa Fitzgerald *
Advanced Placement (AP) Report (2006) by Teresa Fitzgerald *
Advanced Placement (AP) Report (2005) by Teresa Fitzgerald *
Issue Brief - College Access for All (2004) by Evelyn Belton-Kocher and Kent Pekel *
Creating Connected Counseling Report (2005) by SPPS and CAREI
Creating Connected Counseling Report (2004) by SPPS and CAREI *
A New Vision for Saint Paul Schools: Preparing All Students for Success in Higher Education (2005) by Citizen's League *
Working Outreach for Weighted Class Inclusiveness (WOW) Evaluation Reports for the 2004-05 School Year by Katherine Drake *
Implementing High School Level Professional Learning Communities in SPPS by Evelyn Belton-Kocher, Stacey Gray-Akyea, & Micheal Thompson

LEADERSHIP & TEACHING QUALITY:

Implementation Summary (2004) by SPPS Office of Instructional Services *
Daytons Bluff Case Study by Leila Fiester (2004)
Creating a School for the Future: John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary Case Study by Leila Fiester (2004)
Project for Academic Excellence Implementation Summary (2003)
Year 1 Findings: The Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) Fellowship (2006) by Yvonne Godber

SCHOOL CHOICE & INTEGRATION:

Saint Paul Public Schools and Charter Schools in Saint Paul: 2007 Results
Comparison of Achievement Results for Students Attending Privately Managed and Traditional Schools in Six Cities (2003) GAO Study
Conclusion of the Community Conversation on School Choice (2005) by Kent Pekel *
School Choice Desegregation (2003) by Steve Schellenberg and Cindy Porter *

* : Indicates article ran as a "Study of the Week" in the Saint Paul Public School Superintendent's Bulletin.

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