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Prior to initiation of this project, schools and business partners, as
well as The Education Alliance, the West Virginia Department of Education
and a third-party evaluator/researcher committed to their responsibilities
as follows:
School's Responsibilities
Participate in a training session to learn more about the project and
their responsibilities.
Work cooperatively and enthusiastically with the business partner on the
project to develop an academic plan of action focusing on specific
quantifiable goals and to implement that plan.
Share school data with the business partner and with The Education
Alliance.
Report the number of hours dedicated to the project, as well as anecdotal
information, to The Education Alliance.
Agree to have their results published as part of this groundbreaking
research project.
Business Partner’s responsibilities
Participate in a training session to learn more about the project and
their responsibilities.
Work cooperatively and enthusiastically with the school on the project to
develop an academic plan of action focusing on specific quantifiable goals
and to implement that plan.
Examine and dissect school data as part of the project, lending business
expertise to this effort.
Have their results published as part of this groundbreaking research
project.
Report the number of employee hours dedicated to this project, as well as
anecdotal information, to The Education Alliance.
The Education Alliance’s responsibilities
Work cooperatively with the West Virginia Department of Education to
conduct a training session for school and business representatives on No
Child Left Behind data, methods of improving low-performing schools, ways
of improving partnerships and resources available to help the pilot
partnerships.
Spearhead the project, providing assistance and advice to partnerships,
the West Virginia Department of Education and a third-party
evaluator/researcher.
Contract with a third-party evaluator/researcher to ensure the integrity
of the project and of the project’s findings.
Share all findings with partnerships
and the other interested organizations.
West Virginia Department
of Education’s responsibilities
Agree to work cooperatively with The Education Alliance to conduct a
training session for school and business representatives on No Child Left
Behind data, methods of improving low-performing schools, ways of
improving partnerships and resources available.
Share pertinent data with schools, business partners, The Education
Alliance and a third-party evaluator/researcher.
Third-party evaluator’s/researcher’s responsibilities
Develops surveys and research instruments that quantifies progress made by
each school
in its academic plan of action on specific goals.
Communicates findings in a research monograph for public dissemination.
Work with the Alliance to ensure that research conducted is unbiased and
relevant.
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