Portfolio strategy
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The portfolio strategy is a method for continuously improving educational opportunities in urban K-12 school systems.[1] The strategy entails managing a portfolio of schools by separating school oversight from school operations and by holding a school's status as contingent, rather than permanent, based on the school's performance.[2][3]
The portfolio strategy in practice can be reduced to seven interrelated components: choice, autonomy, talent, varied supports, accountability, funding, and public engagement.[4]
Several education systems have adopted a portfolio strategy, including New Orleans,[5] Hartford,[6] Cleveland,[7] Baltimore,[8] Lawrence,[9] and Denver.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Portfolio Schools: A Comprehensive Approach to District Improvement". Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ Lake, Robin (2009), Performance Management in Portfolio Districts
- ^ Hill, Paul; Campbell, Christine; Guthrie, James (2013). Strife and Progress: Portfolio Strategies for Managing Urban Schools. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8157-2427-8.
- ^ "Seven Components | Center on Reinventing Public Education". Center on Reinventing Public Education. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "New Orleans 'portfolio' strategy for public schools gains supporters around the country". 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Hartford Public Schools - Model Portfolio District". Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ http://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/cms/lib05/OH01915844/Centricity/Domain/4/ClevelandPlanExecutiveSummary.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED532896.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Baynham, Erin. "Receivership in Lawrence, MA: Problems, Possibilities, and Progress". education.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "The Commons / Homepage" (PDF).