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Communities That
Care® and School Transformation
By 2008, all Seattle Public
Schools students must meet state-wide learning standards in order
to graduate from high school. In 1993, the state of Washington
issued statewide learning standards, the Essential Academic
Learning Requirements, which benchmarked the specific academic
skills and knowledge students must acquire in order to graduate
from public schools.
Students’ mastery of the standards
in four academic areas; reading, writing, mathematics, and
communication, is measured by the Washington Assessment of Student
Learning. School leadership is responsible for crafting a
“transformation plan” indicating the steps that will be
taken to ensure that all students are able to meet the
standards.
“If this nation is to be truly committed to leaving no child
behind, then we must ensure that education policies candidly
address those issues that affect the health and well being of
students.”
-Brenda Lillienthal
Welburn, Executive Director
National Association of State Boards of Education
Communities That Care promotes academic achievement and supports
school transformation by promoting the positive development of
students. Health and behavioral issues such as substance abuse,
academic failure, unplanned pregnancy, school dropout, and violence
are barriers to learning that block student achievement. CTCARE interventions promote positive behaviors and
reduce problem behaviors. As a result, barriers to learning will
decrease and academic achievement will increase.
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