Rewards and Sanctions for School Districts and Schools MS Word PDF - State policymakers are increasingly focusing their attention on holding school districts and schools accountable for their students' performance. Two mechanisms for ensuring such accountability are rewards and sanctions. States reward school districts and schools by providing monetary and nonmonetary rewards. States also sanction school districts and schools. In fact, several types of sanctions in place across the states range from a written warning to a state takeover of a school district or school. Also available is the statutory language for each state (Todd Ziebarth, Education Commission of the States, updated August 2002)....

Differentiated High School Diplomas MS Word - In an effort to encourage students to meet higher expectations, a number of states are awarding advanced high school diplomas to students who complete additional coursework, take certain tests, achieve high test scores, and/or graduate with a minimum gradepoint average. This recognition of achievement can take the form of an endorsement, seal, stamp on a student’s diploma or transcript; a higher level diploma; or a certificate of mastery or advanced mastery. This is a multi-state compilation. (Education Commission of the States, January 2000)...