Assignment:
Case
Student Achievement, Accountability, and Community Partnerships
Case Assignment
Use the readings and other relevant resources to write a 3 to 5 page paper that presents the primary issues and challenges educational leaders face in student achievement. Discuss the factors that contribute to low student achievement or low school performance. Formulate an explanation of the relationship among student achievement, accountability, and community involvement.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be assessed on the following criteria:
Assignment-driven criteria: Demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.
Scholarly writing: Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in scholarly written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.
Quality of references and organization: Demonstrates mastery using relevant and quality sources and uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to support ideas, and convey understanding of the topic and shape the work.
Citing sources: Demonstrates mastery using in-text citations or sources and properly uses APA format including a full reference list.
Critical thinking/Application to professional practice: Demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem, and viewpoints and assumptions of experts are analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated thoroughly. Conclusions are logically presented and applied to professional practice in an exceptional manner.