Alignment in SEDL's Working Systemically Model

In December, 2000, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) a 5-year research and development (R&D) contract to develop and refine a systemic model to improve student achievement in reading or mathematics in low-performing districts and schools. The Working Systemically model is based on the premise that student achievement will improve as districts and schools build their capacity to work systemically. This report describes 2003-2004 school year activities taken to implement the model in a sample of sites in the southwest region; reports on the districts' and schools' progress to align their curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state standards (one critical aspect of working systemically); and presents preliminary student achievement data for the sites. A summary of findings ( PDF version: 329K) from the report is also available.

Documents related to the Working Systemically model include:

• SEDL's Working Systemically Model: Final Report (2006)
• Summary Report: Alignment in SEDL's Working Systemically Model (2004)
• Alignment in SEDL's Working Systemically Model (2004)
• Progress Report to Districts and Schools: SEDL's Working Systemically Model (2003)
• Research Report: A Description of SEDL's Intensive Sites (2002)