Common use of Academic Excellence Clause in Contracts

Academic Excellence. In order to support effective implementation of the CWC Network model outlined in the charter, the CWC Network does the following: • Collaborates with Licensee in support of curricular decisions and best practices for implementation and execution of the academic program outlined in the charter. • Supports School leadership training on proven pedagogical practices. • Provides support to ensure that the social-emotional learning program in the Schools is strong. • Leads the work to establish an assessment system that is: o aligned to the Common Core State Standards o promotes the CWC Network academic philosophy o is user-friendly and efficient o supports the analysis and use of assessment at multiple levels (student, classroom, grade, schools, region) • Identifies areas where the Schools could benefit from the CWC Network, through ongoing communication with regional board and School leaders, as well as the school evaluation process, including, for example, academic issues that multiple Schools are facing (or are likely to face) given assessment results, changes in state/federal requirements, such as subgroup gaps, the shift to the Common Core State Standards, social-emotional and academic needs as the students the Schools serve mature. • Creates a user-friendly and efficient data management system to enable School leaders to use performance assessment and data to drive school-based decisions.