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The Benefits of the Connected
Action Roadmap
By Theodore J. Peters, Principal, Caroline Reutter School, Township of
Franklin Public Schools
Through the journey that I student and professional learning, curriculum and instructional practices
have ventured during my assessment, and school culture to based on student assessment results.
ultimately promote the overall success
During our school’s time with using the
current tenure as a school of students. CAR process (over four years), the
principal, I have never been Through the use of a distributed lead- staff has noticed a significant increase
in the overall school climate, devel-
more positively impacted ership model, the CAR process allows opment of versatile teacher leaders,
the educational leaders of a school
with a concept than that or district to empower teacher lead- and an increase in student assess-
ment results. Furthermore, there has
of the Connected Action ers, encourage meaningful dialogue also been a significant increase in the
among educators, and provide a
mechanism for continuous educator knowledge of a standards-based ap-
Roadmap (CAR). This coherent growth. This is coupled with an inter- proach to the curriculum, a utilization
process of school improvement and locking path for ongoing revisions of of common formative and summative
systemic change connects standards, assessments, and a more profes-
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