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Report: Guided Reading Professional Learning - Effect on Instructional Behaviors and Learner Achievement
This executive summary highlights key findings from research conducted by TLA to understand if learning facilitators’ participation in LUSD's Guided Reading Learning Academies and Micro-Credentials professional development helps ensure all learners...
Literature Review: Helping Each Learner in the Here and Now: Strategies for Addressing Unfinished Learning
This literature review serves as the contextual foundation for a broader examination of learner progress during COVID-19 closures. First, it paints a picture of the COVID-19 research landscape and describes the three major analytical “camps” or...
Report: Effects of Professional Learning Opportunities on Learner Growth - Initial Analysis
Beginning in the 2017-18 School Year, Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD) launched a strategy to provide personalized professional learning opportunities to its learning facilitators (i.e., teachers) to support the development of the district’s...
Executive Summary: Effects of Personalized Professional Learning Opportunities on Learner Growth
This executive summary synthesizes the findings from five different reports related to an in-depth analysis of the Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD) personalized professional learning program. In addition to reviewing the details of the...
Report: Effects of Professional Learning Opportunities on Learner Growth - Background Information Supporting the Three-Year TSL Grant
Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD) has made a commitment to ensuring that all learners have the very best learning experiences every day. Through its Strategic Design, the district has articulated a clear vision for personalized,...
Report: Effects of Personalized Professional Learning Opportunities on TK-8 Learner Growth
Findings from previous examinations of the Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD)’s personalized professional learning program informed the design of our modular, in-depth analysis of the three-year Empower Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Grant....
Report: Effects of Personalized Professional Learning Opportunities on TK-8 Learner Growth - Analysis of the Cluster Characteristics
In taking a modular approach to our analysis of the three-year Empower Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Grant, TLA addressed specific research questions and built towards a broader examination of the personalized professional learning program as well...
Report: Effects of Personalized Professional Learning Opportunities on 9-12 Common Core Literacy
This fourth module concludes TLA's in-depth analysis of the three-year Empower Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Grant at Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD). Each module has aligned to specific research questions and contributed to a broader...
Report: Personalized Professional Learning During a Pandemic
The need for professional learning does not stop in a crisis – in fact, it intensifies. Educators who are new to the field need additional support; experienced professionals need quality learning opportunities to continue their growth; and new or...
Executive Summary: Building Community and Capacity - The Effects of the First Year of LUSD’s Teacher Residency Program
This executive summary presents the key findings of a mixed-methods study conducted to understand the effects of the first year of Lindsay Unified School District’s “grow-your-own” residency program. Lessons learned from this study can serve as a...
Working Across Grade Levels
Learners in Lindsay High School English courses are able to simultaneously work through two "grade levels" of content in a single year.