Research and Reports - District (2016)

Arlington Public Schools commissions research and reports to inform our improvements of our programs and services. The following research and reports have been used in a variety of ways across the division.

Topic	Report	Date	Point of Contact
Arts	Benchmarking Arts Course Offerings	Nov-2017	Planning and Evaluation
Arts	College and Career Readiness in the Arts	Nov-2017	Planning and Evaluation
Attendance	Attendance Improvement Literature Review and Implementation Framework – Arlington Public Schools	Jul-2014	Teaching and Learning
College Prep	Best Practices in College Preparation Programs – Arlington Public Schools	Sep-2009	Teaching and Learning
CTE	Career-Technical Education in College Admissions – Arlington Public Schools	Jun-2016	Teaching and Learning
Custodians	Allocation of Custodians in Comparable School Districts – Arlington Public Schools	Jan-2009	Finance and Management Services
Driver Education	Driver Education Program Evaluation – Arlington Public Schools	Nov-2008	Planning and Evaluation
Early Childhood	Early Childhood Cost Comparison	Sep-2016	Planning and Evaluation
	Early Childhood Education Longitudinal Analysis – Arlington Public Schools	Nov-2016	Planning and Evaluation
	Early Childhood Education Cost Comparison Data Supplement – APS	Sep-2016	Planning and Evaluation
	Issues in Early Childhood Education – Arlington Public Schools	May-2009	Teaching and Learning
ELA	Analysis of Student Performance in APS ELA Program – Arlington Public Schools	Feb-2012	Teaching and Learning
FLES	FLES Evaluation	Nov-2010	Planning and Evaluation
	FLES Evaluation Update Report 1-FLES Year 1, Title I vs Non FLES Title I Schools	Dec-2010	Planning and Evaluation
	FLES Evaluation Update Report 2-FLES Year 1, Non Title I Schools vs Non FLES Schools	Dec-2010	Planning and Evaluation
	FLES Evaluation Update Report 3-FLES Year 2, Title I Schools vs Non FLES Title I Schools	Dec-2010	Planning and Evaluation
	FLES Evaluation Update Report 4-FLES Year 3, FLES Year 3 vs Non FLES Schools	Dec-2010	Planning and Evaluation
GED	GED Preparation Program Evaluation (Update 5-4-09)	Mar-2009	Planning and Evaluation
GED	GED Preparation Program Options, Outcomes and Costs	Mar-2009	Planning and Evaluation
Gifted	Best Practices in Gifted Programming	Mar-2017	Teaching and Learning
Gifted	Best Practices in Gifted Programming – Addendum	Apr-2013	Teaching and Learning
Graduation	The Path to Graduation	Oct-2018	Teaching and Learning
	The Path to Graduation – Executive Summary	Oct-2018	Teaching and Learning
	Results from the 2010 Arlington Public Schools Latino Graduation Cafe – Arlington Public Schools	Jan-2011	Planning and Evaluation
Library Services	Best Practices in Library Services – Arlington Public Schools	Apr-2013	Teaching and Learning
Library Services	Library Services Evaluation – Arlington Public Schools	Oct-2014	Planning and Evaluation
Math	Longitudinal Math Data Analysis – Arlington Public Schools	May-2011	Teaching and Learning
Minority Achievement	MAP Running Record Analysis – Arlington Public Schools (October 16 2015)	Oct-2015	Planning and Evaluation
Minority Achievement	Minority Achievement Gap Survey Analysis – Arlington Public Schools	Apr-2015	Planning and Evaluation
Montessori	Comparative Study of Montessori Models – Arlington Public Schools	Sep-2016	Teaching and Learning
Out-of-School Time Programs	Best Practices for Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs – Arlington Public Schools	Nov-2009	Teaching and Learning
PreK	Longitudinal Analysis of Performance of Students in Prekindergarten Programs – Arlington Public Schools	Jun-2008	Teaching and Learning
PreK	Review of Enrollment in Pre-K Programs and Academic Performance during the Middle School Years	Jul-2011	Planning and Evaluation
Professional Development	A Review of K-12 Professional Development Structures – Arlington Public Schools	Jul-2016	Teaching and Learning
	Professional Development Program Evaluation – Frameworks and Tools – Arlington Public Schools	Jun-2014	Planning and Evaluation
	Professional Development Survey Analysis – Arlington Public Schools (Final Draft)	Apr-2016	Planning and Evaluation
Program Evaluation	Summary of Program Evaluation Themes – Arlington Public Schools	Jul-2013	Planning and Evaluation
Program Evaluation	Best Practices for Running Records in Program Evaluations – Arlington Public Schools	Jul-2014	Planning and Evaluation
Scheduling	Alternatives to Traditional Scheduling – Arlington Public Schools	Feb-2010	Teaching and Learning
School Choice	Public School Districts and Mandatory Intra-District School Choice – Arlington Public Schools	Oct-2010	Planning and Evaluation
Science	Effects of Delivery Model and Instructional Hours on Elementary Science Proficiency – Arlington Public Schools	Nov-2013	Teaching and Learning
SMART Goals	Evaluating SMART Goals – Arlington Public Schools	Sep-2010	Teaching and Learning
Social Studies	Best Practices in Social Studies Instruction – Arlington County Public Schools	Oct-2015	Teaching and Learning
Social Studies	Social Studies Impact Evaluation – Arlington Public Schools	Mar-2015	Planning and Evaluation
Special Education	Special Education Literature Review – Arlington Public Schools	Apr-2011	Teaching and Learning
Strategic Planning	Environmental Scan for Strategic Plan Steering Committee – Arlington Public Schools	Nov-2017	Planning and Evaluation
Strategic Planning	Outline – Environmental Scan for Strategic Plan Steering Committee – Arlington Public Schools	Oct-2017	Planning and Evaluation
Summer School	Summer Program Fee Structures (5-02-2014) – Arlington Public Schools	May-2013	Planning and Evaluation
	Summer School Budget Analysis – Arlington Public Schools	May-2014	Planning and Evaluation
	Summer School Survey Analysis – Arlington Public Schools	Apr-2014	Planning and Evaluation
Whole Child Education	Best Practices in Whole Child Education – Arlington Public Schools	Jun-2016	Teaching and Learning
World Languages	Review and Analysis of World Languages Syllabi at the Secondary Level – Arlington Public Schools	Dec-2011	Planning and Evaluation