Highlights
What's New . . . July 2008
Check out "What's New" for a list of the latest updates made to the TCSII Web Portal.
The TCSII Web portal a “hit” with middle grades educators
Since its debut on February 29, 2008, users are flocking to TCSII to learn more about ensuring success and closing the achievement gap for all of California’s middle grades students. Initial quantitative and qualitative analysis shows that the TCSII Web portal has exceeded initial performance expectations. Check out "What's New" for more details . . .
Coming Soon
Features that will be added to the TCSII portal in the near future.
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School Profiles
California middle schools featured in TCSII video vignettes.
Schools featured In the Spotlight
Welcome to TCSII
Message from Jack O'Connell (WMV; 2:27) | MOV
Introduction
Twelve inter-related recommendations for ensuring success and closing the achievement gap for all of California’s middle grades students form the foundation of TCSII content and serve as the organizational structure for the Web portal. This portal to middle grades research, resources, connections, and sample school practices has many features to help middle grades educators prepare all of their students for success.
The educational strategies illustrated in the TCSII vignettes of school practices (both text and video) are parts of a comprehensive middle grades approach. Each practice illustrates only a part of a recommendation, research study, or learning improvement at a featured school. No single recommendation or practice alone can close the achievement gap in California's middle grades.
We hope you will enjoy TCSII and become a regular reader and contributor to this innovative Web portal designed specifically for middle level educators.
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