Document Review Checklist

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Document Review Checklist

1.	Resumes of key staff during the period of turnaround (Note: public school employees frequently do not have current resumes. If the resumes are not available, use information from the interview questions about the principal’s and other school leaders’ backgrounds.)
2.	The school improvement plan (SIP) or similar document
3.	Curriculum guides (or a summary)
4.	Pacing schedules
5.	Descriptions of assessments and the schedule on which they are administered
6.	School schedule (include instructional minutes)
7.	Contracts with outside assisters such as model developers or consultants, OR a list of the outside assistance received including topics and frequency of assistance
8.	District policy and procedures manual, particularly as relates to hiring and budgeting
9.	Any evaluations conducted for special projects that relate to the school
10.	Examples of internal school data reports, particularly those that show longitudinal trends in student achievement.
11.	School Board Minutes or other documents applicable to correspondence between school and district.
12.	Local Press Accounts regarding this school during the time period being studied.
13.	Internal (Within School Communication) such as communication from the principal or other leader in improvement effort to build internal support.
14.	Event Calendars from the school during the improvement time period.
15.	External Communications from the school to parents and/or community used to build support and provide accountability.

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