A Statement of faith in the educators of today

A commitment of excellence to the schools of tomorrow
 

Through our mission statement, initiatives of the Center fall under three broad programmatic categories: (1) Research and Service (2) Communications and Information Dissemination, and (3) Policy Advocacy on Behalf of Research Based Best Practices in Education.

• Research and Service
  
  Historically the Center has been a leader in the development and implementation of research sponsored and funded by the Florida Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation and private philanthropy.

  This work includes:
   

  • National research on the efficacy of comprehensive school reform;
  • State level research on continuous improvement models;
  • School leadership development in Hillsborough County;
  • Professional development and training of school personnel in schools of need;
  • Quasi-experimental design evaluation and model dissemination;
  • School Culture Quality Survey (SCQS), a school self-assessment tool.
     
• Publications and Information Dissemination
   
  • The adoption and implementation of the Anchin Book Series on Educational Policy in the 21st Century through InfoAge Publishers, Inc.;
  • The development of POLICY TODAY policy briefs which explicate key issues in education and education reform;
  • The development of EDUCATIONAL POLICY NEWS & VIEWS e-newsletter to serve as a venue for explicating the views of educational policy makers in the state of Florida;
  • The adoption of the Anchin Book Series on Social Issues and Educational Policy through ABLEX Publishers.
     
• Policy Advocacy and Forums
   
  • Public Forums that include the Annual Gifts by the Sea Conference for school leaders, teachers, and educational policy makers;
  • The development of AM/PM Critical Issues in Education Fora-invitational forums on specific policy dilemma faced by policy makers;
  • The Leadership Collaborative.