Rural Systemic Initiatives in Science, Mathematics,and Technology Education - RSI: Arizona Rural Systemic Initiative

亚利桑那州农村系统性倡议（AZ-RSI）提议创造一个学习环境，以改善22个经济上处于不利地位的K-12学校/社区的科学，数学和技术教育，这些学校/社区的美国印第安人和西班牙裔入学率很高。这22所学校位于7个公立学区和2个印第安事务局机构的边界内，学生总数为9，698人。 AZ-RSI是22所农村学校、2个县学校办公室、亚利桑那州立大学东部和WestEd教育实验室之间的合作伙伴关系。 与学校董事会达成的协议支持拟议的执行计划，以改善近10 000名学生的数学和科学教育，重点是在当地进行全面和有凝聚力的能力建设。 AZ-RSI制定了一项执行计划，强调学校一级的改革。该计划是灵活的，并为所有利益攸关方提供了技术援助和领导能力培训，以帮助建立执行和维持持久改革的必要能力。 AZ-RSI已组建了一支高素质的管理团队来监督实施计划。具有在课堂上实施有效教学战略的专门知识和教育改革经验的外地专家将向地方领导小组提供现场支助。 这些小组将在实地专家的帮助下实施全校范围的计划，以提高所有学生的数学和科学水平。 AZ-RSI预计，总体影响将是提高参与学校的学生数学和科学成绩，提高学校持续改进的能力，并为农村教育研究做出重大贡献。

The Arizona-Rural Systemic Initiative (AZ-RSI) proposes to create a learning environment to improve science, mathematics and technology education in 22 rural, economically disadvantaged K-12 schools/communities with high American Indian and Hispanic enrollments. The 22 schools are located within the boundaries of 7 public school districts and 2 Bureau of Indian Affairs agencies with a total student enrollment of 9,698. The AZ-RSI is a partnership among the 22 rural schools, 2 County School Offices, Arizona State University East, and WestEd Education Laboratory. Memoranda of Agreement with school boards support the proposed implementation plan to improve mathematics and science education for nearly 10,000 students by focusing on comprehensive and cohesive capacity-building at the local site. The AZ-RSI has designed an implementation plan that emphasizes reform at the school level. The plan is flexible and full of technical assistance and leadership training for all stakeholders to help build requisite capacity for implementing and sustaining lasting reform. The AZ-RSI has formed a highly qualified management team to oversee the implementation plan. Field specialists with expertise in classroom implementation of effective instructional strategies and experience in education reform will provide on-site support to Local Leadership Teams. Said teams will implement school-wide plans to improve mathematics and science for all students with the help from field specialists. The AZ-RSI anticipates that the overall impacts will be improved student achievement in mathematics and science in participating schools, increased capacity of schools to sustain improvements, and a significant contribution to rural education research.