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Mary Beth Celio

Education Policy Consultant

Background

Mary Beth Celio is an education policy consultant based in Seattle, WA.

Publications

Mary Beth Celio

  • Research Reports    

Ch. 7 – Calculating Graduation Rates: A New Challenge for Charter Schools (HFR ’06)

Mary Beth Celio

In this chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006, Mary Beth Celio contemplates the challenge of fairly measuring charter school graduation rates—an important, but rarely tracked metric of charter school success.

  • Research Reports    

Buried Treasure: Developing a Management Guide From Mountains of School Data

Mary Beth Celio, James Harvey

This report provides a practical discussion of what is required to develop a school district management guide, along with an actual guide built on evidence-based indicators.

  • Research Reports    

An Impossible Job? The View From the Urban Superintendent’s Chair

Howard L. Fuller, Christine Campbell, Mary Beth Celio, James Harvey, John Immerwahr

Based on a survey and on interviews with superintendents from the nation’s largest urban districts, this study explores the working life of urban superintendents.

  • Briefs    
  • Research Reports    

Brief: An Impossible Job? The View From the Urban Superintendent’s Chair

Howard L. Fuller, Christine Campbell, Mary Beth Celio, James Harvey, Abigail Schumwinger

This is the research brief for the second report in the Center’s leadership series; an examination of large-district school superintendents.

  • Research Reports    

A Matter of Definition: Is There Truly a Shortage of School Principals?

Marguerite Roza, Mary Beth Celio, James Harvey, Susan Wishon

This report finds that although some districts and areas are experiencing difficulties finding good school principals, there are far more candidates interested in assuming school leadership roles than there are principal vacancies to fill.

  • Research Reports    

Closing the Achievement Gap in Washington State: Holding Schools Accountable for Equity

Elise M. Huggins, Mary Beth Celio

Prepared for the Washington State Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission in 2002, this report attempts to take a fresh look at the data from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in order to provide practical information for both educators and policymakers.

  • Research Reports    

Making Standards Meaningful: High School Reform Efforts in Washington State

Sara Taggart, Mary Beth Celio

This report marks the third year of CRPE’s exploration into the way fast-improving schools in Washington State work, with a focus on high schools.

  • Research Reports    

Washington State Elementary Schools on the Slow Track Under Standards-Based Reform

Maria McCarthy, Mary Beth Celio

This study examines the experiences of fifteen elementary schools in Washington State demonstrating relatively slow improvement on the reading and math sections of the WASL.

  • Research Reports    

Making Standards Stick

Robin Lake, Maria McCarthy, Sara Taggart, Mary Beth Celio

This report documents Washington State’s attempts to ensure students meet new, higher standards for student learning. It is part of a trio of reports on this topic.

  • Research Reports    

Making Standards Work: Active Voices, Focused Learning

Robin Lake, Paul Hill, Lauren O’Toole, Mary Beth Celio

This report works at identifying steps Washington state schools can take to improve new state assessment scores and meet higher state standards.

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