Turnaround Practices Research and Evaluation Reports

Infographic on MA Model

• Building Evidence for a Statewide System of Support: Using Research Methods to Inform Struggling School' Continuous Improvement Efforts

2021 Turnaround Practices Resources

• Relationship between State Annual School Monitoring Indicators and Outcomes in Massachusetts Low-Performing Schools

2020 Turnaround Practices Resources

Impact Analysis of Massachusetts Schools Engaged in Sustainable Improvement

• Impact Analysis
• Relationships between Schoolwide Instructional Observation Scores and Student Academic Achievement and Growth in Low-Performing Schools in Massachusetts

2017 Turnaround Practices Resources

Lessons Learned in Massachusetts High School Turnaround: A Resource for High School Leaders

This resource provides evidence of best practice in implementing the Turnaround Practices at the high school level.

• Lessons Learned in Massachusetts High School Turnaround
• Key Takeaways in High School Turnaround

Supporting English Learners and Students With Disabilities: Strategies From Turnaround Schools in Massachusetts

This resource provides evidence of best practice in meeting the needs of English Learners and Students With Disabilities in turnaround schools.

• Supporting English Learners and Students With Disabilities

2016 Turnaround Practices Evaluation and Resources

Turnaround Practices Digital Resource: This resource brings together content from the 2014 and 2016 Turnaround Practices reports in a single document.

• Turnaround Practices Digital Resource

Overview: The 2016 Turnaround Practices Evaluation and Resources include a Research Brief, Impact Study, Implementation Study, Field Guide, and new Turnaround Practices Videos.

• Overview of 2016 Turnaround Practices Evaluation and Resources

Research Brief: The research brief, titled "How to Succeed in School Turnaround: Strategies That Characterize Successful Turnaround Schools in Massachusetts' summarizes key findings from both parts of the technical report" the implementation study (Part 1) and the impact study (Part 2). The brief highlights those strategies described by successful schools as "essential" to the school's turnaround efforts and ability to sustain improvements.

• Research Brief

Implementation and Impact Studies: This two-part technical report summarizes findings from our implementation and impact studies of SRG schools.

Part 1: Implementation Study, summarizes the specific strategies that characterize successful turnaround schools and keys to sustaining improvement efforts.

• Implementation Study

Part 2: Impact Study, summarizes findings from a comparative interrupted time series analysis of Level 4 SRG schools, as compared to non-SRG schools.

• Impact Study

Field Guide: The field guide is designed for school- and district-level practitioners, and describes how successful turnaround schools implement the Massachusetts Turnaround Practices.

• Turnaround Practices Field Guide

Turnaround Practices Reports and Emerging Practices Reports, 2011 to 2014

• Turnaround Practices Supplemental Analysis 2015
• Turnaround Practices Report: 2014
• Emerging Practices Report: 2013
• Emerging Practices Report: 2012

Last Updated: October 31, 2025