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A Population Health Perspective on Middle School Success Activities, Programs, and Policies: Proceedings of a Workshop (2021) / Chapter Skim
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6 Reflections on the Day and Closing Remarks
Pages 51-54

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... Dodd added that the implementation did not have significant funding implications but did require administrative adjustments, such as adding an extra teacher planning period, which required coordinating teaching and class schedules and involving the teachers' union to negotiate with the administration. Philip Alberti of the Association of American Medical Colleges reflected on the various three-tiered models throughout different sectors and the implications of creating a singular and comprehensive model.
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... and does not reflect any con sensus among workshop participants or endorsement by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. On the topic of evaluation, Sharfstein added that student engagement is a difficult concept to measure beyond absenteeism and a sense of safety.
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... He noted that this initiative will attempt to measure the trajectory of a child's development without considering what "normal" is and while removing other biases. Alina Baciu of the National Academies expressed her confusion, which Sharfstein later mirrored, about the Healthy People 2030's proposed objective of including fourth-grade students in measuring social determinants of health or contributions to academic success.
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