Implementing FOSS
A snapshot of FOSS Implementation
The Full Option Science System (FOSS), developed at the Lawrence
Hall of Science, has been adopted by hundreds of school districts
across the United States. FOSS districts range in size from
a single, K6 elementary school to huge, urban-centered
districts serving thousands of students. Even so, the differences
among FOSS users are greatly overshadowed by the characteristics
common to the successful district implementations. Feedback
from a group of "case study" sites indicates that
four dimensions of the implementation process are criticalstaff
development, materials management, administrative support, and
communication.
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