[22 Dec 09] The Minister of Education welcomes a new initiative of Rashi and JDC Israel to establish a support system for schools based on the Full School model.

The experience accumulated in recent years by Rashi and the JDC in conducting comprehensive interventions in elementary schools, and the successful partnership with the Ministry of Education in these ventures, has led the two organizations to initiate the establishment of a national school network. The project – under the title "Revadim" (levels in Hebrew) – will provide professional and organizational support for schools with the goal of leading broad change within the public elementary education system. Our intention is to create a broad coalition of partners for an extensive, long-term involvement.

The initiative was presented to the Minister of Education and his senior team in a meeting with representatives of the founding organizations last month. The Minister welcomed the initiative, which could help to close the gap between "strong" and "weak" schools, and said that the government will work alongside the foundations to secure funding for its realization.

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