Heather Zavadsky

School Turnarounds (eBook, ePUB)

The Essential Role of Districts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The inspiration for this book was a crucial observation: that if the school turnaround movement is to have widespread and lasting consequences, it will need to incorporate meaningful district involvement in its efforts. The result is a volume that considers school turnaround efforts at the district level, examining the evidence thus far and indicating fruitful directions for district-based initiatives going forward. At the heart of the book are case studies of districts-in Philadelphia, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Denver, Sacramento, and Long Beach-that have developed systemwide policies and programs for instituting turnaround reforms in their member schools. These cases-and the book as a whole-bring district-based initiatives and options into the larger discussion of the turnaround movement and its potential for improving chronically low-performing schools. School Turnarounds is a volume in the Educational Innovations Series. "Reform through school turnaround is a controversial and complex topic. Heather Zavadsky addresses an often overlooked but critical component of the process: the district's role in supporting school change. Her case studies allow readers to evaluate concrete strategies and examples to determine possible uses in their own reform efforts. This book is a great tool for campus and district leaders." - Wanda Bamberg, superintendent of schools, Aldine (Texas) Independent School District "This is an essential book on school turnarounds and the important role that school districts must play in supporting them. It is refreshing to have not only examples of what can be done to improve ineffective schools but also detailed examples of how to implement those reforms." - Thomas W. Payzant, professor of practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education "School Turnarounds provides practical, proven strategies for effective, sustainable reforms. The book is a how-to guide for the use of data, communication, and collaboration to manage change that affects classroom instruction directly. A must-read for every reform-minded administrator and school board member responsible for schools public or private." - Edwin Flores, trustee, Dallas Independent School District Heather Zavadsky is the director of research and implementation at the Texas High School Project and the author of Bringing School Reform to Scale: Five Award-Winning Urban Districts (Harvard Education Press).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harvard Education Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612502717
• Artikelnr.: 53024221

Autorenporträt

Heather Zavadsky is director of research and implementation for Educate Texas, a unique public-private alliance dedicated to significantly improving the postsecondary readiness of low-income students in Texas. She has more than twenty years of experience in education research and practice, with a particular emphasis on urban education, district data and accountability systems, teacher quality, systemic district and school reform, and special education. Before coming to Educate Texas, Dr. Zavadsky was the Director of Policy at The University of Texas System Institute for Public School Initiatives. From 2002 to 2006, she managed The Broad Prize for Urban Education for the National Center for Education Accountability, where she led the national data collection and analysis, designed and led a rigorous site visit review process for the finalists, presented the final data to the jury, and showcased the finalist and winning districts through a national symposium, articles, and presentations. She also conducted research for the Charles A. Dana Center and led the charter renewal process for The University of Texas at Austin's University Charter School. Additionally, she taught for six years as a special education teacher and worked extensively with students with autism. Dr. Zavadsky is the author of Building School Reform to Scale: Five Exemplary Urban Districts (Harvard Education Press, 2009), as well as numerous papers and articles in scholarly journals. She holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education, a master's degree in special education, a master's degree in education administration, and a PhD in educational administration with a specialization in educational policy and planning.

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