Daniel L. Duke, Marsha Carr, William Sterrett

The School Improvement Planning Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

Getting Focused for Turnaround and Transition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Developing and updating school improvement plans is an annual ritual for virtually all school principals and their school improvement committees. Still, large numbers of schools continue to produce disappointing outcomes. The authors believe that part of the problem is the result of plans that focus on the wrong targets and that rely on ineffective strategies for improvement. To help principals and their school improvement committees develop and implement plans with a greater likelihood of success, the authors offer a step-by-step process for school improvement planning. They go on to pinpoint specific school improvement goals, including raising reading and mathematics achievement, building robust school cultures, addressing the needs of English language learners, improving instruction, and reducing absenteeism and dropouts. For each goal, a variety of objectives and proven strategies is presented along with sample school improvement plans. The book addresses the differences in planning to turn around a low-performing school, planning to sustain improvements over time, and planning to move a good school to a great school.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781610486330
• Artikelnr.: 37977581

Autorenporträt

Daniel L. Duke is professor of educational leadership at the University of Virginia and one of the developers of its path-breaking School Turnaround Leadership Program. He has written over 30 books on subjects related to school improvement, educational change, and instructional leadership.

Marsha Carr is a former district superintendent; she serves as assistant professor and coordinator of the Master of School Administration program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

William Sterrett is a former Title I elementary school principal; he is an assistant professor and program coordinator of Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision at UNCW.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Section I: Paving the Way to Better School Improvement Plans
Chapter 1: Seven Steps to Good Planning
Chapter 2: Finding Focus For School Improvement
Chapter 3: Planning and Implementation Problems
Section II: School Improvement Scenarios: Challenges, Planning, and
Implementation
Chapter 4: Reading Improvement: Following an Icon: Raising Reading
Achievement at Lincoln Elementary
Chapter 5: Math Improvement: Overcoming the Middle School Math Dilemma
Chapter 6: Improving Culture
Chapter 7: Improving Instruction
Chapter 8: Reaching English Language Learners: Ensuring Academic
Achievement For All
Chapter 9: Addressing the Special Needs of At-Risk Students
Chapter 10: Improving Attendance
Section III: The Importance of Differentiated Planning
Chapter 11: Planning School Turnarounds
Chapter 12: Planning to Sustain Success
Chapter 13: Planning for Educational Excellence