From at Risk to Academic Excellence: What Successful Leaders Do

Sampul Depan
Eye On Education, 2007 - 160 halaman
This book brings together the wisdom and experience from over 50 schools that have been categorized as "high performing, high minority, high poverty." It shows us how the leaders of those schools succeeded -- in their own words. From At-Risk to Academic Excellence: What Successful Leaders Doshows that you too can be a turnaround specialist. Included are actual examples and real life stories which illustrate how the leaders at these schools
- raised academic achievement.
- motivated students.
- boosted parent and community involvement.
- applied the 3 R's: rigor, relevance, & relationships.
 

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Chapter Summary 11
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2 Who Is At Risk and Why 13
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Individual Risk Factors 15
15
A Better Focus for Schools 20
20
Conclusion 24
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Practitioners Speak 25
25
Learning From Success 27
27
Student Learning 28
28
Power Up the School 87
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Encourage Deadwood to Float Away 89
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Chapter Summary 90
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7 Parent and Family Involvement 91
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Parents as Partners 93
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Communicate Communicate Communicate 95
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More Harm Than Good? 97
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Chapter Summary 98
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Staff Empowerment 29
29
Family Involvement 30
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Chapter Summary 31
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Part II Focus on What Really Matters 33
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4 Student Learning and Achievement 35
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Start With the Physical Setting 37
37
Encourage the Bold Reach 38
38
Establish Innovative Programs 40
40
Embrace the Data 41
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Use Assessment as a Guide 43
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Maximize Mentoring and Tutoring 44
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Reduce Class Size 45
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Model the Expected 46
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Enrich Learning 47
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Chapter Summary 49
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5 School Improvement 51
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A Culture of Change 54
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Resistance to Change 55
55
Improve the Adults 59
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Professional Development 61
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National Staff Development Council Standards for Staff Development 62
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Strategic Planning 69
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Chapter Summary 73
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6 Staff Empowerment 75
75
Listen to Each Other 78
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Include the Staff in Making Decisions 79
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Build Collaboration 80
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Support Teaching and Learning 81
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Make Classroom Management Matter 82
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Protect the Principals Golden Hour 83
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Maximize the Teachers Day 84
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Practice What You Preach 86
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8 SchoolCommunity Collaboration 99
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A Testament to Effectiveness 104
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Keep the Conversations Positive 105
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Open the School to Community Events 106
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Contribute to the Community 107
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9 Prioritization 109
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It All Starts with SelfAssessment 111
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Shared Leadership Stronger Results 112
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Road Maps for Change 113
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Chapter Summary 114
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If We Had Our Way 115
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10 The Road Ahead 117
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Great Expectations 119
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Preparing Future School Leaders 120
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11 The Road Map to Improvement 123
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Building Improvement into the School 125
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Building Improvement Into the System 127
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12 A Dream a Plan 131
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Our Plan for Leadership Development 134
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Nationwide Survey Questions 137
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Survey Participants 139
139
Alabamas Torchbearer SchoolsA Beacon of Hope 143
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Torchbearer Schools Principal Survey 145
145
Shared Core Values 147
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Autonomy 148
148
Faculty 149
149
Assessment and Achievement 150
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Culture and Climate 151
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Conclusion 152
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Resources 155
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Informasi bibliografi

JudulFrom at Risk to Academic Excellence: What Successful Leaders Do
PengarangFranklin P. Schargel, Tony Thacker, John S. Bell
PenerbitEye On Education, 2007
ISBN1596670460, 9781596670464
Tebal160 halaman
  
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