Local control and accountability : how to get it, keep it, and improve school performance / Richard Sagor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sagor, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Schools--Decentralization.

United States.

Schools--Decentralization--United States.

Schools.

Physical Description:

xii, 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, [1996]

Summary:

Make your school more accountable for student and program performance. Sagor shows you how to: * Exercise your on-site authority * Make a positive impact on teaching and learning * Help yourself and your staff develop problem-solving skills * Share information critical to ensuring school success * Implement a viable reward system to recognize improved teacher performance These skills can mean real success for your school's local control efforts. Encourage your teachers to hold themselves accountable for their work's end product - a better education for their students.

Contents:

Why be concerned about accountability?

How are decisions made now? What should change?

The three building blocks of accountability: vision setting, action research, and performance assessment

Reducing the risk of school failure

Getting major system changes in place

Confronting literacy concerns head on

Arbitrating conflicts over inclusion

Gaining support for local initiatives

Bringing out the best in teachers and programs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index.

ISBN:

0803964110

0803964129

OCLC:

34576698