Raising the standard : an eight-step action guide for schools and communities / Denis P. Doyle, Susan Pimentel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doyle, Denis P.

Contributor:

Pimentel, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States--Case studies.

School improvement programs.

Education--Standards.

United States.

Education--Standards--United States--Case studies.

Education.

Educational change--United States--Case studies.

Educational change.

Community and school--United States--Case studies.

Community and school.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 174 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 computer disc (4 3/4 in.) + 1 Möbius strip

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, [1997]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying computer disc: CD-ROM drive; Adobe Acrobat ; Pentium processor based PC with 16 MB RAM (24 for Windows NT) and 10-12 MB of hard disk space depending on operating system (10 for Windows 95/NT, 12 for Windows 3.1 and 3.11 for Workgroups); or, Power Macintosh with 8 MB RAM available, Apple system software version 7.1.2 or later and 12.5 MB of hard-disk space.

Contents:

Take the plunge : building public demand for standards and reform

How good is good enough? : organizing around high academic standards

The truth will set you free : conducting an academic analysis

Seize the day : reorganizing for change and building staff capacity

Measuring up : holding students accountable

Holding your feet to the fire : school and district accountability

So what's in it for me? : developing new partnerships

There is no finish line : making continuous improvements

Have you done this? : a checklist of action steps.

Notes:

Möbius strip in pocket at end of book.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0803967071 (pbk.

0803967063

OCLC:

37705243