Failure is not an option : 6 principles that advance student achievement in highly effective schools / Alan M. Blankstein ; foreword by Pedro A. Noguera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blankstein, Alan M., 1959-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

United States.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2013]

Summary:

School Improvement that lasts: find out how with this masterful guide! Common Core requirements, merit-based pay, new teacher evaluations, project-based learning-21st century learning is a demanding and rapidly changing landscape. Advance from overwhelmed to empowered with the third edition of Alan M. Blankstein's Failure Is Not an Option®, used by more than 350,000 educators to create schools that sustain success for every student. New case studies and field-tested techniques uncover indispensable insights into successful school change. Develop high-performing leadership teams through Powerful engagement strategies and capacity-building questions to help staff and students leverage what's working and target measurable goals, New real-world examples to help stakeholders maintain collaborative cultures in the face of new teacher evaluations and merit pay, sustain successful RTI and Common Core initiatives, thrive in diverse settings, and promote community engagement, New tools, forms, and video segments on a companion website Use this handbook to discover what makes results-oriental, enduring school improvement models work! Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Why Failure Is Not an Option 1

Failure Is Not an Educational Option 3

The Significance of the Book's Title: The Passion to Persevere 6

Lessons Learned From Leaders in the Field 7

Moving Forward 23

Chapter 2 Courageous Leadership for School Success 24

Reclaiming Courage 25

When Failure Is Not an Option 27

A Test of Courage 29

Building the Courageous Leadership Team 30

The Courageous Leadership Imperative 31

Foundations for Success 33

Moving Forward 42

Chapter 3 10 Common Routes to Failure, and How to Avoid Each 44

Educational Movements Come and Go, the Obstacles Remain the Same 45

Moving Forward 61

Chapter 4 Relational Trust as Foundation for the Learning Community 63

Relational Trust 64

Strategies for Building Trust 67

Process Tools for Building Trust 71

Defining a True "Learning Community" 71

Cohesive Communities 74

Origins and Definitions of the "Learning Community" 75

Moving Forward 78

Chapter 5 Principle 1; Common Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals 79

Clarifying Culture 81

How Decisions Are Made in Different Cultures 81

Developing the Leadership Team 84

The 21st Century Mission 86

The Vision 93

The Values 101

The Goals 104

Challenges and Solutions 109

Moving Forward 110

Chapter 6 Principle 2: Ensuring Achievement for All Students-Systems for Prevention and Intervention 111

What Does the School Community Believe? 113

What Is the School Community's Unifying Philosophy? 121

A Better Way 123

What Is the Comprehensive System for Ensuring Success? 128

What Good Looks Like 135

Implementation Guidelines 140

Moving Forward 142

Chapter 7 Principle 3: Collaborative Teaming Focused on Teaching for Learning 143

The Aim of Collaboration 143

Four Types of School Cultures 145

Areas of Collaboration 149

What Good Looks Like 150

Implementation Guidelines 157

Challenges and Solutions 160

Moving Forward 162

Chapter 8 Principle 4: Data-Based Decision Making for Continuous Improvement 163

Creating the Climate and Culture of Trust for Effective Data Use 164

Capacity Building for Analysis of Data 166

Commitment to Implementation 168

Possible Uses of Data 170

What Data Should Be Collected? 171

Guidelines for Data Quality 174

Guidelines for Using Data 176

What Good Looks Like 179

A Closer Look at Student Assessment 181

Challenges and Solutions 185

Moving Forward 187

Chapter 9 Principle 5: Gaining Active Engagement From Family and Community / Alan M. Blankstein Blankstein, Alan M., Pedro A. Noguera Noguera, Pedro A. 188

Building Positive Family and Community Relationships 192

School as a Community Hub 199

What Good Looks Like 201

Implementation Guidelines 203

Challenges and Solutions 203

Getting Started 205

Moving Forward 206

Chapter 10 Principle 6: Building Sustainable Leadership Capacity / Alan Al Blankstein Blankstein, Alan Al, Andy Hargreaves Hargreaves, Andy, Dean Fink Fink, Dean 207

Why Build Leadership Capacity? The Job Is Too Big To Do Alone 208

Shared Leadership Develops Commitment and Yields Higher Student Achievement 210

Defining Leadership 213

Building Capacity 214

Sustainable Leadership 217.

Notes:

"A joint publication with the HOPE Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1452268274

9781452268279

OCLC:

800043616

Publisher Number:

99953114211