Without trumpets : continuous educational improvement, journey to sustainability / Susan G. Allred, Kelly A. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allred, Susan G., author.

Foster, Kelly A., author.

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Education--Standards.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

xix, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Contents:

Part I A National Context and How Sustainability Can Be Built and Measured: The Empowering Data and Information p. 5

Chapter 1 A Perspective on the Status of Low-Performing Schools Intervention p. 7

They Buy a Program in a Box or a New Textbook p. 8

They Hire an Expert or Consultant p. 10

They Fire People p. 10

They Try to Get More State and Local Money p. 11

They Look for National Models p. 12

They Close Low-Performing Schools p. 14

They Provide Alternatives p. 15

They Seek Federal Funding: School Improvement Grants p. 16

Chapter 2 The Empowering Information and Data p. 19

Mass Insight p. 20

TELL Survey p. 23

Related Reports from External Sources p. 27

Creating Internal Measures for D180 Processes p. 27

What the Media and Others Say p. 30

Sustainability Plans (Appendix A) p. 31

Part II The Kentucky Reality of Designing, Deploying, and Monitoring Systems p. 33

Chapter 3 The Backstory: State Legislation p. 35

Chapter 4 Needs Assessment, Research, Visionary Leadership, a Plan p. 39

A Research Theory for the Design of District 180 p. 40

Chapter 5 From Theory into Action: Two Stories about How Educators Work p. 45

The Systems Work in the East: Susan Allred's Story p. 45

The Systems Work in Jefferson County: Kelly Foster's Story p. 47

Part III Strategies and Tools to Empower for Sustainability p. 51

Chapter 6 State Strategies and Support p. 53

Technology Platform (State and Local Level) p. 54

Diagnostic Review Process (State-Level Developed for Local Level) p. 55

Alignment of Federal/State Laws and Regulations with Requirements (Federal Level, State Level) p. 59

30-60-90-Day Planning (Local Level) (Appendix B) p. 61

The Art of System Questioning/Data Questions (State and Local) (Appendix C) p. 63

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) (Local Level) (Appendix D) p. 65

Use of Plan(P) Do(D) Study(S) Act(A) as an Improvement Process (State and Local Level) (Appendix E) p. 67

Special Two-Way Partnerships p. 69

Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement through Application of Specific Tools (State and Local Level) (Appendix F) p. 73

Chapter 7 Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement through Application of Quality Tools p. 75

Tool 1 Quarterly Reports and Feedback (Local for State) p. 75

Tool 2 Systems Linkage, Systems Checks, and Questioning Systems (State and Local) (Examples in Appendix E) p. 81

Tool 3 Plus/Delta (Local and State) (Example in Appendix E) p. 87

Tool 4 The TELL Kentucky Survey (State-Level Support, Local Use) p. 88

Tool 5 Individual and Group Teacher Support Just in Time (All Levels) p. 90

Part IV Case Studies and Lessons Learned with Continued Challenges p. 103

Case Study 1 A Small Rural High School and a District without Capacity to Support It p. 106

Case Study 2 Two Rural School Districts with Restarts p. 113

Case Study 3 A Large Urban Traditional High School p. 119

Case Study 4 The Largest District in the State with the Most Priority Schools p. 123

Chapter 9 Lessons Learned with Continued Challenges p. 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Allred, Susan G., author. Without trumpets

ISBN:

9781475843071

1475843070

9781475843064

1475843062

OCLC:

1023601458