Failure is not an option : 6 principles for making student success the only option / Alan M. Blankstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blankstein, Alan M., 1959- author.

Series:

Facilitator's Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<p class=""Authorname"">Help ensure that failure is never an option for any child by demonstrating how school leaders can apply six powerful principles to create successful, sustainable high-performing schools! <p class=""Authorname""> <em>The resources in this facilitator's guide can also be found at the HOPE Foundation Web site at </em><a href=""http://www.hopefoundation.org/""><em>www.hopefoundation.org</em></a><em>.</em>

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""How to Use This Chapter-by-Chapter Guide""; ""Tips to Facilitate Discussion""; ""Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Failure Is Not an Option: 6 Principles for Making Student Success the ONLY Option, Second Edition by Alan M. Blankstein""; ""Chapter 1 - Why Failure Is Not an Option""; ""Chapter 2 - Courageous Leadership for School Success""; ""Chapter 3 - 10 Common Routes to Failure, and How to Avoid Each""; ""Chapter 4 - Relational Trust as Foundation for the Learning Community""

""Chapter 5 - Principle 1: Common Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals""""Chapter 6 - Principle 2: Ensuring Achievement for All Students�Systems for Prevention and Intervention""; ""Chapter 7 - Principle 3: Collaborative Teaming Focused on Teaching for Learning""; ""Chapter 8 - Principle 4: Data-Based Decision Making for Continuous Improvement""; ""Chapter 9 - Principle 5: Gaining Active Engagement From Family and Community""; ""Chapter 10 - Principle 6: Building Sustainable Leadership Capacity""; ""Wrap Up Your Reading With Reflection""; ""Resources""

""Resource 1 - FNO Snapshot Rubric for Educational Leaders""""Resource 2 - FNO Student-Success Model and Critical-Success Factors""; ""Resource 3 - Williamston Zoomerang Survey: Tying Professional Development to Results""; ""Resource 4 - FNO Tuning Protocol""; ""Resource 5 - Williamston Graphic Organizer and Rubric for Writing""; ""Resource 6 - Williamston Professional Development Agenda""; ""Resource 7 - Strategies for Making Time""; ""Resource 8 - Self-Assessment""; ""Resource 9 - Strategies for Dealing With Resistance""; ""Resource 10 - Running River Elementary School Mission Statement""

""Resource 11 - Development Process for Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals""""Resource 12 - Worksheet for Developing a School Improvement Plan""; ""Resource 13 - Pyramid of Support at Coyote Ridge Elementary School""; ""Resource 14 - Developing a System of Prevention and Intervention""; ""Resource 15 - Instructional Learning Walks""; ""Resource 16 - Checklist for Using Diagnostic (Preteaching) Assessments""; ""Resource 17 - Checklist for Using Formative Assessments""; ""Resource 18 - Checklist for Using Summative Assessments""; ""Workshop Evaluation Form""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781452208718

1452208719

OCLC:

922904308