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The school improvement planning handbook : getting focused for turnaround and transition / Daniel L. Duke, Marsha Carr, and William Sterrett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duke, Daniel Linden.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School improvement programs.
- School management and organization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span><span>To help principals and their school improvement committees develop and implement plans with a greater likelihood of success, the authors offer a step-by-step process for school improvement planning. They go on to pinpoint specific school improvement goals, including raising reading and mathematics achievement, building robust school cultures, addressing the needs of English language learners, improving instruction, and reducing absenteeism and dropouts.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span></span>
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I. PAVING THE WAY TO BETTER SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS; CHAPTER 1. Seven Steps to Good Planning; CHAPTER 2. Finding a Focus for School Improvement; CHAPTER 3. Planning and Implementation Problems; Section II. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCENARIOS: Key Concerns for Planners; CHAPTER 4. Reading Improvement: Raising Reading Achievement at Lincoln Elementary School; CHAPTER 5. Math Improvement: Overcoming the Middle School Math Dilemma; CHAPTER 6. Improving School Culture: A New Principal, A New Culture
- CHAPTER 7. Improving Instruction: Moving out of the Comfort ZoneCHAPTER 8. Reaching English Language Learners: Ensuring Academic Achievement for All; CHAPTER 9. Addressing the Special Needs of At-Risk Students: At-Risk Student Intervention; CHAPTER 10. Improving Attendance: Achievement Gaps Due to Absenteeism; Section III. THE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENTIATED PLANNING; CHAPTER 11. Planning School Turnarounds; CHAPTER 12. Planning to Sustain Success; CHAPTER 13. Planning for Educational Excellence; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-94075-2
- 1-61048-633-1
- OCLC:
- 826659709
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