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What success looks like : increasing high school graduation rates among males of color / Marck Abraham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abraham, Marck, 1984- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- African American boys--Education (Secondary).
- African American boys.
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- High school graduates--United States--Statistics.
- High school graduates.
- High schools--United States--Graduation requirements.
- High schools.
- School principals--United States.
- School principals.
- High schools--Graduation requirements.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
- Summary:
- What Success Looks Like is a one-of-a-kind book providing secondary principals and aspiring principals with practical strategies to increase the graduation rates for Black and Brown males.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I: Life, Death, and Diplomas
- Chapter 1: School Principals Matter: Share the Love but Own the Data
- Love and Data
- Findings
- Chapter 2: Some Do Overcome
- Hostility, Racial Stereotyping, and Mythology
- The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Failure
- Lived Experiences of Black Males in High School
- Black Males Can Excel
- Principals Need Help
- Chapter 3: Ten Steps Forward
- The Steps
- Part II: The Ten Steps
- Chapter 4: Step One: Data Dominates
- So, Do You Know Your Data?
- Monitor Your Data Frequently
- Chapter 5: Step Two: Goals? Make Them Realistically High
- Specs
- Set the Trajectory toward Graduation
- Chapter 6: Step Three: If You Don't Like What's Being Said, Change the Conversation
- Welcome to-What?
- "The Conversation"
- Keeping It All Positive
- Chapter 7: Step Four: Hold Teachers Accountable
- Accountability Is about Value for Value
- The Other Side of Celebration
- Principals, Teachers, and Staff Are Accountable for Making Every Student Welcome in the School
- Beyond the Greeting
- To be Accountable Is to be Engaged
- Chapter 8: Step Five: Resources-Prioritize, Focus, Allocate
- Don't Curl Up with the Status Quo
- By Natural Law, Time Is a Fixed Resource. So, Allocate It Strategically.
- Chapter 9: Step Six: Discover Their Big Why
- The Problem with Starting at the End
- Create Space for Black Males to Discover Their Big Why
- Chapter 10: Step Seven: Work, Workout, Rest, Smile, Laugh, Hug Your Family, Keep Your Mind and Body Healthy
- Chapter 11: Step Eight: Red, Yellow, Green-Target Student Intervention
- Ninth Grade and Twelfth Grade Are Key
- Red, Yellow, Green for Seniors
- Testing Strategies
- The School Counselor's Role
- We Care
- Chapter 12: Step Nine: Reimagine Discipline.
- Suspension Is Not the Answer
- Love and Discipline Go Together
- Chapter 13: Step Ten: Celebrate . . . Everything!
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- References
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 10, 2021).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-40231-2
- 9798765182642
- 1-4758-6109-5
- OCLC:
- 1257075680
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