Full Description
Most guides to the process of turning around low-performing schools are written for principals and policy makers. Teachers, however, are the individuals expected to conduct the "heavy lifting" of school improvement. Teachers' Guide to School Improvement is the first book on the subject written expressly for teachers. In this expanded second edition, teachers are shown a step-by-step process for raising student achievement, beginning with the diagnosis of the causes of low achievement and extending through the crucial first year of turnaround and beyond. Examples of effective turnaround practices are drawn from a variety of elementary, middle, and high schools.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: It Takes a Faculty to Turn around a School
Chapter 2: School Turnaround Is Not a Myth
Chapter 3: Why Are Some Schools Less Successful Than Other Schools?
Chapter 4: Inquiring into the Health of Your School
Chapter 5: Taking Stock: The First Step in the Planning Process
Chapter 6: Thinking Strategically about Turnaround Strategies
Chapter 7: The First Year of the School Turnaround Process
Chapter 8: Turning around a School with a New Faculty
Chapter 9: Keys to Sustaining a Successful School Turnaround
Chapter 10: Those Who Can, Teach; Those Who Can Teach, Change
Chapter 11: Turnaround Resources
Appendix A: Need for Change Assessment
Appendix B: Conditions Associated with Low Performance in Schools
Appendix C: Student Assessment of Learning Environment (SALE) Grades 3-12
Appendix D: First Steps: A Diagnostic Tool for School Turnaround Specialists
Appendix E: What Works and What Doesn't Work with School Turnarounds?
Appendix F: Turnaround Tips Organized by Chapter
Appendix G: Turnaround Traps Organized by Chapter
About the Authors
