Full Description
Principals want all students to bridge the achievement gap. Sometimes they just don't know how to make it happen. This book looks at what successful principals do to close the achievement gap and move their schools from one that needs improvement to one that is succeeding for all students.
With current federal legislation, a principal who does not reach the proficiency mandates on the prescribed timetable ends up with a great deal of second guessing and community outcry. How can a principal avoid that result and instead be recognized as someone who went above and beyond to be sure that all of the students crossed the gap successfully in the right place and at the right time? In this book, the authors provide principals with the "how" to exit Program Improvement, the "protocol for success" that professionals in other fields have access to on a daily basis. Principals reading this handbook will have at their fingertips detailed descriptions of the behaviors needed to build success.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Building the Bridge to Success
Chapter 2 Shared Beliefs and Goal Setting
Chapter 3 Focus on Teaching and Learning
Chapter 4 Encouraging Collaboration and Decision Making
Chapter 5 Strengthening Communication
Chapter 6 Monitoring Success
Chapter 7 Providing Support
Chapter 8 Focus on Relationships
Chapter 9 Change and Adaptation
Chapter 10 One Principal's Defeat
Chapter 11 One Principal's Bridge to Excellence
Chapter 12 Epilogue
