From At-Risk to Academic Excellence
What Successful Leaders Do
Published on 20. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-59667-046-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together the wisdom and experience from over 50 schools that have been categorized as "high performing, high minority, high poverty." It shows us how the leaders of those schools succeeded -- in their own words. From At-Risk to Academic Excellence: What Successful Leaders Do shows that you too can be a turnaround specialist. Included are actual examples and real life stories which illustrate how the leaders at these schools
- raised academic achievement.
- motivated students.
- boosted parent and community involvement.
- applied the 3 R's: rigor, relevance, & relationships.
- raised academic achievement.
- motivated students.
- boosted parent and community involvement.
- applied the 3 R's: rigor, relevance, & relationships.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59667-046-4 (9781596670464)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Acknowledgments
Meet the Authors
Foreword
Part I Setting a New Focus
1 A New Reality
2 Who Is At Risk and Why
3 Defining the Focus: Practitioners Speak
Part II Focus on What Really Matters
4 Student Learning and Achievement
5 School Improvement
6 Staff Empowerment
7 Parent and Family Involvement
8 School-Community Collaboration
9 Prioritization
Part III Conclusion: If We Had Our Way
10 The Road Ahead
11 The Road Map to Improvement
12 A Dream, a Plan
Appendix I: Nationwide Survey Questions
Appendix II: Survey Participants
Appendix III: Alabama's Torchbearer Schools: A Beacon of Hope Resources
Meet the Authors
Foreword
Part I Setting a New Focus
1 A New Reality
2 Who Is At Risk and Why
3 Defining the Focus: Practitioners Speak
Part II Focus on What Really Matters
4 Student Learning and Achievement
5 School Improvement
6 Staff Empowerment
7 Parent and Family Involvement
8 School-Community Collaboration
9 Prioritization
Part III Conclusion: If We Had Our Way
10 The Road Ahead
11 The Road Map to Improvement
12 A Dream, a Plan
Appendix I: Nationwide Survey Questions
Appendix II: Survey Participants
Appendix III: Alabama's Torchbearer Schools: A Beacon of Hope Resources