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The School Improvement Planning Handbook: Getting Focused for Turnaround and Transition
Developing and updating school improvement plans is an annual ritual for virtually all school principals and their school improvement committees. Still, large numbers of schools continue to produce disappointing outcomes. The authors believe that part of the problem is the result of plans that focus on the wrong targets and that rely on ineffective strategies for improvement.
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.
For each goal, a variety of objectives and proven strategies is presented along with sample school improvement plans. The book addresses the differences in planning to turn around a low-performing school, planning to sustain improvements over time, and planning to move a good school to a great school.
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.
For each goal, a variety of objectives and proven strategies is presented along with sample school improvement plans. The book addresses the differences in planning to turn around a low-performing school, planning to sustain improvements over time, and planning to move a good school to a great school.
302 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 27, 2012
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January 16, 2018
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After reading this, I've decided that my favorite part of school improvement planning is data collection and analysis. I've realized my least favorite part is reading about what other schools are doing in great detail. I've got my data, I've got my analysis...show me what other schools in similar situations did, stop telling me and telling me and telling me.
After reading this, I've decided that my favorite part of school improvement planning is data collection and analysis. I've realized my least favorite part is reading about what other schools are doing in great detail. I've got my data, I've got my analysis...show me what other schools in similar situations did, stop telling me and telling me and telling me.
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