Leading a High Reliability School

by Robert J. Marzano, Philip B. Warrick, Cameron L. Rains

How do educators build High Reliability Schools (HRS) and boost academic achievement? By implementing interdependent systems of operation and performance assessment for student-centered learning. A critical commitment to becoming an HRS is the PLC at Work™ process of collaborative learning and teaching. This user-friendly teaching resource focuses on: (1) a safe and collaborative culture, (2) effective teaching in every classroom, (3) a guaranteed and viable curriculum, (4) standards-referenced reporting of student progress (standards-based grading), and (5) a competency-based system.

Marzano, Warrick, Rains, and DuFour will help you:

Increase school effectiveness through a focus on student-centered learning and the implementation of research-based leading indicators of operation.
Monitor effective practices through the use of lagging indicators and quick data sources.
Explore the three big ideas associated with the PLC at Work™ process to implement student-centered learning, collaborative teaching strategies, and data-driven instruction.
Engage in periodic reflection on effective school leadership and instructional coaching practices.
Understand how to balance and achieve school and district goals using data to improve students' academic achievement and college- and career-readiness skills.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: High Reliability Organizations and School Leadership

Chapter 2: Safe and Collaborative Culture

Chapter 3: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom

Chapter 4: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum

Chapter 5: Standards-Referenced Reporting

Chapter 6: Competency-Based Education

Chapter 7: District Leadership in High Reliability Schools

Appendix

References and Resources

Index

Genres: Education, Leadership

248 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published May 18, 2018

Reviews

[Turquoise Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The introduction and the first two chapters will help you get started. The rest leave for advanced systems and schools that are up and running.

[Katy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Goodreads, PLEASE let us rate with zero stars - this read TRULY deserves it. Those who are rating this any higher than 1 star are either employees of Marzano, or they are administrators who have drank the Kool-Aid and believe it is their duty to follow this like sheep.

Even if there are a few good points in this book, it is completely eclipsed by what Marzano has done to ruin any school system that has adopted the High Reliability School approach.

Do not entertain the thought of purchasing, reading, or implementing this program. Your turnover will be astronomical because your teachers will leave in droves, there will be little to no accountability from your administration, and those who stay will be overworked to the point of a breakdown. Unfortunately, the people HRS claims to help are the people who are most negatively affected by it - the CHILDREN!

Keep your district safe and just get back to the basics!