The Strategic School; Making the Most of People, Time, and Money

by Karen Hawley Miles

• ISBN13: 9781412904179
• ISBN10: 141290417X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-29
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This book offers numerous strategies and case studies that illustrate how to invest in teacher quality and improve learning environments through creative allocation of existing resources.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. viii
Preface	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
About the Authors	p. xviii
The "Big Three" Guiding Resource Strategies	p. 1
Why Rethink School Resources Now?	p. 2
New Goals Require New Ways of Working	p. 2
Tripling of Spending Levels, but Little Change in Core Structures of Schooling	p. 4
Resources Tied by Rigid Structures Inhibit Rethinking	p. 7
Reasons for Optimism	p. 10
How Do Resources Matter?	p. 12
Research on Resource Use Is Inadequate to Date	p. 13
Understanding How Resources Matter Demands a Holistic Approach	p. 15
Our Research: Case Studies	p. 16
A Framework-The "Big Three" Guiding Resource Strategies and Resource Principles	p. 18
How Strategic Schools Use People, Time, and Money	p. 21
Investing in Teaching Quality	p. 23
The Most Important Challenge	p. 23
Principles for Investing in Teaching Quality	p. 24
Creating Individual Attention and Personal Learning Environments	p. 48
Principles for Providing Individual Attention	p. 48
Maximizing Academic Time and Linking It to Learning Needs	p. 73
How Strategic Schools Maximize the Time They Spend on Core Academics and Link It to Learning Needs	p. 75
How to Make the Most of Your School's People, Time, and Money	p. 91
Tools for Strategic Schools: How Well Does Your School Use People, Time, and Money?	p. 94
Introduction to the Fleming School	p. 95
How to Group Students and Assign Teachers	p. 120
Determine Your School's Highest-Priority Academic Needs	p. 121
Assess How Well Your Resources Are Aligned With Your Academic Needs	p. 121
Set Concrete Goals That Meet Your Highest-Priority Needs	p. 124
Identify and Evaluate Options for Accomplishing Your Goals	p. 126
Create a Strategy by Choosing a Set of Options That Works for You	p. 129
How to Craft a Master Schedule That Works	p. 135
Determine Your School's Highest-Priority Academic Needs	p. 136
Assess How Well Your Resources Are Aligned With Your Academic Needs	p. 136
Set Concrete Goals That Meet Your Highest-Priority Needs	p. 138
Identify and Evaluate Options for Accomplishing Your Goals	p. 139
Create a Strategy by Choosing a Set of Options That Works for You	p. 153
How to Strategically Improve Teaching Quality	p. 156
Determine Your School's Highest-Priority Academic Needs	p. 157
Assess How Well Your Resources Are Aligned With Your Academic Needs	p. 157
Set Concrete Goals That Meet Your Teaching Quality Needs	p. 159
Identify and Evaluate Options for Accomplishing Your Goals	p. 161
Create a Strategy by Choosing a Set of Options That Works for You	p. 174
Putting It All Together	p. 177
Integrate the Components of Your Plan: Ensure That "All the Planets Align"	p. 177
Redeploy All Resources to Support Your Plan	p. 179
Implement Your Plan	p. 183
Redefining Systems and Policies to Support Strategic Schools	p. 191
Practices and Policies That Support and Thwart Strategic Schools	p. 192
Critical Areas for System and Policy Redesign	p. 195
Conclusion	p. 196
References	p. 197
Index	p. 204
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