Accountability in Action

by Reeves, Douglas B.

• ISBN13: 9780974734316
• ISBN10: 0974734314
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Lead + Learn Pr

Summary

Elements of an accountability system that results in improved student achievement

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I Accountability: The Key to Sustained Reform
Fads and Fantasies: Why Educational Reform Fails	7	(8)
Effective Accountability: Clear Answers for Common Sense Questions	15	(18)
Communication: The Essence of Effective Accountability	33	(8)
Popularity vs. Effectiveness: Accountability as a Decision-Making Tool	41	(8)
Complexity in Learning: Accountability as a Teaching Tool	49	(12)
Accountability as a Professional Development Tool	61	(8)
Lonely at the Bottom: Accountability as a Leadership Tool	69	(10)
Part II Accountability System Design
Step 1: Establish an Accountability Task Force	79	(14)
Step 2: Accountability Principles	93	(10)
Step 3: Research Existing Accountability Systems	103	(12)
Step 4: Accountability System Architecture	115	(14)
Step 5: Critical Review of Accountability Plan Design	129	(10)
Step 6: Select System-Wide Accountability Indicators	139	(8)
Step 7: Select School-Based Accountability Indicators	147	(4)
Step 8: Accountability Reports	151	(6)
Step 9: Build the Central Office into the Accountability System	157	(12)
Step 10: Use Accountability Data to Improve Teaching, Learning, and Leadership	169	(10)
Part III The Role of Standards in Educational Accountability
Why Standards?	179	(6)
The 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study	185	(24)
Standards and Accountability	209	(8)
Part IV Leadership and Policy in Educational Accountability
The Role of the Board of Education in Accountability Systems	217	(8)
The Role of the Superintendent in Educational Accountability: The S.T.A.R. Leader	225	(14)
State Accountability Systems	239	(4)
The Accountability Imperative	243	(4)
References	247	(74)
Appendices
Appendix A Template for Accountability System Design	259	(4)
Appendix B Sample Accountability Reports	263	(12)
Appendix C Sample System-Wide Accountability Indicators	275	(6)
Appendix D Sample School-Based Accountability Indicators	281	(30)
Appendix E Accountability System Checklist	311	(4)
Appendix F List of Worksheets	315	(2)
Appendix G Internet Addresses for External Accountability Research	317	(4)
Index	321