Accountability in Action : A Blueprint for Learning Organizations

by Reeves, Douglas B.

• ISBN13: 9780964495531
• ISBN10: 0964495538
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Advanced Learning System

Table of Contents

Fads and fantasies : why educational reform fails	p. 7
Effective accountability : clear answers for common sense questions	p. 15
Communication : the essence of effective accountability	p. 33
Popularity vs. effectiveness : accountability as a decision-making tool	p. 41
Complexity in learning : accountability as a teaching tool	p. 49
Accountability as a professional development tool	p. 61
Lonely at the bottom : accountability as a leadership tool	p. 69
Step 1 : establish as accountability task force	p. 79
Step 2 : accountability principles	p. 93
Step 3 : research existing accountability systems	p. 103
Step 4 : accountability system architecture	p. 115
Step 5 : critical review of accountability plan design	p. 129
Step 6 : select system-wide accountability indicators	p. 139
Step 7 : select school-based accountability indicators	p. 147
Step 8 : accountability reports	p. 151
Step 9 : build and central office into the accountability system	p. 157
Step 10 : use accountability data to improve teaching, learning, and leadership	p. 169
Why standards?	p. 179
The 90/90/90 schools : a case study	p. 185
Standards and accountability	p. 209
The role of the board of education in accountability systems	p. 217
The role of the superintendent in educational accountability : the S.T.A.R. leader	p. 225
State accountability systems	p. 239
The accountability imperative	p. 243
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