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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