Doubling Student Performance; . . . And Finding the Resources to Do It

by Allan R. Odden

• ISBN13: 9781412969635
• ISBN10: 1412969638
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-12
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This valuable text combines the latest research with a national study of diverse schools that dramatically increased student achievement by implementing key strategies and reallocating resources.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
About the Authors	p. xv
Places That Have Doubled Student Performance	p. 1
Rural Districts and Schools That Have Doubled Performance	p. 3
Rosalia, Washington	p. 3
Abbotsford, Wisconsin	p. 6
Doubling Student Performance at the Advanced Level: Monroe, Wisconsin	p. 10
Other Rural Examples	p. 15
Medium-Sized Districts	p. 16
The Madison, Wisconsin Story	p. 16
Kennewick, Washington	p. 18
LaCrosse, Wisconsin	p. 21
Columbus School in Appleton, Wisconsin	p. 26
Doubling Performance in High-Minority, High-Poverty Schools	p. 31
Reading First Schools in Washington State	p. 32
Victory School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin	p. 35
Summary	p. 40
The Stimulus for Change and the Educational Change Process	p. 44
Pressure From Multiple Sources to Improve Student Achievement	p. 45
Pressure From State Standards-Based Reform	p. 45
Pressure From District Administrators	p. 46
Pressure From Within the School	p. 47
Pressure From the Federal Government	p. 47
The Large-Scale Organizational Change Process	p. 48
Laying the Foundation for Change	p. 49
Creating a New Educational Strategy	p. 53
Implementation, Monitoring, and Continuous Improvement	p. 56
Summary	p. 58
Ten Steps to Double Student Performance	p. 59
Understanding the Performance Problem and Challenge	p. 60
Set Ambitious Goals	p. 62
Change the Curriculum Program and Create a New Instructional Vision	p. 64
Formative Assessments and Data-Based Decision Making	p. 67
A Comment on Resources	p. 69
Ongoing, Intensive Professional Development	p. 70
Using Time Efficiently and Effectively	p. 72
Reducing Primary Grade Class Sizes to 15	p. 74
Summary Comments	p. 75
Extending Learning Time for Struggling Students	p. 75
Time During the Regular School Day	p. 76
Time Outside the Regular School Day but Within the Regular School Year	p. 77
Time Outside the Regular School Year	p. 77
Summary	p. 77
Collaborative, Professional Culture	p. 78
Widespread and Distributed Instructional Leadership	p. 80
Professional and Best Practices	p. 82
Summary and Conclusion	p. 83
Reducing Class Size	p. 85
Resources at School Sites	p. 85
Reallocating Core Classroom Teachers	p. 87
Regular Education Specialists	p. 89
Pupil Support, Aides, and Other Staff Resources	p. 92
Reallocating Resources to Reduce Elementary Class Size	p. 93
Facilities	p. 95
Schoolwide Strategies to Reduce Class Sizes	p. 97
Farnham	p. 97
Clayton and Parnell	p. 100
A Districtwide Strategy to Reduce Class Size in Early Elementary Grades	p. 101
Summary	p. 103
Finding Resources for Professional Development	p. 105
Resources Needed for an Effective Professional-Development Program	p. 106
A Professional-Development Fiscal and Program Audit	p. 108
District Spending on Professional Development	p. 110
School-Level Reallocation to Support Professional Development	p. 112
Doubling-Performance Districts	p. 113
District and School Resource Reallocation to Fund Professional Development, Instructional Coaches, and Teacher-Tutors	p. 114
Using Extant Professional-Development Days Effectively	p. 118
Planning and Professional-Development Time	p. 119
Finding Blocks of Time	p. 120
Summary	p. 124
Funding Extra-Help Strategies	p. 127
Individual and Small-Group Tutoring for Struggling Students	p. 128
Extended Time for Struggling Students to Learn the Core Curriculum	p. 132
Summer School Program Focused on Core Instruction	p. 134
Summary and Conclusion	p. 136
Linking School Finance Adequacy to Doubling Performance	p. 137
Approaches to School Finance Adequacy	p. 138
Evidence-Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy	p. 139
Schedule 1: Recommendations for Adequate Resources for Prototypical Elementary, Middle, and High Schools	p. 142
Linkage to Resources Needed to Double Performance	p. 144
Cautions About Local Resource-Use Practices	p. 145
Good Arguments for More Money	p. 146
Summary and Final Comments	p. 147
Links to Web-Based Tools for School Leaders	p. 151
References	p. 152
Index	p. 159
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