Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality

by Peterkin, Robert; Jewell-Sherman, Deborah; Kelley, Laura; Boozer, Leslie

• ISBN13: 9780470651766
• ISBN10: 0470651768
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-26
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

From the prestigious Harvard Urban Superintendents Program, this is a must-have book for new superintendents in large districts, aspiring superintendents, and students of education leadership. It takes readers through the profession of superintendent from entry to exit and includes information on communicating the vision, strategic planning, instructional reform, engaging the community, allocating resources, collaborating with unions and school boards, replicating success, and sustaining improvement. Bolstering each chapter is the Urban Superintendents Program's Leadership Framework, designed to aid administrators and educators in decision making and achieving equity.

Author Biography

Robert S. Peterkin, EdD, and Deborah Jewell-Sherman, EdD, are co-directors of the Harvard Urban Superintendents Program (USP).

Laura Kelley and Leslie Boozer are both aspiring superintendents and doctoral candidates studying educational leadership in USP at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Established in 1990, the Harvard USP is recognized as the nation's premier program for preparing individuals to lead urban school districts.

Table of Contents

About the AASA, Education Week, and Education Week Press	p. iv
CD Contents	p. ix
Preface: The Superintendent of Learning: A New Way of Leading School Systems	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
The Urban Superintendents Program Leadership Framework	p. 1
A Superintendent's Entry	p. 16
Communicating the Vision	p. 26
Breathing Life into Your Vision	p. 26
Meria Joel Carstarphen, St. Paul Public Schools: Where Imagination Meets Destination	p. 31
Communicating to Change the Culture	p. 47
Strategic Planning	p. 54
Planning to Succeed: Strategic Approaches for Every Superintendent	p. 54
Maria Goodloe-Johnson, Seattle Public Schools: The Strategy Behind the Plan	p. 60
The Best Laid Plans	p. 75
Instructional Improvement	p. 82
Leading Learning in Urban Schools	p. 82
Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Richmond Public Schools: Getting to the Heart of the Work	p. 89
Building New Structures and Options for Success	p. 108
School Boards and Unions	p. 114
Moving Ahead with School Boards and Teachers Unions	p. 114
Andres Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools: The Superintendent and Board Partnership	p. 119
Pragmatic Radicalism: The Superintendent as Catalyst, Capacity Builder Concertmaster	p. 134
Realigning Resources	p. 141
Strategic Resource Allocation: The Superintendent's Perspective	p. 141
Arlene Ackerman, School District of Philadelphia: The Quest for Educational Equity	p. 146
The Equity Fight in Utica, Michigan	p. 165
Community Engagement	p. 174
Why Family and Community Partnerships Are Important to District Reform	p. 174
Beverly Hall, Atlanta Public Schools: From the Living Room to the Boardroom	p. 179
Hit the Ground Listening	p. 196
Scaling Up	p. 204
Scaling Up: The Key to School Improvement	p. 204
Rudy Crew, New York City Public Schools: Instilling Success in Every School	p. 210
Scaling Up Connections	p. 227
Sustaining Improvement over Time	p. 232
Replicating the "Long Beach Way"	p. 232
Chris Steinhauser, Long Beach Unified School District: Eluding the Allure of Quick Fixes	p. 237
Building and Sustaining Improvement over Time: The Austin Story	p. 254
Exiting the Superintendency	p. 261
Epilogue: Demography Is Not Destiny!	p. 271
About the Authors and Subjects of the Case Studies	p. 279
What's on the CD and How to Use It	p. 292
Index	p. 295
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