Leading Effective Secondary School Reform : Your Guide to Strategies That Work

by Mikie Loughridge

• ISBN13: 9781412906043
• ISBN10: 1412906040
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-17
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

With this easy-to-use leadership resource, you'll find successful strategies with case studies and sample agendas to help the school change process run smoothly.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
About the Authors	xix
I. VISION	1	(56)
School Culture	3	(16)
How We Do Things Around Here	3	(1)
What Is Organizational Culture?	4	(1)
Key Components of a School's Culture	5	(6)
Case Studies	11	(7)
Summary	18	(1)
Application Activity	18	(1)
The Change Process	19	(20)
Change Is Your Friend!	19	(1)
Principles of the Change Process	20	(3)
Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM)	23	(5)
Implementation Strategies	28	(5)
Case Studies	33	(5)
Summary	38	(1)
Application Activity	38	(1)
The Single School Plan	39	(18)
Do We Have Consensus? Are We There Yet?	39	(1)
Preparing a Single School Plan: The Beginning	40	(1)
Consider Elements of Culture, Planning, and Accountability	41	(1)
Identify Accountability Obligations	42	(1)
Preparing a Single School Plan: The Writing	42	(1)
Qualities of a Strategic Single School Plan (SSP)	43	(1)
Six Components of a Single School Plan	43	(5)
Putting the Pieces Together	48	(2)
Case Studies	50	(4)
Summary	54	(1)
Application Activity	54	(3)
II. SHARED DECISION MAKING	57	(44)
Professional Development	59	(16)
It's Not Fluff!	59	(1)
What Is Professional Development?	59	(1)
Elements of Professional Development	60	(6)
Case Studies	66	(8)
Summary	74	(1)
Application Activity	74	(1)
Professional Learning Communities	75	(12)
Using a Brain-Based Approach	75	(1)
Analogy: The School as an Individual	76	(2)
What Is a Professional Learning Community?	78	(1)
Roots of the Professional Learning Community	78	(2)
Steps to Consider When Establishing a Professional Learning Community	80	(1)
Case Studies	80	(5)
Summary	85	(1)
Application Activity	85	(2)
Parent Involvement	87	(14)
The Missing Link	87	(1)
Why Aren't Parents Involved?	88	(2)
Creating a Family-Friendly Secondary School	90	(3)
Parents as Learning Partners	93	(2)
Case Studies	95	(3)
Summary	98	(1)
Application Activity	98	(3)
III. ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY	101	(38)
Action Research	103	(12)
Lights, Camera, Action Research!	103	(1)
What Is Action Research?	103	(1)
Where Do I Start?	104	(1)
How Can I Be Sure All Staff Understand the Action Research Process?	105	(1)
Case Studies	105	(5)
Summary	110	(1)
Application Activity	111	(4)
Productive Classroom Observations	115	(18)
Observe Often and With Purpose	115	(1)
Purposes of Classroom Observations	116	(1)
Formal and Informal Classroom Observations	117	(2)
Getting Started	119	(1)
Observational Tools	120	(2)
Making Time for Observations	122	(1)
Case Studies	123	(7)
Summary	130	(1)
Application Activity	131	(2)
Putting the Pieces Together	133	(6)
Sample Implementation Checklist for Secondary School Leaders	134	(3)
Summary	137	(2)
Appendix: Related Web Sites	139	(2)
References	141	(2)
Index	143