Students are Stakeholders Too uses a semi-fictionalized narrative to paint a picture of how an ordinary school, with only its existing resources, can engage students and create a student-learning-centered culture. Every person in this story is modeled after a real person (or many) that Holcomb has seen in action. The school in the book is a composite of several real-life settings the author has visited, incorporating other personal observations and documented sources. Holcomb's intention is to show what can happen when a principal begins to seek out student voices and open doors for greater interaction among adults and students. The foundation for the book is based on her belief that students can help us shape better schools and in doing so, they will learn lessons that will help them shape a better world. The book features "Questions for Reflection" and "Content for Consideration" at the end of each chapter, as well as Epilogues from a Principal, Graduate, Student Leader, Future Teacher and Author. The epilogues that close the book were co-written with some of the actual persons upon whom the book's characters are based. Their reflections reveal the real-world challenges that are inherent in change.

List of Figures	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
About the Author	p. xxi
September, Year 3: Norris Starts at Knownwell High	p. 1
Puzzles and Premises	p. 5
Puzzles	p. 6
Premises	p. 7
September, Year 1: Morris, Mr. Spark, and the Table Ten Advisory Group	p. 9
Questions for Reflection	p. 11
Content for Consideration	p. 11
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 12
Students as Stakeholders	p. 13
Creating the Space for Active Student Voice	p. 14
The School Improvement Process	p. 14
Alignment Between Mission and the School Portfolio	p. 17
Alignment Between Mission, Portfolio, Celebrations, and Concerns	p. 17
Alignment Between Concerns and Priorities	p. 17
Alignment Between Priorities, Study, and Strategies	p. 18
Alignment Between Priorities, Strategies, and Evidence	p. 18
Alignment Between Strategies, Evidence, and Action Plans	p. 19
Use of Data to Guide Decision Making	p. 19
Data for Initial Review	p. 19
Data to Focus Priorities	p. 21
Data From Further Study	p. 21
Data to Document Results	p. 21
Plans for Ongoing Data Collection	p. 22
Untapped Potential: Students as Stakeholders	p. 22
Students as Stakeholders in the School Culture	p. 22
Students as Stakeholders in Use of Data	p. 24
Students as Stakeholders Planning for Change	p. 24
Students as Stakeholders Monitoring Change	p. 25
Students as Stakeholders in Ongoing Issues	p. 25
Students as Stakeholders at Any Age	p. 25
October, Year 1: Sentiments on Surveys, Morris on (a) Mission, and Joe Meets Mo	p. 27
Questions for Reflection	p. 33
Content for Consideration	p. 34
Eight Levels of Student Participation	p. 34
Hawaii's Students Speak	p. 34
Student Voice Team	p. 35
Principal as Keeper of the Mission	p. 35
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 36
November, Year 1: Morris Does Data	p. 37
Questions for Reflection	p. 40
Content for Consideration	p. 41
Students and Data	p. 41
Service and Service-Learning	p. 41
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 42
December, Year 1: Morris Minds the C's and R's	p. 45
Questions for Reflection	p. 48
Content for Consideration	p. 49
Value of Group Process Tools	p. 49
Personalization	p. 49
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 50
January, Year 1: Studying Together	p. 51
Questions for Reflection	p. 54
Content for Consideration	p. 54
Advisories and Extracurriculars	p. 54
The Unheard Voice of the "Middle" Student	p. 55
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 56
February, Year 1: Mr. Shepley's Epiphany	p. 57
Questions for Reflection	p. 62
Content for Consideration	p. 62
School Stress and School Connectedness	p. 62
The Reading Challenge	p. 64
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 64
March, Year 1: Students Define Learning	p. 65
Questions for Reflection	p. 69
Content for Consideration	p. 70
Dropout Factors	p. 70
Instruction-Powerful and Differentiated	p. 71
Gender Differences and Reading	p. 73
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 74
April, Year 1: It's a Match!	p. 75
Questions for Reflection	p. 79
Content for Consideration	p. 80
The Classics: Bloom and Hunter	p. 80
Adult Advocates	p. 81
Personal Plans for Progress	p. 82
Counselors	p. 83
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 83
May, Year 1: Kick-Off Assembly-All Thumbs Up	p. 85
Questions for Reflection	p. 92
Content for Consideration	p. 93
Flexibility and Support for Student Learning	p. 93
Ninth-Grade Transition Programs	p. 94
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 95
September, Year 2: Fresh Start, Staff Retreat	p. 97
Questions for Reflection	p. 100
Content for Consideration	p. 100
Essential Learnings	p. 100
Advisory Programs	p. 101
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 102
October, Year 2: Football Faux Pas, and Just Walking Through	p. 103
Questions for Reflection	p. 107
Content for Consideration	p. 107
Restorative Justice	p. 107
Walk-Throughs	p. 109
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 110
November, Year 2: Plans and Portfolios	p. 111
Questions for Reflection	p. 116
Content for Consideration	p. 116
Four-Year Plans	p. 116
Senior Projects and Problems	p. 117
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 119
December, Year 2: Home for the Holidays	p. 121
Questions for Reflection	p. 124
Content for Consideration	p. 124
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 126
January, Year 2: Progress Checks	p. 129
Questions for Reflection	p. 135
Content for Consideration	p. 135
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 138
February, Year 2: Midcourse Corrections and Congratulations	p. 139
Questions for Reflection	p. 143
Content for Consideration	p. 143
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 145
March, Year 2: Advisory Adversity and Failure to Meet Commitments	p. 147
Questions for Reflection	p. 154
Content for Consideration	p. 155
Protocols	p. 156
Teacher Study Groups	p. 156
Peer Coaching	p. 157
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 158
April, Year 2: The Stakes Are High	p. 159
Questions for Reflection	p. 162
Content for Consideration	p. 162
Listening and Leadership	p. 162
Students on Test Prep	p. 163
A Student Gets the Last Word	p. 163
May, Year 2: Morris Graduates	p. 165
Norris's Notebook	p. 171
Epilogues...
From a Principal	p. 183
From a Graduate	p. 187
From a Student Leader	p. 191
From a Future Teacher	p. 197
From the Author	p. 199
References	p. 201
Index	p. 205
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