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Foreword | p. viii |
Preface | p. x |
Acknowledgments | p. xvi |
About the Authors | p. xviii |
The "Big Three" Guiding Resource Strategies | p. 1 |
Why Rethink School Resources Now? | p. 2 |
New Goals Require New Ways of Working | p. 2 |
Tripling of Spending Levels, but Little Change in Core Structures of Schooling | p. 4 |
Resources Tied by Rigid Structures Inhibit Rethinking | p. 7 |
Reasons for Optimism | p. 10 |
How Do Resources Matter? | p. 12 |
Research on Resource Use Is Inadequate to Date | p. 13 |
Understanding How Resources Matter Demands a Holistic Approach | p. 15 |
Our Research: Case Studies | p. 16 |
A Framework-The "Big Three" Guiding Resource Strategies and Resource Principles | p. 18 |
How Strategic Schools Use People, Time, and Money | p. 21 |
Investing in Teaching Quality | p. 23 |
The Most Important Challenge | p. 23 |
Principles for Investing in Teaching Quality | p. 24 |
Creating Individual Attention and Personal Learning Environments | p. 48 |
Principles for Providing Individual Attention | p. 48 |
Maximizing Academic Time and Linking It to Learning Needs | p. 73 |
How Strategic Schools Maximize the Time They Spend on Core Academics and Link It to Learning Needs | p. 75 |
How to Make the Most of Your School's People, Time, and Money | p. 91 |
Tools for Strategic Schools: How Well Does Your School Use People, Time, and Money? | p. 94 |
Introduction to the Fleming School | p. 95 |
How to Group Students and Assign Teachers | p. 120 |
Determine Your School's Highest-Priority Academic Needs | p. 121 |
Assess How Well Your Resources Are Aligned With Your Academic Needs | p. 121 |
Set Concrete Goals That Meet Your Highest-Priority Needs | p. 124 |
Identify and Evaluate Options for Accomplishing Your Goals | p. 126 |
Create a Strategy by Choosing a Set of Options That Works for You | p. 129 |
How to Craft a Master Schedule That Works | p. 135 |
Determine Your School's Highest-Priority Academic Needs | p. 136 |
Assess How Well Your Resources Are Aligned With Your Academic Needs | p. 136 |
Set Concrete Goals That Meet Your Highest-Priority Needs | p. 138 |
Identify and Evaluate Options for Accomplishing Your Goals | p. 139 |
Create a Strategy by Choosing a Set of Options That Works for You | p. 153 |
How to Strategically Improve Teaching Quality | p. 156 |
Determine Your School's Highest-Priority Academic Needs | p. 157 |
Assess How Well Your Resources Are Aligned With Your Academic Needs | p. 157 |
Set Concrete Goals That Meet Your Teaching Quality Needs | p. 159 |
Identify and Evaluate Options for Accomplishing Your Goals | p. 161 |
Create a Strategy by Choosing a Set of Options That Works for You | p. 174 |
Putting It All Together | p. 177 |
Integrate the Components of Your Plan: Ensure That "All the Planets Align" | p. 177 |
Redeploy All Resources to Support Your Plan | p. 179 |
Implement Your Plan | p. 183 |
Redefining Systems and Policies to Support Strategic Schools | p. 191 |
Practices and Policies That Support and Thwart Strategic Schools | p. 192 |
Critical Areas for System and Policy Redesign | p. 195 |
Conclusion | p. 196 |
References | p. 197 |
Index | p. 204 |
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