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Summary
Summary
"In my work, I see the power of good schools to change young lives for the better almost every day. This book takes us behind the doors of unusually high-performing high-poverty schools to show us how they do it and where they get the funding. The book is a valuable tool for educators who want to improve their results and a reminder to parents and policy makers that we should never expect less." --Kati Haycock, PresidentThe Education Trust
Radically reform your school and improve academic achievement using readily accessible resources!
At a time when the United States is struggling with far-reaching educational reform, school leaders need a blueprint for dramatically improving student success and supporting those efforts by effectively reallocating and managing available resources.
Doubling Student Performance combines the latest research with the authors′ national study of diverse schools that were able to significantly boost student achievement. Strategies focus on reducing class size, promoting professional development, locating necessary funding, and providing academic support to struggling students. School leaders will find:
Examples and case studies that include high-minority and high-poverty schools 10 key strategies for dramatically increasing student achievement, such as setting ambitious goals and emphasizing a collaborative culture Clear steps and specific tools to successfully reallocate resourcesThis book is a valuable tool for educators and policy makers who understand that reform is only possible when schools have the human and financial resources to do it.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements |
Preface |
1 Places That Have Doubled Student Performance |
Rural Districts and Schools that have Doubled Perfo |
Rosalia, Washington |
Abbotsford, Wisconsin |
Doubling Student Performance at the Advanced Level: Monroe, Wisconsin |
Monroe school district improvement process |
Other Rural Examples |
Medium Sized Districts |
The Madison, Wisconsin Story |
Kennewick, Washington |
LaCrosse, Wisconsin |
Columbus School in Appleton, Wisconsin |
Doubling Performance in High Minority, High Poverty Schools |
2 The Stimulus for Change and the Educational Change Process |
Pressure from Multiple Sources to Improve Student Achievement |
Pressure from State-Standards Based Reform |
Pressure from District Administrators |
Pressure from Within the School |
Pressure from the Federal Government |
The Large-Scale Organizational Change Process |
Laying the Foundation for Change |
Creating a New Educational Strategy |
Implementation, Monitoring and Continuous Improvement |
3 Ten Steps to Double Student Performance |
Step 1 Understanding the Performance Problem and Challenge |
Step 2 Set Ambitious Goals |
Step 3 Change the Curriculum Program and Create a New Instructional Vision |
Step 4 Formative Assessments and Data-Based Decision-Making |
Step 5 Ongoing, Intensive Professional Development |
Step 6 Using Time Efficiently and Effectively |
Step 7 Extending Learning Time for Struggling Students |
Step 8 Collaborative, Professional Culture |
Step 9 Widespread and Distributed Instructional Leadership |
Step 10 Professional and Best Practices |
Summary and Conclusions |
4 Reducing Class Size |
Resources at School Sites |
Reallocating Resources to Reduce Elementary Class Size |
School-Wide Strategies to Reduce Class Sizes |
A District wide Strategy to Reduce Class Size in Early Elementary Grades |
Summary |
5 Finding Resources for Professional Development |
Resources Needed for an Effective Professional Development Program |
A Professional Development Fiscal and Program Audit |
Doubling Performance Districts |
Using Extant Professional Development Days Effectively |
Planning and Professional Development Time |
Summary |
6 Funding Extra-Help Strategies |
Individual and Small-Group Tutoring for Struggling Students |
Extended Time for Struggling Students to Learn the Core Curriculum |
Summer School Program Focused on Core Instruction |
7 Linking Resources Needed to Double Performance |
Finance Adequacy |
Approaches to School Finance Adequacy |
Evidence-Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy |
References |
Index |