Leadership from the ground up : effective schooling in traditionally low performing schools

• Main Authors: Acker-Hocevar, Michele (Author), Cruz-Janzen, Marta (Author), Wilson, Cynthia L. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Series: Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education.
• Subjects: School improvement programs > United States > Case studies.; Educational leadership > United States > Case studies.; Children with social disabilities > Education > United States > Case studies.; elektronické knihy; Case studies.; Education > Special Education > Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities.; Disability: social aspects.; Teaching of students with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.; Relating to people with visible or hidden disabilities, impairments or conditions.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615544
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-652-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 274 pages) : illustrations

This book chronicles the journey of seven schools serving students of poverty, English Language Learners (ELLs), and students of color, which were able to sustain school improvement for a decade on either state and/or national criteria that measure student performance outcomes. The book shares stori...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements Introduction
• Chapter 1. Let the journey begin!
• Chapter 2. The conceptual framework and research methodology: Developing the systems alignment model (sam)
• Chapter 3. Show me the money
• Chapter 4. Whatever works: Roll up your sleeves and get it done happily and lovingly!
• Chapter 5. We are family
• Chapter 6. Everyone has a gift
• Chapter 7. Nothing succeeds like success
• Chapter 8. We focus on all the children
• Chapter 9. Professional development: This is my job!
• Chapter 10. The learning partnership tree
• Chapter 11. Grounding a theory: Sustainable school improvement
• Chapter 12. The journey continues: What else we learned to improve preparation programs epilogue: Too many eggs in the fcat basket appendix a: Florida schools' practices interview instrument appendix b: florida schools' practices parent interview instrument about the authors references Index.