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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808702403321

Autore

Hirsh Stephanie

Titolo

A school board guide to leading successful schools : focusing on learning / / Stephanie Hirsh & Anne Foster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2016

ISBN

1-4522-9043-1

1-4522-9038-5

1-4522-9039-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Disciplina

370.711

Soggetti

Teachers - In-service training

School improvement programs

Academic achievement

School boards

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""A SCHOOL BOARD GUIDE TO LEADING SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS-FRONT COVER""; ""A SCHOOL BOARD GUIDE TO LEADING SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""INTRODUCTION: USING THIS BOOK AS A GUIDE TO YOUR LEARNING""; ""CHAPTER 1: HIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT: MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE""; ""CHAPTER 2: PLANNING STRATEGICALLY: SETTING AND SUPPORTING PRIORITIES""; ""CHAPTER 3: ADVANCING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: ADOPTING STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING""; ""CHAPTER 4: ALLOCATING RESOURCES: PRIORITIZING DOLLARS AND TIME FOR LEARNING""

""CHAPTER 5: IMPROVING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE: REVIEWING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS""""CHAPTER 6: APPROVING PROGRAMS: SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR SUCCESS""; ""CHAPTER 7: SETTING SCHOOL CALENDARS: PROVIDING TIME FOR EDUCATOR LEARNING""; ""CHAPTER 8: BUILDING SCHOOLS: PUTTING LEARNING AT THE CENTER""; ""CHAPTER 9: EVALUATING PERFORMANCE: ALIGNING EXPECTATIONS""; ""CHAPTER 10: COMPENSATING EDUCATORS:



SUPPORTING LEARNING AND ACTION""; ""CHAPTER 11: ENGAGING PARENTS: MAKING PARENT LEARNING A PRIORITY""; ""CHAPTER 12: IMPROVING CONTINUOUSLY: WALKING THE TALK OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING""

""APPENDIX A: STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING""""APPENDIX B: STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: SCHOOL BOARD INNOVATION CONFIGURATION MAPS""; ""APPENDIX C: STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: SUPERINTENDENT INNOVATION CONFIGURATION MAP (LEADERSHIP STANDARD)""; ""ADDITIONAL RESOURCES""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

A guide designed to deepen school board members' understanding of high quality professional learning, its impact on student achievement, and its relation to key responsibilities and decisions of school boards.