School Turnarounds
The Essential Role of Districts
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Reform, Administration
| Author: | Heather Zavadsky | ISBN: | 9781612502717 |
| Publisher: | Harvard Education Press | Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard Education Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Heather Zavadsky |
| ISBN: | 9781612502717 |
| Publisher: | Harvard Education Press |
| Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard Education Press |
| Language: | English |
The inspiration for this book was a crucial observation: that if the school turnaround movement is to have widespread and lasting consequences, it will need to incorporate meaningful district involvement in its efforts.
The result is a volume that considers school turnaround efforts at the district level, examining the evidence thus far and indicating fruitful directions for district-based initiatives going forward. At the heart of the book are case studies of districts—in Philadelphia, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Denver, Sacramento, and Long Beach—that have developed systemwide policies and programs for instituting turnaround reforms in their member schools. These cases—and the book as a whole—bring district-based initiatives and options into the larger discussion of the turnaround movement and its potential for improving chronically low-performing schools.
The inspiration for this book was a crucial observation: that if the school turnaround movement is to have widespread and lasting consequences, it will need to incorporate meaningful district involvement in its efforts.
The result is a volume that considers school turnaround efforts at the district level, examining the evidence thus far and indicating fruitful directions for district-based initiatives going forward. At the heart of the book are case studies of districts—in Philadelphia, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Denver, Sacramento, and Long Beach—that have developed systemwide policies and programs for instituting turnaround reforms in their member schools. These cases—and the book as a whole—bring district-based initiatives and options into the larger discussion of the turnaround movement and its potential for improving chronically low-performing schools.
