Sustaining Extraordinary Student Achievement
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"The patterns described in these successful schools both validated and challenged my thinking. I can see opportunities for renewed emphasis in our district and much hope for continuing our progress with students."
—Nancy Skerritt, Assistant Superintendent
Tahoma School District, Maple Valley, WA
Transform your school with best leadership practices that sustain high student achievement year after year!
What are the key elements necessary for creating enduring student success? In the era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and high-stakes accountability, district leaders, principals, and teachers need to develop core values and practices that will help schools not only meet learning goals, but sustain performance over time.
Sustaining Extraordinary Student Achievement presents "on-the-ground, walking-the-hallways" case studies and analyses of five Title I elementary schools that overcame a myriad of challenges, including high staff turnover and a high percentage of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, to achieve and maintain academic excellence. Drawing from interviews, vignettes, and site visits, the author shows how these schools succeeded through strategies that align with research on effective schools, such as:
- Creating a school culture that emphasizes high standards and expectations
- Nurturing collaboration and effective shared leadership
- Using data to target instruction, intervene with students, and make decisions
- Focusing on exemplary standards
- Empowering staff to do their best work
Initiate meaningful change in your school with progressive practices and proven leadership strategies!
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
1. Introduction
- Selection of Five Title 1 Schools
- Focus Areas for Structured Interviews
- The Five Sustaining Schools
2. Sylvan Elementary School, Modesto, California: A Culture of Effective Instruction
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Sylvan's Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work
- Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction
- Ongoing Improvement of Instruction
- Strategic Intervention With Students
- Sylvan’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Sylvan Elementary School
3. Camellia Elementary School, Sacramento, California: A Culture of Order and Discipline
- Developing a Culture of Order and Discipline
- The Right Staff Stays at the School
- Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction
- The Role of the Leadership Team and Governance
- Camellia’s Non-Negotiable Core Values and Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Camellia Elementary School
4. Jefferson Elementary School, Carlsbad, California: A Culture of Collaboration
- Developing a Culture of Collaboration
- Jefferson’s Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Using Benchmark Data to Target Instruction
- Using Data to Intervene With Students
- Jefferson’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Jefferson Elementary School
5. Rosita Elementary School, Garden Grove, California: A Culture of Clarity
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work
- Rosita's Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Advice to Principals
- Sustaining Processes at Rosita
- Lessons Learned From Rosita Elementary School
6. Baldwin Elementary School, Alhambra, California: A Culture of High Expectations
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Baldwin’s Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Empowering the Right People
- Mastery of Standards
- Using Student Achievement Data
- Baldwin’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Baldwin Elementary School
7. Five Schools That Got the Job Done
- A Crisis Point Forces Change
- Developing a High-Achieving Culture
- Non-Negotiable Core Values
- The Essential Sustaining Elements
- A Final Word
References
References
Index
Index
Description
"The patterns described in these successful schools both validated and challenged my thinking. I can see opportunities for renewed emphasis in our district and much hope for continuing our progress with students."
—Nancy Skerritt, Assistant Superintendent
Tahoma School District, Maple Valley, WA
Transform your school with best leadership practices that sustain high student achievement year after year!
What are the key elements necessary for creating enduring student success? In the era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and high-stakes accountability, district leaders, principals, and teachers need to develop core values and practices that will help schools not only meet learning goals, but sustain performance over time.
Sustaining Extraordinary Student Achievement presents "on-the-ground, walking-the-hallways" case studies and analyses of five Title I elementary schools that overcame a myriad of challenges, including high staff turnover and a high percentage of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, to achieve and maintain academic excellence. Drawing from interviews, vignettes, and site visits, the author shows how these schools succeeded through strategies that align with research on effective schools, such as:
- Creating a school culture that emphasizes high standards and expectations
- Nurturing collaboration and effective shared leadership
- Using data to target instruction, intervene with students, and make decisions
- Focusing on exemplary standards
- Empowering staff to do their best work
Initiate meaningful change in your school with progressive practices and proven leadership strategies!
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
1. Introduction
- Selection of Five Title 1 Schools
- Focus Areas for Structured Interviews
- The Five Sustaining Schools
2. Sylvan Elementary School, Modesto, California: A Culture of Effective Instruction
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Sylvan's Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work
- Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction
- Ongoing Improvement of Instruction
- Strategic Intervention With Students
- Sylvan’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Sylvan Elementary School
3. Camellia Elementary School, Sacramento, California: A Culture of Order and Discipline
- Developing a Culture of Order and Discipline
- The Right Staff Stays at the School
- Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction
- The Role of the Leadership Team and Governance
- Camellia’s Non-Negotiable Core Values and Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Camellia Elementary School
4. Jefferson Elementary School, Carlsbad, California: A Culture of Collaboration
- Developing a Culture of Collaboration
- Jefferson’s Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Using Benchmark Data to Target Instruction
- Using Data to Intervene With Students
- Jefferson’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Jefferson Elementary School
5. Rosita Elementary School, Garden Grove, California: A Culture of Clarity
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work
- Rosita's Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Advice to Principals
- Sustaining Processes at Rosita
- Lessons Learned From Rosita Elementary School
6. Baldwin Elementary School, Alhambra, California: A Culture of High Expectations
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Baldwin’s Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Empowering the Right People
- Mastery of Standards
- Using Student Achievement Data
- Baldwin’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Baldwin Elementary School
7. Five Schools That Got the Job Done
- A Crisis Point Forces Change
- Developing a High-Achieving Culture
- Non-Negotiable Core Values
- The Essential Sustaining Elements
- A Final Word
References
References
Index
Index
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October 2008 | 152 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412917537 | $28.95 |
| Lifetime | 30/09/2024 | 9781452293202 | $26.00 |
"The patterns described in these successful schools both validated and challenged my thinking. I can see opportunities for renewed emphasis in our district and much hope for continuing our progress with students."
—Nancy Skerritt, Assistant Superintendent
Tahoma School District, Maple Valley, WA
Transform your school with best leadership practices that sustain high student achievement year after year!
What are the key elements necessary for creating enduring student success? In the era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and high-stakes accountability, district leaders, principals, and teachers need to develop core values and practices that will help schools not only meet learning goals, but sustain performance over time.
Sustaining Extraordinary Student Achievement presents "on-the-ground, walking-the-hallways" case studies and analyses of five Title I elementary schools that overcame a myriad of challenges, including high staff turnover and a high percentage of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, to achieve and maintain academic excellence. Drawing from interviews, vignettes, and site visits, the author shows how these schools succeeded through strategies that align with research on effective schools, such as:
- Creating a school culture that emphasizes high standards and expectations
- Nurturing collaboration and effective shared leadership
- Using data to target instruction, intervene with students, and make decisions
- Focusing on exemplary standards
- Empowering staff to do their best work
Initiate meaningful change in your school with progressive practices and proven leadership strategies!
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- 1. Introduction
- Selection of Five Title 1 Schools
- Focus Areas for Structured Interviews
- The Five Sustaining Schools
- 2. Sylvan Elementary School, Modesto, California: A Culture of Effective Instruction
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Sylvan's Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work
- Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction
- Ongoing Improvement of Instruction
- Strategic Intervention With Students
- Sylvan’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Sylvan Elementary School
- 3. Camellia Elementary School, Sacramento, California: A Culture of Order and Discipline
- Developing a Culture of Order and Discipline
- The Right Staff Stays at the School
- Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction
- The Role of the Leadership Team and Governance
- Camellia’s Non-Negotiable Core Values and Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Camellia Elementary School
- 4. Jefferson Elementary School, Carlsbad, California: A Culture of Collaboration
- Developing a Culture of Collaboration
- Jefferson’s Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Using Benchmark Data to Target Instruction
- Using Data to Intervene With Students
- Jefferson’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Jefferson Elementary School
- 5. Rosita Elementary School, Garden Grove, California: A Culture of Clarity
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work
- Rosita's Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Advice to Principals
- Sustaining Processes at Rosita
- Lessons Learned From Rosita Elementary School
- 6. Baldwin Elementary School, Alhambra, California: A Culture of High Expectations
- Building a High-Achieving Culture
- Baldwin’s Non-Negotiable Core Values
- Empowering the Right People
- Mastery of Standards
- Using Student Achievement Data
- Baldwin’s Sustaining Elements
- Lessons Learned From Baldwin Elementary School
- 7. Five Schools That Got the Job Done
- A Crisis Point Forces Change
- Developing a High-Achieving Culture
- Non-Negotiable Core Values
- The Essential Sustaining Elements
- A Final Word
- References
- Index