The TurnAround ToolKit

Managing Rapid, Sustainable School Improvement
Lynn S. Winters - Long Beach Unified School District
Joan L. Herman - UCLA, USA
The TurnAround ToolKit
December 2010 | 312 pages | Corwin
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"An absolute MUST-READ for school leaders who need to generate school improvement immediately! This book will help you make your school's turnaround a success."
—Bruce Haddix, Principal
Center Grove Elementary School, Greenwood, IN

"The authors go to the heart of school improvement by addressing the critical need to elevate learning for all students through the use of formative data and evaluation."
—Jim Lentz, Superintendent
USD 402 Augusta Public Schools, KS

Transform your school with research-based tools!

If you want to dramatically improve your school's performance in a short time, this book is for you. Using formative evaluation, The TurnAround ToolKit offers educators a nine-step method based on data-driven continuous improvement processes. Experts and experienced practitioners Lynn Winters and Joan Herman frame these steps within three overarching "turnaround tasks" that begin with realigning systems, progress to integrating data to create the turnaround plan, and, finally, set the stage for ongoing plan revision. Collaboration and rigorous reflection are interwoven through all the steps. The authors clearly explain how to use data to strategically choose, implement, and monitor school interventions. Included are proven methods for:

  • Improving school and student achievement
  • Meeting accountability targets
  • Increasing your school's competitive edge and reputation
  • Building a solid system for ongoing school improvement

This comprehensive resource has it all—a clear step-by-step procedure, tools for implementing each step, pocket summaries for each chapter, and leadership guides to walk you through the process.


 

Contents

Foreword by Carl A. Cohn

Foreword by Carl A. Cohn

Publisher's Acknowledgments

Publisher's Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • Introduction

Part I. The 3 Rs of Turnaround Work: Realign, Redesign, Refine

Part I. The 3 Rs of Turnaround Work: Realign, Redesign, Refine

Section I. Realign: Create the Structures for Turnaround Work

  • 1. Develop Systems for Managing Turnaround Activities: Distributed Leadership, Collaborative Teams, Expert Reviewers and Networks, Data Capacity
  • 2. Organize Information Needed to Redesign Programs
  • 3. Prepare Data Summaries and Displays

Section II. Redesign: Use Data to Create the Turnaround Plan

  • 4. Identify the Turnaround Focus
  • 5. Redesign Programs to Address the Turnaround Focus
  • 6. Develop and Implement the Turnaround Plan

Section III. Refine: Evaluate and Revise the Turnaround Plan

  • 7. Design an Evaluation of the Turnaround Plan
  • 8. Analyze Evaluation Data and Revise the Program
  • 9. The 4th R of Turnaround Work: Reflect on Lessons Learned

Part II. Leader's Guides for The TurnAround ToolKit

  • Introduction to Leader's Guides
  • 1. Develop Systems for Managing Turnaround Activities: Distributed Leadership, Collaborative Teams, Expert Reviewers and Networks, Data Capacity: Leader's Guide
  • 2. Organize Information Needed to Redesign Programs: Leader's Guide
  • 3. Prepare Data Summaries and Displays: Leader's Guide
  • 4. Identify the Turnaround Focus: Leader's Guide
  • 5. Redesign Programs to Address the Turnaround Focus: Leader's Guide
  • 6. Develop and Implement the Turnaround Plan: Leader's Guide
  • 7. Design an Evaluation of the Turnaround Plan: Leader's Guide
  • 8. Analyze Evaluation Data and Revise the Program: Leader's Guide

Endnotes

Endnotes

Resources and References

Resources and References

Index

Index

Resources

Supplemental Resources Website

The purpose of the web-based tools on this site is to provide you with templates and downloadable materials to support your work. We encourage you to modify these to fit your local needs. This website will be updated periodically with additional tools developed by users for the benefit of the "turnaround community." If you have created protocols, templates, or instructional material you have found useful in working with schools and are willing to share these, please submit them to us and share them with your colleagues.
http://www.corwin.com/turnaroundtoolkit

Additional materials

Description

"An absolute MUST-READ for school leaders who need to generate school improvement immediately! This book will help you make your school's turnaround a success."
—Bruce Haddix, Principal
Center Grove Elementary School, Greenwood, IN

"The authors go to the heart of school improvement by addressing the critical need to elevate learning for all students through the use of formative data and evaluation."
—Jim Lentz, Superintendent
USD 402 Augusta Public Schools, KS

Transform your school with research-based tools!

If you want to dramatically improve your school's performance in a short time, this book is for you. Using formative evaluation, The TurnAround ToolKit offers educators a nine-step method based on data-driven continuous improvement processes. Experts and experienced practitioners Lynn Winters and Joan Herman frame these steps within three overarching "turnaround tasks" that begin with realigning systems, progress to integrating data to create the turnaround plan, and, finally, set the stage for ongoing plan revision. Collaboration and rigorous reflection are interwoven through all the steps. The authors clearly explain how to use data to strategically choose, implement, and monitor school interventions. Included are proven methods for:

  • Improving school and student achievement
  • Meeting accountability targets
  • Increasing your school's competitive edge and reputation
  • Building a solid system for ongoing school improvement

This comprehensive resource has it all—a clear step-by-step procedure, tools for implementing each step, pocket summaries for each chapter, and leadership guides to walk you through the process.


 

Contents

Foreword by Carl A. Cohn

Foreword by Carl A. Cohn

Publisher's Acknowledgments

Publisher's Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • Introduction

Part I. The 3 Rs of Turnaround Work: Realign, Redesign, Refine

Part I. The 3 Rs of Turnaround Work: Realign, Redesign, Refine

Section I. Realign: Create the Structures for Turnaround Work

  • 1. Develop Systems for Managing Turnaround Activities: Distributed Leadership, Collaborative Teams, Expert Reviewers and Networks, Data Capacity
  • 2. Organize Information Needed to Redesign Programs
  • 3. Prepare Data Summaries and Displays

Section II. Redesign: Use Data to Create the Turnaround Plan

  • 4. Identify the Turnaround Focus
  • 5. Redesign Programs to Address the Turnaround Focus
  • 6. Develop and Implement the Turnaround Plan

Section III. Refine: Evaluate and Revise the Turnaround Plan

  • 7. Design an Evaluation of the Turnaround Plan
  • 8. Analyze Evaluation Data and Revise the Program
  • 9. The 4th R of Turnaround Work: Reflect on Lessons Learned

Part II. Leader's Guides for The TurnAround ToolKit

  • Introduction to Leader's Guides
  • 1. Develop Systems for Managing Turnaround Activities: Distributed Leadership, Collaborative Teams, Expert Reviewers and Networks, Data Capacity: Leader's Guide
  • 2. Organize Information Needed to Redesign Programs: Leader's Guide
  • 3. Prepare Data Summaries and Displays: Leader's Guide
  • 4. Identify the Turnaround Focus: Leader's Guide
  • 5. Redesign Programs to Address the Turnaround Focus: Leader's Guide
  • 6. Develop and Implement the Turnaround Plan: Leader's Guide
  • 7. Design an Evaluation of the Turnaround Plan: Leader's Guide
  • 8. Analyze Evaluation Data and Revise the Program: Leader's Guide

Endnotes

Endnotes

Resources and References

Resources and References

Index

Index

Resources

Supplemental Resources Website

The purpose of the web-based tools on this site is to provide you with templates and downloadable materials to support your work. We encourage you to modify these to fit your local needs. This website will be updated periodically with additional tools developed by users for the benefit of the "turnaround community." If you have created protocols, templates, or instructional material you have found useful in working with schools and are willing to share these, please submit them to us and share them with your colleagues.
http://www.corwin.com/turnaroundtoolkit

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"An absolute MUST-READ for school leaders who need to generate school improvement immediately! This book will help you make your school's turnaround a success."
—Bruce Haddix, Principal
Center Grove Elementary School, Greenwood, IN

"The authors go to the heart of school improvement by addressing the critical need to elevate learning for all students through the use of formative data and evaluation."
—Jim Lentz, Superintendent
USD 402 Augusta Public Schools, KS

Transform your school with research-based tools!

If you want to dramatically improve your school's performance in a short time, this book is for you. Using formative evaluation, The TurnAround ToolKit offers educators a nine-step method based on data-driven continuous improvement processes. Experts and experienced practitioners Lynn Winters and Joan Herman frame these steps within three overarching "turnaround tasks" that begin with realigning systems, progress to integrating data to create the turnaround plan, and, finally, set the stage for ongoing plan revision. Collaboration and rigorous reflection are interwoven through all the steps. The authors clearly explain how to use data to strategically choose, implement, and monitor school interventions. Included are proven methods for:

  • Improving school and student achievement
  • Meeting accountability targets
  • Increasing your school's competitive edge and reputation
  • Building a solid system for ongoing school improvement

This comprehensive resource has it all—a clear step-by-step procedure, tools for implementing each step, pocket summaries for each chapter, and leadership guides to walk you through the process.


 


Table Of Contents:

  • Foreword by Carl A. Cohn
  • Publisher's Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The 3 Rs of Turnaround Work: Realign, Redesign, Refine
  • Section I. Realign: Create the Structures for Turnaround Work
  • 1. Develop Systems for Managing Turnaround Activities: Distributed Leadership, Collaborative Teams, Expert Reviewers and Networks, Data Capacity
  • 2. Organize Information Needed to Redesign Programs
  • 3. Prepare Data Summaries and Displays
  • Section II. Redesign: Use Data to Create the Turnaround Plan
  • 4. Identify the Turnaround Focus
  • 5. Redesign Programs to Address the Turnaround Focus
  • 6. Develop and Implement the Turnaround Plan
  • Section III. Refine: Evaluate and Revise the Turnaround Plan
  • 7. Design an Evaluation of the Turnaround Plan
  • 8. Analyze Evaluation Data and Revise the Program
  • 9. The 4th R of Turnaround Work: Reflect on Lessons Learned
  • Part II. Leader's Guides for The TurnAround ToolKit
  • Introduction to Leader's Guides
  • 1. Develop Systems for Managing Turnaround Activities: Distributed Leadership, Collaborative Teams, Expert Reviewers and Networks, Data Capacity: Leader's Guide
  • 2. Organize Information Needed to Redesign Programs: Leader's Guide
  • 3. Prepare Data Summaries and Displays: Leader's Guide
  • 4. Identify the Turnaround Focus: Leader's Guide
  • 5. Redesign Programs to Address the Turnaround Focus: Leader's Guide
  • 6. Develop and Implement the Turnaround Plan: Leader's Guide
  • 7. Design an Evaluation of the Turnaround Plan: Leader's Guide
  • 8. Analyze Evaluation Data and Revise the Program: Leader's Guide
  • Endnotes
  • Resources and References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

“Turning around struggling schools is a challenging issue policymakers everywhere face. Lynn Winters and Joan Herman explain not only what to do but how to do it, including useful tools to help educators get started. The TurnAround Toolkit should be read widely.”
Robert Rothman, Senior Fellow, Alliance for Excellent Education, Alliance for Excellent Education
"Lynn Winters and Joan Herman understand there are no quick fixes to turning around low-performing schools. In this book, they draw on their hard-won experience to provide school leaders with the practical guidance necessary to succeed."
Hayes Mizell, Director (1987-2003), Program for Student Achievement, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
“An absolute MUST-READ for school leaders who need to generate school improvement immediately! This book will help you make your school's ‘turnaround’ happen effectively.”
Bruce Haddix, Principal, Center Grove Elementary School, Greenwood, IN
"School leaders searching for a way to achieve dramatic, focused, positive school improvement will find this book valuable. The text's manageable tools will provide a focused guide for improving student achievement."
Pamela H. Scott, Assistant Professor/Graduate Program Coordinator School Leadership, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
“The author goes to the heart of school improvement by addressing the critical need to elevate learning for all students through the use of formative data and evaluation.”
Jim Lentz, Superintendent, USD 402 Augusta Public Schools, KS

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