Local Control and Accountability

How to Get It, Keep It, and Improve School Performance
Richard D. Sagor - Washington State University, USA
Local Control and Accountability
September 1996 | 136 pages | Corwin
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Make your school more accountable for student and program performance. Sagor shows you how to: * Exercise your on-site authority * Make a positive impact on teaching and learning * Help yourself and your staff develop problem-solving skills * Share information critical to ensuring school success * Implement a viable reward system to recognize improved teacher performance These skills can mean real success for your school's local control efforts. Encourage your teachers to hold themselves accountable for their work's end product - a better education for their students.

Contents

Why Be Concerned about Accountability?

Why Be Concerned about Accountability?

How Are Decisions Made Now? What Should Change?

How Are Decisions Made Now? What Should Change?

The Three Building Blocks of Accountability

  • Vision Setting, Action Research, and Performance Assessment

Reducing the Risk of School Failure

Reducing the Risk of School Failure

Getting Major System Changes in Place

Getting Major System Changes in Place

Confronting Literacy Concerns Head On

Confronting Literacy Concerns Head On

Arbitrating Conflicts over Inclusion

Arbitrating Conflicts over Inclusion

Gaining Support for Local Initiatives

Gaining Support for Local Initiatives

Bringing Out the Best in Teachers and Programs

Bringing Out the Best in Teachers and Programs

Description

Make your school more accountable for student and program performance. Sagor shows you how to: * Exercise your on-site authority * Make a positive impact on teaching and learning * Help yourself and your staff develop problem-solving skills * Share information critical to ensuring school success * Implement a viable reward system to recognize improved teacher performance These skills can mean real success for your school's local control efforts. Encourage your teachers to hold themselves accountable for their work's end product - a better education for their students.

Contents

Why Be Concerned about Accountability?

Why Be Concerned about Accountability?

How Are Decisions Made Now? What Should Change?

How Are Decisions Made Now? What Should Change?

The Three Building Blocks of Accountability

  • Vision Setting, Action Research, and Performance Assessment

Reducing the Risk of School Failure

Reducing the Risk of School Failure

Getting Major System Changes in Place

Getting Major System Changes in Place

Confronting Literacy Concerns Head On

Confronting Literacy Concerns Head On

Arbitrating Conflicts over Inclusion

Arbitrating Conflicts over Inclusion

Gaining Support for Local Initiatives

Gaining Support for Local Initiatives

Bringing Out the Best in Teachers and Programs

Bringing Out the Best in Teachers and Programs

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Local Control and Accountability

How to Get It, Keep It, and Improve School Performance


September 1996 | 136 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 01/02/2026 9780803964129 $37.95

Make your school more accountable for student and program performance. Sagor shows you how to: * Exercise your on-site authority * Make a positive impact on teaching and learning * Help yourself and your staff develop problem-solving skills * Share information critical to ensuring school success * Implement a viable reward system to recognize improved teacher performance These skills can mean real success for your school's local control efforts. Encourage your teachers to hold themselves accountable for their work's end product - a better education for their students.

Table Of Contents:

  • Why Be Concerned about Accountability?
  • How Are Decisions Made Now? What Should Change?
  • The Three Building Blocks of Accountability
  • Vision Setting, Action Research, and Performance Assessment
  • Reducing the Risk of School Failure
  • Getting Major System Changes in Place
  • Confronting Literacy Concerns Head On
  • Arbitrating Conflicts over Inclusion
  • Gaining Support for Local Initiatives
  • Bringing Out the Best in Teachers and Programs

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