Synopses & Reviews
This book is filled with strategies to assist school leaders in assessing and monitoring many of the important elements that must be in place for kids to be successful. There are excellent tools that savvy leaders have been searching for-tools that will help them achieve their strategic vision of continuous improvement.-Gina Marx, Assistant SuperintendentUSD 262 Valley Center Schools, KS
Increase your school's effectiveness and ensure academic excellence for all students
Written by best-selling author Elaine K. McEwan, this invaluable resource identifies the distinguishing qualities and unique characteristics of schools that help all students make outstanding gains in performance. Each chapter offers a comprehensive description of a research-based trait and examines its impact on student achievement. Featuring a 10 Traits Audit for use by schools or districts, this book provides principals and administrators with: Tools and processes to facilitate the development of each traitSnapshots of each trait in actual schools and districts Reflections from teachers and administrators who have helped create effective schoolsObservations on the school improvement process from noted thinkers, theorists, and scholarsExamples of documents, forms, and resources used in effective schools
By nurturing these traits in their schools, educational leaders can build coherent instructional programs and create schools of equity and excellence.
Synopsis
How can you tell if your school is successful? Does a new school building make a difference? High test scores? What about small class sizes? Does the presence of innovative programs indicate quality? Ten Traits of Highly Effective Schools identifies the critical attributes, distinguishing qualities, and unique characteristics of effective schools that enable all students to attain academic excellence. Each chapter features one of the ten research-based traits and covers: A comprehensive description of the trait Research supporting the part that each trait plays in raising the achievement bar Snapshots of the trait in schools and districts as well as longer vignettesReflections about the trait from teachers, principals, and central office administrators who have helped create effective schoolsObservations and opinions from noted thinkers, theorists, and scholarsTools and processes to help facilitate the development of the trait in schools
This invaluable resource also presents a 10 Traits Audit for use in your school or district, and includes websites, resource lists, model mission statements, sample reports, and service listings.
Synopsis
Featuring helpful tools, authentic examples, teacher reflections, and more, this resource identifies the critical attributes of schools that enable all students to attain academic excellence.