Turning Around Low-Performance Schools: A Guide for State and Local Leaders

摘要

;Contents: Presidential Directive; Executive Summary; Introduction: An Urgent211u001eNeed for Action; Raising the Stakes: Setting High Standards for Performance 211u001e(Holding Schools Accountable, Identifying Low-Performing Schools); Focus on 211u001eLearning: Promising Strategies for Improving Student Achievement (Gaining Control 211u001eof the School Environment: A Prerequisite Improving Curriculum and Classroom 211u001eInstruction, Starting Early for School Readiness, Preparing for Classroom Change: 211u001eProfessional Development, Implementing Comprehensive Reform Programs); Building 211u001eSchool Capacity: Systemic Support for the Process of Change (Building Leadership, 211u001eTrust, and Ownership, Mobilizing Resources to Support School Improvement, Using 211u001ePerformance Data to Drive Continuous Improvement, Working in Partnership with 211u001eParents and Community, Stimulating Innovation and Change); Intervening in 211u001eChronically Low-Performing Schools (Collaborative Efforts to Redesign Low-211u001ePerforming Schools, School Reconstitution: A Strategy of Last Resort, 211u001eIntervention Strategies: Lessons and Considerations); Checklist for Improvement 211u001e(Suggestions for Local and State Policy Makers, Suggestions for School Leaders, 211u001eSuggestions for Families, Businesses, and Community Organizations); U.S. 211u001eDepartment of Education Inventory of Support for Turning Around Schools (Proposed 211u001eInitiatives, Programs to Improve Low-Performing Schools, Other Programs That Can 211u001eHelp Support Reform Efforts).