Collaborative School Reviews : How to Shape Schools From the Inside


Beverley A. (Anne). Freedman
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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Thousand Oaks : : SAGE Publications, , 2013.
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1 online resource (217 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Improving Schools Matter; Why a Resource on School Reviews; What Makes This Approach Different?; Our Lens Is the School; This Is a How-To Resource; How It Can Help You; 1. Setting the Stage; Collaborative Schools Reviews: A Path for Improvement; What Is a School Review?; What Distinguishes Collaborative School Reviews From Other Reviews?; Achieving Excellence: A Strategic Lens to Conceptualize Collaborative School Reviews; Collaborative School Reviews as Opportunities for Transformational Change. - GovernanceProcedures and Protocols; Structure and Flow for the Review; Protocols for Classroom Observations; Expectations and Protocols for the Onsite Classroom Observations; Possible Questions for Members of the Review Team to Ask Students; Capacity Building; Training and Other Considerations for the Review Teams; Engaging Stakeholders; Aligning With Other Requirements and Processes; Checklist for Aligning Initiatives; Looking In; Conceptualizing The Collaborative School Review Process; What Happens Next?; In Summary; 3. Beginning the Planning at the District Level. - Introduction and Setting the Stage. - Looking InOther Planning Considerations For Lone Birch; In Summary; 4. Continuing the Planning at the School Level; Layering the School-Based Priorities on the District Priorities; Looking In; Pleasant Valley; Organizing For the Review; Areas for Focus and Feedback; Supporting Data; Logistics; Meadows Middle School; Organizing For the Review; Areas For focus and Feedback; Supporting Data; Logistics; Harper High School; Organizing For the Review; Areas for Focus and Feedback; Supporting Data; Logistics; In Summary; 5 The Day of the Review; Looking In; Harper High. - Our Case Study: The Lone Birch School DistrictLooking In; Background; In Summary; 2. Designing Collaborative School Reviews; Designing Effectively; Link Collaborative School Reviews to District Vision, Mission, And Transformational Agenda; Establish Clear and Shared Expectations and Directions for Student Achievement and School Improvement; Build a Data Tapestry to Achieve Evidence-Informed Practice; Establishing a Collaborative School Review Policy; Goals, Leadership, and Accountability; Expectations for Schools; Cycle for School Reviews; Time in School; Membership of the School Review Teams. - System-Level Planning Process and Detailed Work PlanCapacity-Building Plan; Teams Matter; Looking In; Leadership, Coordination, and Planning at A System Level to Prepare For the Reviews; Composition of the External Review Teams; Looking In; Developing A Self-Assessment Tool; Data Plan; Capacity-Building Plan; Session 1; Session 2; Self-Assessment Survey; Session 3; Resources for Sessions 4 and 5; Session 4; Session 5; Data Management Plan: Creating a Data Tapestry; Looking In; Lone Birch's Data Management Plan; Communication Plan; Communication and Engagement; Communication Components. - Say goodbye to top-down evaluations and hello to collaboration and change! How can you leverage the objectivity of outside evaluators and the knowledge of local educators who understand your school's particular situation to help you drive school improvement? The answer: collaborative schools reviews conducted by personnel from within your district in collaboration with your school leadership team. Here you'll find: A research-based case for the value and results of collaborative school reviews Best practices for creating review teams, conducting onsite classroom observations, and aligning with
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9781452242958

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