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4.9 Benefits of Change Change is accepted as a normal and positive process that leads to continuous district/school improvement. 
Related Resources Tools NEW! Common Core Implementation Workbook This tool provides information, case stories of good practice, key questions and hands-on exercises to assist in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: Achieve Guidelines for Implementing New Approaches to Student Learning This site presents ten guidelines to help lead successful school change and improvement efforts by building skills and systems needed when implementing new methods for student learning. Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Thirteen Tips for Managing Change The Executive Director of the National Staff Development Council offers 13 recommendations to help manage the change process. Author: Dennis Sparks Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Articles NEW! The Teaching Job: Restructuring for Effectiveness This publication states that districts need to fundamentally restructure the job of teachers –changes the working conditions, requirements, expectations, and rewards- for a school transformation to take place. Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Education Resource Strategies Civil Schools Are Safe Schools: But Are They Attainable? The author discusses a proactive approach to school safety by trying to identify and restructure problem areas before they become problems. Author: Randy Sprick Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Instructional Leader Education Leadership: A Bridge to School Reform Education leadership has been called the “critical bridge” that can unite the many different school reform approaches in ways that practically nothing else can. This was the central theme of The Wallace Foundation’s national education conference held in October of 2007. This report shares lessons and experiences about how states, districts and universities are going about ensuring that all schools have well-trained, well-supported leadership. Author: M. Christine DeVita, Richard L. Colvin, Linda Darling-Hammond, Kati Haycock Publication Date: 2007, December Publisher: Wallace Foundation Foundations for Success: Case Studies of How Urban School Systems Improve Student Achievement This report examines the experiences of three large urban school districts that have raised academic performance for their district as a whole while also reducing racial differences in achievement. Author: Jason Snipes, Fred Doolittle, and Corinne Herlihy Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: MDRC Group Wise: Anticipate Change: Design A Transition Meeting In the midst of dealing with change, Garmston describes an attempt to focus on enhancing the school staff’s ability to cope with change, to help staff recognize change as an opportunity for school improvement, and to increase a sense of power and control about aspects of change. He asserts the importance of recognizing what is ending, where they will be a period of uncertainty and flux, and where there will be a new beginning. Sample questions to help inform this dialogue are provided. Author: Robert J. Garmston Publication Date: 2004, Fall What Experience From The Field Tells Us About School Leadership And Turnaround This document provides research that supports the idea that successful school transformation is characterized by strong school leaders who achieve dramatic results by intensely focusing all available resources on improving student learning. Author: Catherine Barbour et al. Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: American Institutes for Research Useful Links Essential Leadership in the School Change Process This article provides snapshots of different things leaders need to be aware of during the change process. Publisher: Coalition of Essential Schools The Turnaround Challenge This report identifies factors that help schools succeed against the odds. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Mass Insight Education & Research Institute ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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