Reading Room
This section contains resources of articles offering practical ideas and models for school improvement, along with links to the full resource — all organized by our school improvement topics listed on the left.
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School Improvement
Breaking the Habit of Low Performance: Successful School Restructuring Stories
Author: Brinson, D., Rhim, L. M.
Publisher: Center on Innovation and Improvement
Date Published: 2009
This report profiles five elementary, middle, and high schools in the third, fourth, or fifth year of restructuring that have succeeded in "breaking the habit of dysfunctional processes and raising expectations—for staff and students." Three factors have figured prominently in the transformation of each school: new leaders, supports from district and/or state educational agencies, and outside stakeholders. The report includes tables enumerating school demographics and characteristics. Each school profile also lists the key restructuring actions taken.
Assessment & Accountability
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Publisher: National Center for Response to Intervention
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District Improvement
State and District-Level Support for Successful Transitions into High School
Author: Herlighy, C.
Publisher: National High School Center
Date Published: 2007, May
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