Breaking the Habit of Low Performance: Successful School Restructuring Stories
Author: Brinson, D., Rhim, L. M.
Publisher: Center on Innovation and Improvement
Publication Date: 2009
Publication City: Lincoln, IL
Full text available online at: http://www.centerii.org/survey/downloads/Breaking_the_habit_of_low_performance.pdf
Abstract (written by WestEd)
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.
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From WestEd.org
Isolation Is the Enemy of Improvement: Instructional Leadership to Support Standards-Based Practice
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