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Addresses climate and culture, closing the achievement gap, community engagement, data-driven decision-making, school reform, structures and organization, and leadership, including principals and teams.

Subtopics are:
Climate & Culture

Breakthrough High Schools: You Can Do It Too!
Author: National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals

Building School Capacity: Systemic Support for the Process of Change
Author: U.S. Department of Education
Publication Date: 1998, May
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Bullying — Not Just a Kid Thing
Author: Cooper, D., Snell, J.L.
Publication Date: 2003, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals

Developing Communities of Instructional Practice: Lessons from Cincinnati and Philadelphia
Author: Supovitz, J.A., Christman, J.B.
Publication Date: 2003, November
Publisher: Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)

Educational Leadership Online: Summer 2005 Turnaround Schools
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Ensuring That No Child is Left Behind: How Are Student Health Risks & Resilience Related to the Academic Progress of Schools? WestEd sponsored
Author: Hanson, T. L., Austin, G., and Lee-Bayha, J.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: WestEd

Factory-Model Schools
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: School Redesign Network at Stanford University

Finding Time for Collaboration
Author: Raywid, M.A.
Publication Date: 1993, September

Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students
Author: Education Trust
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: Education Trust

Group Wise: Create a culture of inquiry and develop productive groups
Author: Garmston, R. J.
Publication Date: 2005, Spring
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy
Author: Hassel, B., Fullwood, W., Terrell, M.G.
Publication Date: 2004, January
Publisher: Education/Evolving

How Schools Sustain Success
Author: Chrisman, V.
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Improving Faculty Conversations
Author: Kohm, B.
Publication Date: 2002, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Keeping New Teachers in Mind
Author: Johnson, S.M., Kardos, S.M.
Publication Date: 2002, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Leading Edge: Culture Shift Doesn't Occur Overnight—or Without Conflict
Author: DuFour, R.
Publication Date: 2004, Fall
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Leading for Learning: Reflective Tools for School and District Leaders
Author: Knapp, M.S., Copeland, M.A., Talbert, J.E.
Publication Date: 2003, February
Publisher: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy

New Small Learning Communities: Findings From Recent Literature
Author: Cotton, K.
Publication Date: 2001, December
Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

New York's District 2 Paved the Way
Author: Temkin, J.
Publication Date: 2003, September
Publisher: Community Renewal Society

No Homework Left Behind
Author: Garbe, G., Guy, D.
Publication Date: 2006, Summer (online only version)
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Positive or Negative?
Author: Peterson, K.D.
Publication Date: 2002, Summer
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Schools Moving Up WestEd sponsored
Author: Mattson Almanzán, H
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Secret Weapon Discovered: Scientists Say Parents Partnering with Teachers Can Change the Future of Education
Author: Furger, R.
Publication Date: 2006, March
Publisher: Edutopia

Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: EdSource

Small Learning Communities: Implementing and Deepening Practice
Author: Oxley, D.
Publication Date: 2005, December
Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Take a Walk On a Walkthrough
Author: Temkin, J.
Publication Date: 2003, September
Publisher: Community Renewal Society

Technical Guide to School and District Factors Impacting Student Learning
Author: National Study of School Evaluation
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE)

The 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study
Author: Reeves, D. B.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Advanced Learning Press

The Big Picture: School-Initiated Reforms, Centrally Initiated Reforms, and Elementary Achievement in Chicago (1990-2005)
Author: Designs for Change
Publication Date: 2005, September
Publisher: Designs For Change

Think Systemically, Act Systematically
Author: Parsley, D., Galvin, M.
Publication Date: 2008, Winter
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators

Transforming American High Schools: Early Lessons and New Challenges
Author: Reich, R.
Publication Date: 2003, January
Publisher: Aspen Institute

Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide
Author: Herman, R., Dawson, P., Dee, T., Greene, J., Maynard, R., Redding, S., and Darwin, M.
Publication Date: 2008, May
Publisher: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

Using a Discipline System To Promote Learning
Author: Marshall, M., Weisner, K.
Publication Date: 2004, March
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Works in Progress: A Report on Middle and High School Improvement Program
Publication Date: 2005, January
Publisher: Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center


Closing the Achievement Gap

Achievement Gap: Myths and Reality, The
Author: Singham, M.
Publication Date: 2003, April
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Against Odds, School Propels Its Students to College
Author: Viadero, D.
Publication Date: 2001, May 16
Publisher: Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.

Canary in the Mine: The Achievement Gap Between Black and White Students, The
Author: Singham, M.
Publication Date: 1998, September
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Closing the Achievement Gap in El Paso: A Collaboration for K-16 Renewal
Author: Navarro, M.S., Natalicio, D.S.
Publication Date: 1999, April
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Educational Leadership Online: Summer 2005 Turnaround Schools
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students
Author: Education Trust
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: Education Trust

Hope for Urban Education: A Study of Nine High-Performing High-Poverty Urban Elementary Schools
Author: Charles A. Dana Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Publication Date: 1999

Keys to Sustaining Successful School Turnarounds
Author: Duke, D.L.
Publication Date: 2006, Fall
Publisher: Educational Research Service

Leveling the Playing Field for Urban Schoolchildren
Publication Date: 2004, September
Publisher: Harvard Graduate School of Education

Raising Minority Achievement in Science and Math
Author: Hrabowski, F.A., III
Publication Date: 2002, December/2003, January
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Schools Moving Up WestEd sponsored
Author: Mattson Almanzán, H
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Teaching for High Standards: What Policymakers Need to Know and Be Able to Do
Author: Darling-Hammond, L., Ball, D.L.
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: National Education Goals Panel

The 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study
Author: Reeves, D. B.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Advanced Learning Press

The Big Picture: School-Initiated Reforms, Centrally Initiated Reforms, and Elementary Achievement in Chicago (1990-2005)
Author: Designs for Change
Publication Date: 2005, September
Publisher: Designs For Change

The Threat of Stereotype
Author: Aronson, J.
Publication Date: 2004, November
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)


Community Engagement

A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement
Author: Henderson, A.T., Mapp, K.L.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)

Building School Capacity: Systemic Support for the Process of Change
Author: U.S. Department of Education
Publication Date: 1998, May
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Building Urban Educational Partnerships
Author: McLean, W.R., Toler-Robinson, E.
Publication Date: 2001, Spring
Publisher: NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

Closing the Achievement Gap in El Paso: A Collaboration for K-16 Renewal
Author: Navarro, M.S., Natalicio, D.S.
Publication Date: 1999, April
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Developing a Collaborative Team Approach to Support Family and Community Connections With Schools: What Can School Leaders Do?
Author: Ferguson, C.
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)

Leadership Folio Series: Guiding Comprehensive School Reform
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2000

Lessons and Recommendations from the Alabama Reading Initiative: Sustaining Focus on Secondary Reading
Author: Bacevich, A., Salinger, T.
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: American Institutes for Research

School-Business Partnerships: Seven Strategies for Success
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: Daniels Fund


Data-Driven Decision-Making

Accountability in Action: A Blueprint for Learning Organizations, 2nd edition
Author: Reeves, D.B.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Advanced Learning Press

Being an Informed Consumer of Quantitative Educational Research
Author: Fashola, O.S.
Publication Date: 2004, March
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Buried Treasure: Developing a Management Guide from Mountains of School Data
Author: Celio, M.B., Harvey, J.
Publication Date: 2005, January
Publisher: Center on Reinventing Public Education

Comprehensive School Reform: Research-Based Strategies to Achieve High Standards WestEd sponsored
Author: Hale, S.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: WestEd

Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts
Author: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), Sargent, J., Shively, J.
Publication Date: 2004, December
Publisher: Learning Point Associates

Islands of Hope in a Sea of Dreams: A Research Report ... WestEd sponsored
Author: Killion, J.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: WestEd

Leadership Folio Series: Sustaining School Improvement
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Leveling the Playing Field for Urban Schoolchildren
Publication Date: 2004, September
Publisher: Harvard Graduate School of Education

No Schools Left Behind
Author: Bernhardt, V.L.
Publication Date: 2003, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Portrait of a Benchmark School
Author: Cawelti, G.
Publication Date: 2000, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Schools Moving Up WestEd sponsored
Author: Mattson Almanzán, H
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: EdSource

The 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study
Author: Reeves, D. B.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Advanced Learning Press

Three Stories of Education Reform, The
Author: Fullan, M.
Publication Date: 2000, April
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide
Author: Herman, R., Dawson, P., Dee, T., Greene, J., Maynard, R., Redding, S., and Darwin, M.
Publication Date: 2008, May
Publisher: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

Turning Around Low-Performing Schools: A Guide for State and Local Leaders
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Using Data to Improve Schools: What's Working
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators


Leadership

A New Era of School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us
Author: Marzano, R.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Balanced Leadership: What 30 Years of Research Tells Us About the Effect of Leadership on Student Achievement
Author: Waters, T., Marzano, R.J., Brian McNulty, B.
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals

First Ring Leadership Academy: A Multidistrict Model for Developing, Sharing and Supporting Leadership Talent
Author: Anthes, K., Long, A.
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: Education Commission of the States

How Principals Can Build Self-Renewing Schools
Author: Reitzug, U.C., Burrello, L.C.
Publication Date: 1995, April
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

How Schools Sustain Success
Author: Chrisman, V.
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Improving Faculty Conversations
Author: Kohm, B.
Publication Date: 2002, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Isolation is the Enemy of Improvement: Instructional Leadership to Support Standards-Based Practice WestEd sponsored
Author: Jamentz, K.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Keeping Good Teachers: Why It Matters, What Leaders Can Do
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 2003, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Leadership Folio Series: Guiding Comprehensive School Reform
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2000

Leadership Folio Series: Sustaining School Improvement
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Leadership for Lasting Reform
Author: Lambert, L.
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Leading for Learning: Reflective Tools for School and District Leaders
Author: Knapp, M.S., Copeland, M.A., and Talbert, J.E.
Publication Date: 2003, February
Publisher: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy

Leading for Learning: Reflective Tools for School and District Leaders
Author: Knapp, M.S., Copeland, M.A., Talbert, J.E.
Publication Date: 2003, February
Publisher: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy

Leading Schools: Distinguishing the Essential from the Important
Author: Waters, T., Grubb S.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Learning-Centered Principal, The
Author: DuFour, R.
Publication Date: 2002, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Meeting Superman
Author: Merrow, J.
Publication Date: 2004, February
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

New York's District 2 Paved the Way
Author: Temkin, J.
Publication Date: 2003, September
Publisher: Community Renewal Society

Principals of Inclusive Schools
Author: Salisbury, C., McGregor, G.
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: National Institute of Urban School Improvement

School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals
Author: Davis, S., Darling-Hammond, L., LaPointe, M., Meyerson, D.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Stanford University, Stanford Educational Leadership Institute

School Technology Leadership: Incidence and Impact
Author: Anderson, R.E., Dexter, S.L.
Publication Date: 2000, December

Schools Moving Up WestEd sponsored
Author: Mattson Almanzán, H
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Seven Principles of Sustainable Leadership, The
Author: Hargreaves, A., Fink, D.
Publication Date: 2004, April
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: EdSource

Take a Walk On a Walkthrough
Author: Temkin, J.
Publication Date: 2003, September
Publisher: Community Renewal Society

Technical Guide to School and District Factors Impacting Student Learning
Author: National Study of School Evaluation
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE)

The Big Picture: School-Initiated Reforms, Centrally Initiated Reforms, and Elementary Achievement in Chicago (1990-2005)
Author: Designs for Change
Publication Date: 2005, September
Publisher: Designs For Change

The Role of Districts in Fostering Instructional Improvement: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered with the Institute for Learning
Author: Marsh, J. A., Kerr, K. A., Ikemoto, G. S., Darilek, H., Suttorp, M., Zimmer, R. W., Barney, H.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: RAND Corporation

Think Systemically, Act Systematically
Author: Parsley, D., Galvin, M.
Publication Date: 2008, Winter
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators

Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide
Author: Herman, R., Dawson, P., Dee, T., Greene, J., Maynard, R., Redding, S., and Darwin, M.
Publication Date: 2008, May
Publisher: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

When Leadership Spells Danger
Author: Heifetz, R.A., Linsky, M.
Publication Date: 2004, April
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)


School Reform

A New Era of School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us
Author: Marzano, R.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Accomplishing Large Scale Reform: A Tri-Level Proposition
Author: Fullan, M., Rolheiser, C., Mascall, B., Edge, K.
Publication Date: 2002, May
Publisher: TERC

Accountability in Action: A Blueprint for Learning Organizations, 2nd edition
Author: Reeves, D.B.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Advanced Learning Press

Advancing High School Reform In the States: Policies and Programs
Author: Martinez, M
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals

Against Odds, School Propels Its Students to College
Author: Viadero, D.
Publication Date: 2001, May 16
Publisher: Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.

Beating the Odds: How Thirteen NYC Schools Bring Low-Performing Ninth-Graders to Timely Graduation and College Enrollment
Author: Ascher, C., Maguire, C.
Publication Date: 2007, December
Publisher: Annenberg Institute for School Reform

Being an Informed Consumer of Quantitative Educational Research
Author: Fashola, O.S.
Publication Date: 2004, March
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Big Buildings, Small Schools: Using a Small Schools Strategy for High School Reform
Author: Allen, L., Steinberg, A.
Publication Date: 2004, December
Publisher: Jobs for the Future

Building School Capacity: Systemic Support for the Process of Change
Author: U.S. Department of Education
Publication Date: 1998, May
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Cleveland Schools that are Making a Difference
Author: Institute for Student Achievement and the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and T
Publisher: George Gund Foundation

Closing the Achievement Gap in El Paso: A Collaboration for K-16 Renewal
Author: Navarro, M.S., Natalicio, D.S.
Publication Date: 1999, April
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Comprehensive School Reform: Research-Based Strategies to Achieve High Standards WestEd sponsored
Author: Hale, S.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: WestEd

CSRQ Center Report on Elementary School Comprehensive School Reform Models
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center

Educational Leadership Online: Summer 2005 Turnaround Schools
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Factory-Model Schools
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: School Redesign Network at Stanford University

Finding the Way: Structure, Time, and Culture in School Improvement
Author: Donahoe, T.
Publication Date: 1993, November
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students
Author: Education Trust
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: Education Trust

Getting the Most from Technology in Schools WestEd sponsored
Author: White, N., Ringstaff, C., Kelley, L.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Hope for Urban Education: A Study of Nine High-Performing High-Poverty Urban Elementary Schools
Author: Charles A. Dana Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Publication Date: 1999

How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy
Author: Hassel, B., Fullwood, W., Terrell, M.G.
Publication Date: 2004, January
Publisher: Education/Evolving

How Schools Sustain Success
Author: Chrisman, V.
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Investing in Technology: The Learning Return WestEd sponsored
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Islands of Hope in a Sea of Dreams: A Research Report ... WestEd sponsored
Author: Killion, J.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: WestEd

Keys to Sustaining Successful School Turnarounds
Author: Duke, D.L.
Publication Date: 2006, Fall
Publisher: Educational Research Service

Leadership Folio Series: Guiding Comprehensive School Reform
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2000

Leadership Folio Series: Sustaining School Improvement
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Leadership for Lasting Reform
Author: Lambert, L.
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Meeting Superman
Author: Merrow, J.
Publication Date: 2004, February
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Most Likely To Succeed: Policymaking in Support of a Restructured High School
Author: NASBE Study Group on Restructuring High Schools
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

New Small Learning Communities: Findings From Recent Literature
Author: Cotton, K.
Publication Date: 2001, December
Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Pathways to Inclusive Education
Author: Salisbury, C., Strieker, T., Roach, V., McGregor, G.
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices

Portrait of a Benchmark School
Author: Cawelti, G.
Publication Date: 2000, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Reader's Guide to Scientifically Based Research
Author: Slavin, Robert E.
Publication Date: 2003, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Reinventing High School: Outcomes of the Coalition Campus Schools Project
Author: Darling-Hammond, L., Ancess, J., Ort, S.W.
Publication Date: 2002, Fall
Publisher: AERA

Report On Key Practices of Consistently Higher Performing High Schools
Author: Dolejs, C.
Publication Date: 2006, October
Publisher: National High School Center

Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement
Author: Schmoker, M.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

School Renewal: An Inquiry, Not a Formula
Author: Joyce, B., Calhoun, E.
Publication Date: April 1995
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When?
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Learning Point Associates

School Turnarounds: Actions and Results
Author: Brinson, D., Kowal, J., Hassel, B.C
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Center on Innovation and Improvement

Schools Moving Up WestEd sponsored
Author: Mattson Almanzán, H
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: EdSource

Small Learning Communities: Implementing and Deepening Practice
Author: Oxley, D.
Publication Date: 2005, December
Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Small Schools: A Reform That Works
Author: Raywid, M.A.
Publication Date: 1997/1998
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Technical Guide to School and District Factors Impacting Student Learning
Author: National Study of School Evaluation
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE)

The 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study
Author: Reeves, D. B.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Advanced Learning Press

The Big Picture: School-Initiated Reforms, Centrally Initiated Reforms, and Elementary Achievement in Chicago (1990-2005)
Author: Designs for Change
Publication Date: 2005, September
Publisher: Designs For Change

Think Systemically, Act Systematically
Author: Parsley, D., Galvin, M.
Publication Date: 2008, Winter
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators

Three Dimensions of Reform, The
Author: Hargreaves, A., Fink, D.
Publication Date: April 2000
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Three Stories of Education Reform, The
Author: Fullan, M.
Publication Date: 2000, April
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Tough Love for School Reform WestEd sponsored
Author: Hess, F.M.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: WestEd


Structures and Organization

A Foot in Two Worlds: The Second Report on Comprehensive High School Conversions
Author: Wallach, C.A., Lear, R.
Publication Date: 2005, Fall
Publisher: Small Schools Project

Advancing High School Reform In the States: Policies and Programs
Author: Martinez, M
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals

Arrange Time into Blocks
Author: Zepeda, S.J.
Publication Date: 1999, Spring
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Big Buildings, Small Schools: Using a Small Schools Strategy for High School Reform
Author: Allen, L., Steinberg, A.
Publication Date: 2004, December
Publisher: Jobs for the Future

Block Scheduling: Innovations with Time
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University

Building a System of Excellent High Schools
Author: Feist, M., Joselowsky, F., Nichols-Solomon, R., Raynor, A.F.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Annenberg Institute for School Reform

Building School Capacity: Systemic Support for the Process of Change
Author: U.S. Department of Education
Publication Date: 1998, May
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals

Determining Policy Support for Inclusive Education
Author: Strieker, T., Salisbury, C., Roach, V.
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices

Developing Communities of Instructional Practice: Lessons from Cincinnati and Philadelphia
Author: Supovitz, J.A., Christman, J.B.
Publication Date: 2003, November
Publisher: Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)

Educational Leadership Online: Summer 2005 Turnaround Schools
Publication Date: 2005, Summer
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Expecting Success: Self-Assessment and Resource Guide for Improving Service Delivery
Author: Council of Chief State School Officers
Publication Date: 2002, August
Publisher: Council of Chief State School Officers

Factory-Model Schools
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: School Redesign Network at Stanford University

Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students
Author: Education Trust
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: Education Trust

Getting the Most from Technology in Schools WestEd sponsored
Author: White, N., Ringstaff, C., Kelley, L.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy
Author: Hassel, B., Fullwood, W., Terrell, M.G.
Publication Date: 2004, January
Publisher: Education/Evolving

Improving Faculty Conversations
Author: Kohm, B.
Publication Date: 2002, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Investing in Technology: The Learning Return WestEd sponsored
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Leadership for Lasting Reform
Author: Lambert, L.
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Looping: Discovering the Benefits of Multiyear Teaching
Author: Rasmussen, K.
Publication Date: 1998, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Looping: Moving Up with the Class
Author: Little, T.S., Dacus, N.B.
Publication Date: 1999, September
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

New Small Learning Communities: Findings From Recent Literature
Author: Cotton, K.
Publication Date: 2001, December
Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

No Homework Left Behind
Author: Garbe, G., Guy, D.
Publication Date: 2006, Summer (online only version)
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Pathways to Inclusive Education
Author: Salisbury, C., Strieker, T., Roach, V., McGregor, G.
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices

Principals of Inclusive Schools
Author: Salisbury, C., McGregor, G.
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: National Institute of Urban School Improvement

Reinventing High School: Outcomes of the Coalition Campus Schools Project
Author: Darling-Hammond, L., Ancess, J., Ort, S.W.
Publication Date: 2002, Fall
Publisher: AERA

Report On Key Practices of Consistently Higher Performing High Schools
Author: Dolejs, C.
Publication Date: 2006, October
Publisher: National High School Center

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success WestEd sponsored
Author: Huebner, T.A., Calisi, G.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: WestEd

School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When?
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Learning Point Associates

Small Learning Communities: Implementing and Deepening Practice
Author: Oxley, D.
Publication Date: 2005, December
Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

The Big Picture: School-Initiated Reforms, Centrally Initiated Reforms, and Elementary Achievement in Chicago (1990-2005)
Author: Designs for Change
Publication Date: 2005, September
Publisher: Designs For Change

Time for A Change: The Promise of Extended-Time Schools for Promoting Student Achievement — Executive Summary
Author: Farbman, D., Kaplan, C.
Publication Date: 2005, Fall
Publisher: Massachusetts 2020

Transforming American High Schools: Early Lessons and New Challenges
Author: Reich, R.
Publication Date: 2003, January
Publisher: Aspen Institute

Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide
Author: Herman, R., Dawson, P., Dee, T., Greene, J., Maynard, R., Redding, S., and Darwin, M.
Publication Date: 2008, May
Publisher: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

What Keeps Good Teachers in the Classroom?
Author: Alliance for Excellent Education
Publication Date: 2008, February
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education

Year-Round Education
Author: Rasmussen, K.
Publication Date: 2000, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)


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