| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Overview and introduction of the COMPASS model for school improvement -- A positive and supportive culture -- Ownership and shared vision -- Managing data -- Professional development -- Advocacy -- Shared accountability -- Structures to support school improvement -- Improving your school : making it happen -- Common concerns |
| Summary |
"This research-based book provides the busiest leaders with an accessible set of tools that can immediately be deployed to positively impact their school. Authors Williamson and Blackburn explore the COMPASS model--Culture; Ownership and Shared Vision; Managing Data; Professional Development; Advocacy; Shared Accountability; and Structures to Sustain Success--as an overall framework for school improvement. Chapters provide in-depth discussions of easy-to-implement, useful strategies for improvement and address the most common concerns facing todays school leaders. Supplemented with templates, charts, and other adaptable tools for ongoing, practical use, 7 Strategies for Improving Your School is your guide to school improvement"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Ronald Williamson is Professor of Educational Leadership at Eastern Michigan University, USA. He is a former principal, central office administrator, and Executive Director of the National Middle School Association (now AMLE). Barbara R. Blackburn, a "Top 30 Global Guru in Education, "is a bestselling author and sought-after consultant. She was an award-winning professor at Winthrop University and has taught students of all ages. In addition to speaking at conferences worldwide, she also regularly presents workshops for teachers and administrators |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
School improvement programs -- United States
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EDUCATION -- General.
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School improvement programs.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Blackburn, Barbara R., 1961- author.
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| ISBN |
9780429422690 |
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0429422695 |
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9780429749742 |
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9780429749728 |
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0429749724 |
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0429749740 |
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9780429749735 |
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0429749732 |
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