Small schools, big ideas the essential guide to successful school transformation /

"Developed by The Coalition of Essential Schools, one of the nation's leading school reform networks, The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation provides a comprehensive, principle-based approach for redesigning public schools and creating new schools that enable all students...

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Main Authors: Benitez, Mara, 1965
Group Author: Davidson, Jill, 1968; Flaxman, Laura, 1967
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Edition: 1st ed.
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USA
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118269374
Summary: "Developed by The Coalition of Essential Schools, one of the nation's leading school reform networks, The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation provides a comprehensive, principle-based approach for redesigning public schools and creating new schools that enable all students to achieve at high standards. Featuring stories and examples from schools that have successfully implemented the CES model, this powerful blueprint for district and school-level administrators, teachers, reform activists, educational policy makers, and professors distills insights and wisdom gleaned from ov
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxxi, 382 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470615508 (electronic bk.)
0470615508 (electronic bk.)
9781118269374 (electronic bk.)
1118269373 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: LB2822
CLC: G571.21
Contents: Introduction: An academically challenging education for all -- A commitment to equity -- Facing the challenges -- Creating the climate and conditions for change -- Starting with vision, mission, and goals -- Transformational leadership -- Cultivating professional learning communities -- Student-centered teaching and learning -- Demonstration of mastery -- Access, opportunity, and preparation for postsecondary success -- School culture, practices, and community -- Strategies for sustainability -- Appendix A: Coalition for Essential Schools common principles -- Appendix B: Coalition for Essent