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Author McNeal, William R

Title School District's Journey to Excellence : Lessons From Business and Education
Published SAGE Publications, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (208 pages)
Contents Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 -- Leadership in Context -- Chapter 2 -- Leadership and Courage -- Accountability -- Leadership -- Organizing Your Leadership -- Communicating with Your Public -- Business Partnerships That Make a Difference -- Chapter 3 -- Leadership and Brains -- Goal Setting and Planning -- Making Use of Retreats -- Training Leaders -- Measuring Success -- Dollars and Sense -- Chapter 4 -- Leadership and Heart -- Students Matter Most -- Teachers Matter Most
Parents Matter MostInvolving the Entire Village -- Chapter 5 -- Bringing It All Home -- Making a Home of the School -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Resources -- Appendix A: Selected Readings and Resources Organized by Chapter and Section -- Appendix B: Criteria for a Superintendent�s Evaluation -- Appendix C: Recommendation for National Superintendent of the Year -- Appendix D: National Recognitions for WCPSS and Wake County -- Index
Summary This resource examines how one of the nation's largest districts improved performance outcomes and achieved significant gains by integrating strategies from educational and business arenas
Notes Print version record
Subject Academic achievement -- United States -- Evaluation
Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
Education -- United States -- Evaluation
Community and school -- United States.
Academic achievement -- Evaluation.
Community and school.
Education -- Evaluation.
Educational tests and measurements.
United States.
Form Electronic book
Author Oxholm, Thomas B
ISBN 9781452215457
1452215456
9781412941570
1412941571