| Description |
1 online resource (161 pages) |
| Series |
Leading Student Achievement Series |
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Leading student achievement.
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| Contents |
Front -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- School Improvement Planning -- The International Drive for Accountability in Education -- The Pillars of Government Education Policy -- Improving Student Achievement -- School Improvement Planning for Student Achievement -- Keeping School Planning on Track -- Sorting Through the Available Data -- Summary -- Chapter 2 -- The Dimensions of the Principal as Data-Driven Leader -- The Principal as Leader -- Understanding and Implementing the Process -- Aligning Great Teams -- Assessing the Ongoing Progress -- Assigning Staff to Support the School Plan -- The Principal as Professional Developer -- Analyzing the Data -- Supporting the School Plan -- The Principal's Role as Communicator -- Informing Stakeholders about the Process -- Communicating How to Use Data in the Context of School Planning -- Summary -- Chapter 3 -- Introducing Data-Based School Improvement -- Convincing School Staff -- Introducing the Concepts -- Using the Three Dimensions of the Principal in Convincing Staff -- Working with Leadership Teams -- How Are Leadership Teams Effective? -- Making Data Use Explicit -- Summary -- Chapter 4 -- Finding Reliable, Valid, and Comprehensive Data -- Types of Data -- Outcome Data -- Demographic Data -- Process Data -- Perceptual Data -- Intersecting Data -- Defining Data Types with Your Staff -- Summary -- Chapter 5 -- The Data-Driven School Improvement Planning Cycle -- The School Improvement Planning Cycle -- 1. Predict -- 2. Check Assumptions -- 3. Observe the Data -- 4. Interpret the Data -- 5. Plan -- 6. Gather Further Data -- 7. Repeat the Cycle -- In-School Application and Practice -- The Practice Activity -- Ensuring That Evidence is Valid and Complete -- Complete -- Consistent -- Comparable -- Concealing -- Next Steps -- Triangulation -- The Problem Solution Frame -- Summary |
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Chapter 6 -- Embedding the Cycle in the School's Culture -- Facilitating Success -- Poor or Incomplete Data -- Analysis or Interpretation is Flawed by False Assumptions -- Lack of Appropriate Strategies -- The Difficulty of Change -- Adding to the Toolkit -- Root Causes -- Using the Process to Build SMART Goals -- Summary -- Educator Toolkit -- Suggested Additional Readings -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
This concise guide helps principals introduce a data-driven school improvement planning cycle, create a team to gather relevant data, and embed data practices into a school's culture |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781412963046 |
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1412963044 |
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