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Inventing Better Schools: An Action Plan for Educational Reform
Phillip C. Schlechty
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Description for Inventing Better Schools: An Action Plan for Educational Reform
Paperback. A hands-on, practical guide to leading and implementing school restructuring and educational reform. Building on the strategic framework for school reform outlined in his first book, "Schools for the 21st Century", the author presents an action plan in this book for implementing those reforms. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Schlechty shows both educators and parents how to envision reform and design quality educational systems. He explains how the visioning process must be rooted in real shared beliefs, how mission statements must unpack visions into concrete goals that are connected to action, and how the results of reform can be usefully assessed. Drawing on the author's vast experience in the day-to-day work of implementing school reform, Inventing Better Schools offers new approaches for setting standards and ensuring accountability--and includes samples of actual mission statements and strategic plans of successful school districts.
Schlechty shows both educators and parents how to envision reform and design quality educational systems. He explains how the visioning process must be rooted in real shared beliefs, how mission statements must unpack visions into concrete goals that are connected to action, and how the results of reform can be usefully assessed. Drawing on the author's vast experience in the day-to-day work of implementing school reform, Inventing Better Schools offers new approaches for setting standards and ensuring accountability--and includes samples of actual mission statements and strategic plans of successful school districts.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787956103
SKU
V9780787956103
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About Phillip C. Schlechty
PHILLIP C. SCHLECHTY is founder and CEO of the Center for Leadership in School Reform. The creator of some of the nation's most innovative professional development programs for educators, he has been the recipient of the American Federation of Teachers Quest Citation and the American Educational Research Association's Professional Service Award. Schlechty is the author of Schools for the 21st ... Read more
Reviews for Inventing Better Schools: An Action Plan for Educational Reform
"Schlechty offers a clear and concise vision of systemic change to address the problems with education." (The School Administrator) "Schlechty marshals readers through the ideas-to-action labyrinth of improving schools. . . . A worthy successor to his earlier work." (The American School Board Journal) "A book filled with hope. . . . Not all ... Read more