The turnaround toolkit : managing rapid, sustainable school improvement / 6
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Lynn Winters, Joan Herman ; foreword by Carl A. Cohn.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index.
Develop systems for managing turnaround activities: shared leadership, collaborative teams, expert reviewers and networks, data capacity -- Organize information needed to redesign programs -- Prepare data summaries and displays -- Identify the turnaround focus -- Redesign programs to address the turnaround focus -- Develop and implement the turnaround plan -- Design an evaluation of the turnaround plan -- Analyze evaluation data and revise the program -- The 4th R: reflect on lessons learned -- Develop systems for managing turnaround activities: shared leadership, collaborative teams, expert reviewers and networks, data capacity: leader's guide -- Organize information needed to redesign programs: leader's guide -- Prepare data summaries and displays: leader's guide -- Identify the turnaround focus: leader's guide -- Redesign programs to address the turnaround focus: leader's guide -- Develop and implement the turnaround plan: leader's guide -- Design an evaluation of the turnaround plan: leader's guide -- Analyze evaluation data and revise the program: leader's guide.
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Presents a nine-step approach to dramatically improving school performance based on data-driven continuous improvement processes, discussing the importance of realigning systems, integrating data to create a plan, and continually revising the plan.