A school board guide to leading successful schools : focusing on learning /: focusing on learning. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephanie Hirsh, Anne Foster ; foreword by Anne Bryant.
• Other Names: Hirsh, Stephanie; Foster, Anne (Anne W.)
• Contents: Foreword by Anne Bryant; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction: Using This Book as a Guide to Your Learning; 1. Hiring the Superintendent: Making the Right Choice; 2. Planning Strategically: Setting and Supporting Priorities; 3. Advancing Professional Learning: Adopting Standards for Professional Learning; 4. Allocating Resources: Prioritizing Dollars and Time for Learning; 5. Improving School Performance: Reviewing School Improvement Plans; 6. Approving Programs: Supporting Professional Learning for Success; 7. Setting School Calendars: Providing Time for Educator Learning; 8. Building Schools: Putting Learning at the Center; 9. Evaluating Performance: Aligning Expectations; 10. Compensating Educators: Supporting Learning and Action; 11. Engaging Parents: Making Parent Learning a Priority; 12. Improving Continuously: Walking the Talk of Professional Learning; Appendix A: Standards for Professional Learning; Appendix B: Standards for Professional Learning: School Board Innovation Configuration Maps; Appendix C: Standards for Professional Learning: Superintendent Innovation Configuration Map (Leadership Standard); Additional Resources; Index
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: 370.71/1; Teachers -- In-service training; School improvement programs; Academic achievement; School boards
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452290430; 1452290431
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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