Leading Effective Secondary School Reform: Your Guide to Strategies That Work by

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"The strength of the book lies in its format and in its use of sophisticated sources and allusions to those sources . . . I am impressed with the clarity of focus within each chapter."Frank Kawtoski, Educational ConsultantFrank Kawtoski and Associates"Very comprehensive! A great addition to the body of knowledge."J. Victor McGuire, Education ProfessorUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas"Meet the challenge of change with successful leadership!"What is the best way to share leadership duties while creating successful learning communities? What is the best way to help teachers improve their practice while also tracking student achievement? With this resource for effective leadership, you???ll find answers to these tough questions for every member of your school team."Leading Effective Secondary School Reform" takes a practical approach to effecting school change by offering case studies, CBAM materials, and sample agendas to help the change process run smoothly for every teacher and administrator. Loughridge and Tarantino demonstrate how to successfully implement state and federal mandates by building learning communities based on leadership attributes including: Developing a strong school culture to bond teachers, students, and administrators Establishing action plans to ensure readiness Assessing progress to maintain accountability Using action research to improve schools, teachers, and students Effectively observing classrooms to focus on instructional leadershipThe challenges that accompany any change process can strain even the strongest organization. Learn to lead effective school change and become a more effective school leader.

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With this easy-to-use leadership resource, you ll find successful strategies with case studies and sample agendas to help the school change process run smoothly.

Author Biography

Mary E. (Mikie) Loughridge, Ed. D. is currently serving as a secondary Principal Coach for the Los Angeles County Office of Education and the Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center's Office of the Regional System of District and School Support (RSDSS). She served as a special education teacher at the middle and high school levels, as a continuation high school teacher, and as a high school vice principal and principal. Her district office experience includes Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Teacher Support and Employee Development for the Antelope Valley Union High School District, as well as an Induction Consultant for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the California Department of Education. She served as adjunct faculty for eighteen years in teacher and administrative preparation programs at four private and state universities. She also developed and presented a variety of workshops at the local, regional, state, and national levels. She holds a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from the University of Southern California. Loren Tarantino has a unique history of employment and training in education. Loren is currently the principal of a private high school in San Diego, California. Prior to this assignment she spent twenty-nine years in public schools working as a secondary school classroom teacher, middle school administrator, and district office administrator in student support services, curriculum and instruction, and human resources. In addition, Loren was a consultant with the California Attorney General's School/Law Enforcement Partnership Cadre, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the California Department of Education. Since 1986, she has presented local, state and national conference keynote speeches and workshops for school board, teacher, and school administrator associations and universities on a variety of topics including beginning teacher induction, conflict resolution, communication strategies, and conducting classroom observations.

Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsI. Vision1. School Culture2. The Change Process3. The Single School PlanII. Shared Decision Making4. Professional Development5. Professional Learning Communities6. Parent InvolvementIII. Assessment and Accountability7. Action Research8. Productive Classroom Observations9. Putting the Pieces TogetherAppendix: Related Web SitesReferencesIndex

Review

"The strength of the book lies in its format and in its use of sophisticated sources and allusions to those sources . . . I am impressed with the clarity of focus within each chapter." -- Frank Kawtoski, Educational Consultant "Very comprehensive! A great addition to the body of knowledge." -- J. Victor McGuire, Education Professor

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"Very comprehensive! A great addition to the body of knowledge."

Details ISBN1412906059 Author Loren R. Tarantino Short Title LEADING EFFECTIVE SECONDARY SC Pages 168 Language English ISBN-10 1412906059 ISBN-13 9781412906050 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 373.12 Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Publication Date 2004-12-31 Subtitle Your Guide to Strategies That Work Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Affiliation BTSA Statewide Directors State Leadership Team Leader Antelope Valley Publisher Corwin Publishers Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Series 1-Off DOI 10.1604/9781412906050 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2005-02-08 NZ Release Date 2005-02-08 US Release Date 2005-02-08 AU Release Date 2005-02-07 We've got this

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