Failure is not an option : 6 principles that advance student achievement in highly effective schools

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Author:

Blankstein, Alan M., 1959-

ISBN:

9781452268279

Personal Author:

Blankstein, Alan M., 1959-

Edition:

Third edition.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 318 pages ; 23 cm

General Note:

"A joint publication with the HOPE Foundation."

Contents:

Why Failure Is Not an Option Failure Is Not an Educational Option The Significance of the Book's Title: The Passion to Persevere Lessons Learned From Leaders in the Field Moving Forward Courageous Leadership for School Success Reclaiming Courage When Failure Is Not an Option A Test of Courage Building the Courageous Leadership Team The Courageous Leadership Imperative Foundations for Success Moving Forward 10 Common Routes to Failure, and How to Avoid Each Educational Movements Come and Go, the Obstacles Remain the Same Moving Forward Relational Trust as Foundation for the Learning Community Relational Trust Strategies for Building Trust Process Tools for Building Trust Defining a True "Learning Community" Cohesive Communities

Origins and Definitions of the "Learning Community" Moving Forward Chapter 5 Principle 1; Common Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals Clarifying Culture How Decisions Are Made in Different Cultures Developing the Leadership Team The 21st Century Mission The Vision The Values The Goals Challenges and Solutions Moving Forward Principle 2: Ensuring Achievement for All Students-Systems for Prevention and Intervention What Does the School Community Believe? What Is the School Community's Unifying Philosophy? A Better Way What Is the Comprehensive System for Ensuring Success? What Good Looks Like Implementation Guidelines Moving Forward Principle 3: Collaborative Teaming Focused on Teaching for Learning The Aim of Collaboration

Four Types of School Cultures Areas of Collaboration What Good Looks Like Implementation Guidelines Challenges and Solutions Moving Forward Principle 4: Data-Based Decision Making for Continuous Improvement Creating the Climate and Culture of Trust for Effective Data Use Capacity Building for Analysis of Data Commitment to Implementation Possible Uses of Data What Data Should Be Collected? Guidelines for Data Quality Guidelines for Using Data What Good Looks Like A Closer Look at Student Assessment Challenges and Solutions Moving Forward Principle 5: Gaining Active Engagement From Family and Community / Building Positive Family and Community Relationships

School as a Community Hub What Good Looks Like Implementation Guidelines Challenges and Solutions Getting Started Moving Forward Principle 6: Building Sustainable Leadership Capacity / Why Build Leadership Capacity? The Job Is Too Big To Do Alone Shared Leadership Develops Commitment and Yields Higher Student Achievement Defining Leadership Building Capacity Sustainable Leadership

Subject Term:

School improvement programs -- United States.

Academic achievement -- United States.

Educational leadership -- United States.

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School improvement that lasts: find out how with this masterful guide!

Common Core requirements, merit-based pay, new teacher evaluations, project-based learning--21st-century learning is a demanding and rapidly changing landscape. Advance from overwhelmed to empowered with Alan Blankstein's Failure Is Not an Option , used by more than 350,000 educators to create schools that sustain success for every student.

New case studies and field-tested techniques uncover indispensable insights into successful school change. Develop high-performing leadership teams through

Powerful engagement strategies and capacity-building questions to help staff and students leverage what's working and target measurable goals New real-world examples to help stakeholders maintain collaborative cultures in the face of new teacher evaluations and merit pay, sustain successful RTI and Common Core initiatives, thrive in diverse settings, and promote community engagement New tools, forms, and video segments on a companion website

Use this handbook to discover what makes results-oriented, enduring school improvement models work! Praise for the Second Edition: "An overwhelming body of research shows that educational change and improvement must come from the inside. Here is a practical road map for improving the climate and culture of schools in ways that are meaningful and enduring. We must be open to new ideas, new strategies, and new opportunities. School transformation is something you do with educators, not to them. This book will show you how." --Dennis Van Roekel, President National Education Association