Leadership for Equity and Excellence Creating High-Achievement Classrooms, Schools, and Districts

Name: Leadership for Equity and Excellence Creating High-Achievement Classrooms, Schools, and Districts
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ISBN: 9780761945864

ISBN-10: 0761945865

ISBN-13: 9780761945864

Edition: 2003

Authors: James Joseph Scheurich, Linda E. Skrla

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The authors encourage school leaders and teachers to develop creative strategies for student advancement using tools such as accountability, equity audits, and proactive redundancy. They examine the American education achievement gap, and suggest several concepts for overcoming this gap.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 3/21/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 178
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Linda Skrla is Professor of Educational Administration at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the Texas A&M faculty in 1997, Linda worked as a middle school and high school teacher and as a campus and district administrator in public schools. Her research focuses on educational equity issues in school leadership, including accountability policy, high success school districts, and women superintendents. Linda is Vice President of Division A of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Editor of Educational Administration Quarterly. She has published extensively in academic journals and has co-authored and co-edited five other books, the most recent of which is Using…



Foreword



Acknowledgments


About the Authors



Working on the Dream


What We Will Cover in the Book



Learning To Believe the Dream Is Possible


Barriers to Believing


Learning to Believe


Conclusion



Standards and Curriculum


Why Use Standards?


The Necessity of Curriculum Alignment


How Allignment of Standards and Curriculum Works in Creating Equitable and Excellent Schools


Conclusion



Instruction and Classroom Climate


High Expectations and Respect


Culturally Responsive Teaching


Loving and Caring in the Classroom


Democratic, Collaborative Teaching Environments


Continual Development of Content Expertise


Discipline Problems Are Largely a Function of Inequity, a Lack of Caring, and Weak Instruction


Conclusion



Accountability and Appropriate Data Usage


Avoiding the Test Factory Response to Accountability


Using Accountability Positively for Equitable and Excellent Schooling


Conclusion



Using Data to Uncover and Erase Systemic Inequities


Applying Equity Audits to Gifted and Talented Program Data


Using Equity Audits on Special Education Data


Using Equity Audits on Discipline


A Process for Addressing Inequities Identified by Equity Audits


Using Equity Audits on Achievement Data and Teacher Quality Data


Conclusion



School Leadership and Continuous Improvement


Three Essential Characteristics of Leadership for Equity and Excellence


Sustaining Yourself as a Leader for Equity and Excellence


A Note for Campus and District Leaders on Building Leadership Capacity


A Note to Principals and District Leaders About Assistant Principals


Conclusion



Proactive Redundancy


Proactive Redundancy in the Classroom


Proactive Redundancy in Teacher Professional Development


Proactive Redundancy Involving District Support Staff


The Importance of Proactive Redundancy in Equitable and Excellent Schools


Conclusion



Deep Collaboration with Parents and Community


Conclusion



The Final Call: Working on the Dream Each Day in Every Way


What We See in the Future


Final Words, the Final Call


References


Index