Focused Leadership - How to Improve Student Achievement

Focused Leadership is a guidebook that your school system can use to improve student achievement not by sweeping changes that don't stick, but by adapting the traditional roles of people involved in operating schools. From this book you can build a systemic, need-specific approach that is a collaborative effort between school board, administration, and teaching staff.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Are We Getting the Results We Want? Chapter 2 The Role of the Board of Education Chapter 3 The Role of Central Administration Chapter 4 The Role of Building Leadership Chapter 5 Getting Started

About the author

By Richard T. Castallo and Paul D. Houston

Summary

Designed to be used in school systems, this guidebook seeks to improve student achievement by presenting methods to adapt the traditional roles of people involved in operating schools. The book demonstrates how a systemic, need-specific approach can be built.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Castallo, Richard T Castallo, Richard T. Castallo, Paul Houston, Paul D Houston, Paul D. Houston, Houston Paul D.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2001
• EAN: 9780810840638
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-4063-8
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 228 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 186 g
• Series: Scarecrow Education Book; Scarecrow Education Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization