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This is not another book about school reform. It's about how people can plan for it, afford it, deliver it; and be contributors in the building of great schools.
List of contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Building Roads Not Taken
Chapter 1: Schooling Contexts for Funding
Chapter 2: Defining Greatness
Chapter 3: Who Minds the Money?
Part 2: What's Worth Changing For
Chapter 4: Social and Emotional Learning
Chapter 5: Global Citizenry and World Languages
Chapter 6: English Language Arts and Fine Arts
Chapter 7: Science & Technology
Chapter 8: Pure Mathematics
Chapter 9: Physical Education
Chapter 10: Classroom Assessment &. Standardized Testing
Chapter 11: Reducing Class Size
Chapter 12: Scheduling for Change
Chapter 13: Staffing and Meaningful Roles
Chapter 14: Staff Development
Chapter 15: Learning Facilities
Chapter 16: Being Small
Part 3: How can we AFFORD change?
Chapter 17: Inside School Budgets
Chapter 18: Saving Money and Generating Revenue
Part 4: Preparing for Anything...
Chapter 19: Imagine If...
Part 5: The Currency of Change
Chapter 20: To Change or Not or Not to Change?
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Appendices
References
About the author
Barbara J. Smith is a passionate educator with over forty years of experience in public, independent, international and charter schools in Canada, the US and Europe. Smith, who earned her PhD in curriculum from OISE at the University of Toronto has taught teacher educators, opened three new schools and has been a school principal in DC, Virginia and currently at the Giles School in Canada.
Summary
This is not another book about school reform. It’s about how people can plan for it, afford it, deliver it; and be contributors in the building of great schools.
