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In this book, Susan Allred and Kelly Foster have provided the experiences that Kentucky educators, policy makers, and communities had throughout the most recent school turnaround era.
List of contents
Foreword Terry K. Holliday, PhD former Kentucky Commissioner of Education
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. A National Context and How Sustainability Can Be Built and Measured: The Empowering Data and InformationChapter 1: A Perspective on Status of Low Performing Schools Intervention
Chapter 2: The Empowering Information and Data
Part II. The Kentucky Reality of Designing, Deploying and Monitoring Systems Chapter 3: The Backstory: State Legislation
Chapter 4: Needs Assessment, Research, Visionary Leadership, a Plan A Research Theory for the Design of District 180
Chapter 5: From Theory into Action: Two Stories about How Educators Work
Part III. Strategies and Tools to Empower for SustainabilityChapter 6: State Strategies and Support
Chapter 7: Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement Through Application of Quality Tools
Part IV. Case Studies and Lessons Learned with Continued Challenges Chapter 8: Case Studies
Chapter 9: Lessons Learned with Continued Challenges
Chapter 10: Continuous Improvement Leadership, Is It Possible to Find?
Appendices Glossary: The Letters Unscrambled
Bibliography
About the Authors
About the author
Susan G. Allred, EdS, has taught in public middle and high schools for twenty years and was an administrator for twenty-three years at the school, district, and state levels in NC, SC, and KY. Kelly A. Foster, EdD, is a Kentucky native who after years teaching and administrating in schools and districts, is now an associate commissioner at the Kentucky Department of Education.
Summary
In this book, Susan Allred and Kelly Foster have provided the experiences that Kentucky educators, policy makers, and communities had throughout the most recent school turnaround era.
