Breaking the Cycle of Failure - How to Build and Maintain Quality Alternative Schools

What are the best ways to set up and evaluate good alternative schools? It's a difficult question, especially in a day when there are as many alternative schools as there are communities to support them. This book addresses the question from several different angles. From emphasizing the importance of open channels of communication with parents to establishing dialogues with leaders from various relevant sectors, Mottaz outlines the start-up of a successful alternative school, showing how an alternative school can command not only legitimacy, but also respect, in any community.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Why Offer Alternative Education?
Chapter 2 Who Are These Students?
Chapter 3 Mission Statement
Chapter 4 Assembling a Great Team
Chapter 5 Getting Organized and Providing Structure
Chapter 6 Providing a Quality Curriculum in a Flexible Manner
Chapter 7 General Characteristics of a Quality Program
Chapter 8 Indicators of a Quality Program
Chapter 9 A Case In Point
Chapter 10 Conclusion

About the author

Carole Mottaz

Product details

• Authors: Carole Mottaz, Mottaz Carole
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2002
• EAN: 9780810841918
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-4191-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 213 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; USA, EDUCATION / Administration / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Schools / General