school improvement programs

Offers lessons and examples to improve the leader within and encourage development of each librarian's unique leadership style.

Presents strategies for school leaders for developing effective professional learning communities (PLC) by implementing structures, creating policies and procedures, and developing leadership skills to foster a positive culture, develop accountability, and increase student achievement.

Offers high school educators strategies and ideas for connecting with students who may be at risk for failing or dropping out, including tips for improving the school climate in ways that foster student support and create a supportive school-wide environment.

Draws from studies of schools and communities in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and Richmond, California, to discuss the factors that affect the performance of students in urban public schools, arguing that poverty, segregation, violence, and racial and economic tensions must be dealt with in order for test scores to rise.

Explains the whole-faculty study group process as an approach to school reform, discussing the role of the principal, the developmental stages of study groups, and other topics, and looking at why the process is so successful when properly applied.

"Examining the experiences of teachers who have already been liberated, this book discusses what teachers would do if they had the autonomy not just to make classroom decisions, but to collectively--with their colleagues--make the decisions influencing whole school success; decisions such as school curriculum; how to allocate the school budget; and who to hire and fire"--.

Chronicles the stories of several teens from low income communities as they compete in the 2008 "National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge" annual business plan competition.

"Best-selling author Alan Blankstein shares the results of his research with top educational experts and describes a five-step process of finding and scaling excellent practices within learning communities"-- Provided by publisher.