Collaborative School Reviews

Beverly Freedman and Raf DiCecco show how to design and implement a rigorous and effective school evaluation process, conducted by personnel from within your district in collaboration with your school leadership team. Here you’ll find user-friendly guidance for planning and managing every step of the review process, including A research-based case for how collaborative school reviews transform teaching and learning Guidance on ensuring that the review process aligns with the district’s mission and goals as well as with the Common Core State Standards Best practices and protocols for creating review teams and conducting onsite classroom observations How-to’s for effectively using data to gain a balanced view of school performance A composite case study that brings the collaborative school review process to life This breakthrough book shows how to bring school and district teams together to shape sustainable, positive change and strengthen student achievement. INDICE: About the AuthorsIntroduction Improving Schools Matter Why a Resource on School Reviews? What Makes This Approach Different? Our Lens is the School This is a How-to-Resource1. Setting the Stage Collaborative Schools Reviews: A Path for Improvement What is a School Review? What Distinguishes Collaborative School Reviews from Other Reviews? Achieving Excellence-A Strategic Lens to Contextualize Collaborative School Reviews Collaborative School Reivews as Opportunities for Transformational Change Our Case Study: The Lone Birch School District In Summary2. Designing Collaborative School Reviews Step One: Design Effectively Link Collaborative School Reviews to District Vision, Mission and Transformational Agenda Collaborative School Review Policy Collaborative School Review Design/Process Governance Procedures and Protocols Structure and Flow for the Review Protocols for Classroom Observations Expectations and Protocols for the Onsite Classroom Observations Possible Questions for Members of the Review Team to Ask Students Capacity Building Stakeholder Engagement Alignment with other Requirements/Processes Conceptualizing the Collaborative School Review Process: Lone Birch In Summary3. Planning Commences at the District Level Setting the Stage System Level Planning Process and Detailed Work Plan Capacity Building Teams Matter Leadership, Coordination, Planning at a System Level to Prepare for the Reviews Composition of the External Review Teams Developing a Self-Assessment Tool Data Plan Capacity Building Plan Data Management-Creating a Data Tapestry Lone Birch's Data Management Plan Communication and Engagement Communication Plan Other Planning Considerations for Lone Birch In Summary4. Planning Continues at the School Level Layering the School-based Priorities on the District Priorities Pleasant Valley Organizing for the Review Areas for Focus and Feedback Supporting Data Logistics Meadows Middle School Organizing for the Review Areas for Focus and Feedback Supporting Data Logistics Harper High School Organizing for the Review Areas for Focus and Feedback Supporting Data Logistics In Summary5. The Day of the Review Arrives Harper High Introduction and Setting the Stage Conducting the School Review Debriefing and Sharing Findings and Feedback Meadows Middle School Introduction and Setting the Stage Conducting the School Review Debriefing and Sharing Findings and Feedback Pleasant Valley Public School Introduction and Setting the Stage Conducting the School Review Debriefing and Sharing Findings and Feedback In Summary6. Unpacking the Results: Ensuring Improvement Happens Accountability Structure Roles and Responsibilities Verbal Feedback and Formal Report Analysis: Unpacking the Reviews Work Plan to Implement Suggested Changes Unpacking the Reviews at the Schools Pulling Out District Level Trends and Patterns A Follow-Up Plan Monitoring and Evaluation of Collaborative School Review Process In Summary7. Creating Excellence and Innovation from the Inside Out

• ISBN: 978-1-4522-4295-8
• Editorial: Corwin
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 216
• Fecha Publicación: 11/06/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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