Creating Small Schools : A Handbook for Raising Equity and Achievement

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ISBN: 9781412941785 | 1412941784
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Copyright: 5/18/2007

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Offers school leaders lessons, case studies, practical tools, advice, vignettes, and step-by-step instructions for developing new schools or converting existing ones, plus guidance for forging partnerships with the community.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Creating Small Schools
Key Components of Successful Small Schools	p. 3
Why Small Schools?	p. 3
Origins of the Small Schools Movement	p. 5
Four Conditions for Successful Small Schools	p. 7
Lessons From Experience	p. 12
Getting Started: Small Schools Design and Implementation	p. 14
Focus Group	p. 25
School Visitation Protocol	p. 26
Text-Based Discussion	p. 28
Launching Small Schools in a Community	p. 31
Negotiating Autonomy: The Role of Teachers Unions and School Districts	p. 31
Organizing Community Support for Small Schools	p. 33
Principles for Community Organizing	p. 34
Pilot School Replication in Fitchburg, MA	p. 35
Excerpt From the Boston Pilot Schools Collective Bargaining Agreement	p. 37
Sample Work-Election Agreement	p. 40
Converting Large Schools to Small	p. 43
Differences Between Small Schools and Small Learning Communities	p. 43
A Case Study of a Large School Conversion	p. 46
Sample Conversion Designs	p. 51
Cherry Lane High Case Study: Restructuring a Large, Comprehensive High School	p. 55
Options for Conversion	p. 61
Strategizing About Barriers to Conversions	p. 62
Common Conversion Design Issues	p. 63
Common Conversion Questions	p. 64
Building Partnerships to Sustain Small Schools	p. 77
Why Engaging Families and Community Is Important	p. 77
A Framework for Family Engagement	p. 79
Sample Practices for Family and Community Involvement	p. 80
Getting Started: Developing Plans for Family Engagement	p. 84
Tools and Resources for Building Partnerships: Creating Schools as Centers for Learning	p. 87
Community Walk	p. 87
Student-Led Conferences	p. 89
Parent-Teacher Conferences	p. 90
Framework of Focus Areas for Involvement and Sample Practices	p. 93
Learning and Achievement in Each Small School
Teaching, Learning, and Assessment for High Achievement for All Learners	p. 97
Rethinking Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment	p. 97
A Framework for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: What Do We Want All Students to Know and Be Able to Do?	p. 99
Habits of Mind: Defining an Overarching Vision for Teaching and Learning	p. 100
Less Is More: An Approach to Curriculum Design	p. 102
Student-as-Worker, Teacher-as-Coach: An Approach to Instruction	p. 102
Assessment by Exhibition: An Approach to Assessment	p. 104
Creating Curriculum Through Backwards Design	p. 106
Creating a Coherent Schoolwide Curriculum	p. 107
The Centrality of Literacy	p. 108
Guidelines for Developing Inquiry-Based Curriculum Units	p. 111
Planning Guide Template	p. 114
Restructuring the School for Personalization	p. 119
The Interconnectedness of School Structures	p. 120
Personalization Through Autonomies of Budget, Staffing, and Calendar	p. 121
Grouping Students for Learning	p. 127
Advisory and Student Support Models	p. 133
Tools for Restructuring the School for Personalization	p. 135
Guidelines for Differentiating Instruction	p. 135
Advisory Design Checklist	p. 137
Building a Culture of Adult Learning and Collaboration	p. 139
Creating a Professional Collaborative Culture	p. 140
Developing a Unifying Vision	p. 145
Governing the School Through Shared Leadership and Teacher Teams	p. 148
Tools for Building a Culture of Adult Learners	p. 158
Building a Collaborative School Culture: How Are We Doing?	p. 158
Survey on Findings of Successful Schools	p. 160
Powerful Learning Experience	p. 161
Developing a Vision Statement	p. 162
Setting Norms for Collaborative Work	p. 164
Understanding Governance in Small Schools	p. 166
Governance Structure Chart	p. 167
Guidelines for Effective Meetings	p. 169
Sample Format for Recording Team Meetings	p. 170
Compass Points: An Exercise in Understanding Preferences in Group Work	p. 171
Text-Based Seminar	p. 174
The Final Word	p. 175
The Obstacle Resolution Protocol	p. 176
Making Decisions by Consensus	p. 177
Assessing a Team's Quality of Work	p. 178
The Practice of a Collaborative Culture	p. 181
Using Protocols to Look at Student and Teacher Work	p. 182
Peer Observation	p. 187
Data-Based Inquiry and Action Research	p. 190
Tools for the Practice of a Collaborative Culture	p. 194
Consultancy Protocol	p. 195
Tuning Protocol	p. 197
Charrette	p. 198
Critical Incident Protocol	p. 119
Reviewing a Slice of Writing	p. 200
Video Camera	p. 201
Focus Point	p. 203
Interesting Moments	p. 204
Teaming	p. 205
Observer as Learner	p. 206
Peer Observation Record	p. 207
Continuum on Using Data for Equity and Excellence	p. 208
Analyzing Data Chart	p. 209
Determining Possible Causes of the Problem	p. 211
Action Planning Form	p. 213
Conclusion	p. 215
References	p. 217
Index	p. 221
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