Charter and Community Schools A Director's

Provides information about all of the dimensions a director needs to understand in order to operate a school.

William Callison is a professor of educational leadership at California State University at Fullerton.

Foreword

v

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

xi

Challenges Faced by Charter School Founders

1

(30)

Parent Involvement Strengthens Academic Performance of Students

31

(8)

Leadership and Charter Schools: Providing Purpose and Direction

39

(8)

Instructional Strategies for Charter and Community Schools

47

(10)

Understanding and Managing Conflict in Small, Highly Democratic Schools

57

(8)

Introducing Change within the School

65

(8)

Establishing a Plan to Promote Change and Agreement within the School Organization

73

(4)

Parent Involvement Using Shared Decision Making

77

(12)

Parent Involvement Improves Academic Performance

89

(8)

Seeking Funding for Your School

97

(6)

Planning and Supervision of Curriculum

103

(8)

Planning and Supervision of Instruction and the Learning Environment

111

(10)

Planning and Supervising the Use of Technology

121

(12)

Identifying At-Risk Students Using Risk Assessment

133

(30)

Establishing a Climate for Staff Acceptance of Assessment and Evaluation

163

(8)

Self-Evaluation for Director and Teachers

171

(14)

Assessing Student Progress

185

(6)

Clinical Supervision and Evaluation

191

(6)

Evaluation of Program Effectiveness

197

(10)

Legal Responsibilities of the Director

207

(6)

Public Relations and Media Relations

213

(12)

Understanding Different Political Positions in Schools

225

(10)

Utilizing Federal, State, and Community Resources

235

(6)

Using the Internet and CD-ROMs

241

(8)

Afterword

249

(74)

Appendixes

A: Multiple Intelligence Instructional Activities Manual

251

(14)

B: All Kinds of Minds

265

(8)

C: Abstract of Proposal for Sea View Elementary Charter School

273

(18)

D: Evaluation Competencies

291

(12)

E: Supervision Strategies

303

(4)

F: An Evaluation Case Study at Los Naranjos Elementary School

307

(4)

G: A Tutoring Program for At-Risk Students that Works

311

(12)

Selected Bibliography

323

(2)

Index

325

(2)

About the Author

327

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Charter and Community Schools A Director's Handbook

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