Managing to Change

This book shows how school improvement efforts are often undermined by the changing conditions around schools, as well as by some of the very policies and programs designed to help them make improvements. Hatch argues that schools cannot wait around for conditions to improve or policymakers to figure out how to provide the right” support. Schools need to create the conditions for their own success. To help them accomplish that, the author describes a small set of key practices that schools can use to get resources, manage external demands, and build their capacity to make and sustain improvements over time

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Capacity, Change, and Improvement
It Takes Capacity to Build Capacity	p. 13
Multiple Reform Efforts in One District: An Example	p. 13
Multiple Reforms for All	p. 17
The Realities of Working in a Turbulent Environment	p. 18
Changing Conditions, Changing Times	p. 27
Predictable Problems for All Schools	p. 27
Changing Demographics, Shifting Policies, and the Ravages of Time	p. 31
Change as a Given, Not a Problem	p. 46
Key Practices for Managing Change
Developing Common Purposes and Shared Understanding	p. 51
What Should Shared Understanding Involve?	p. 52
How Specific Does Shared Understanding Need to Be?	p. 57
How Should a Shared Understanding Be Built?	p. 59
Summing Up	p. 66
Working on Hiring and Turnover	p. 68
Challenges of Staffing: Two Perspectives	p. 68
Before Selection: The Power of Recruitment	p. 74
Using the Selection Process to Find the Right Fit	p. 81
Summing Up	p. 89
Creating a Productive Work Environment	p. 91
What Brings Communities Together?	p. 94
What Undermines Community and Collective Work?	p. 109
How Can Schools Get By Without an Emphasis on Learning Communities?	p. 113
Summing Up	p. 118
Managing the External Environment	p. 120
Building Relationships and Developing Networks of Influence	p. 124
Shaping External Demands	p. 134
Weighing the Costs of Relationships	p. 147
Summing Up	p. 148
Creating the Conditions for Success
Working to Build Local Capacity	p. 153
Working Inside the School	p. 153
Working Alongside the School	p. 157
Working Nationally to Create a More Supportive Educational Environment	p. 165
Four Myths of School Reform	p. 165
From Short-Term Demands to Long-Term Support	p. 171
Final Questions	p. 174
References	p. 179
Index	p. 189
About the Author	p. 199
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