Leadership for Equity and Excellence : Creating High-Achievement Classrooms, Schools, and Districts
by James Joseph ScheurichFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-21
Publisher(s): Corwin Pr
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Summary
This guide encourages school leaders and teachers to develop creative strategies for student equity and advancement using tools like accountability, equity audits, and proactive redundancy.
Table of Contents
| Foreword - Carl D. Glickman | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| About the Authors | |
| 1. Working on the Dream | |
| What We Will Cover in the Book | |
| 2. Learning To Believe the Dream Is Possible | |
| Barriers to Believing | |
| Learning to Believe | |
| Conclusion | |
| 3. Standards and Curriculum | |
| Why Use Standards? | |
| The Necessity of Curriculum Alignment | |
| How Allignment of Standards and Curriculum Works in Creating Equitable and Excellent Schools | |
| Conclusion | |
| 4. Instruction and Classroom Climate | |
| High Expectations and Respect | |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching | |
| Loving and Caring in the Classroom | |
| Democratic, Collaborative Teaching Environments | |
| Continual Development of Content Expertise | |
| Discipline Problems Are Largely a Function of Inequity, a Lack of Caring, and Weak Instruction | |
| Conclusion | |
| 5. Accountability and Appropriate Data Usage | |
| Avoiding the Test Factory Response to Accountability | |
| Using Accountability Positively for Equitable and Excellent Schooling | |
| Conclusion | |
| 6. Using Data to Uncover and Erase Systemic Inequities | |
| Applying Equity Audits to Gifted and Talented Program Data | |
| Using Equity Audits on Special Education Data | |
| Using Equity Audits on Discipline | |
| A Process for Addressing Inequities Identified by Equity Audits | |
| Using Equity Audits on Achievement Data and Teacher Quality Data | |
| Conclusion | |
| 7. School Leadership and Continuous Improvement | |
| Three Essential Characteristics of Leadership for Equity and Excellence | |
| Sustaining Yourself as a Leader for Equity and Excellence | |
| A Note for Campus and District Leaders on Building Leadership Capacity | |
| A Note to Principals and District Leaders About Assistant Principals | |
| Conclusion | |
| 8. Proactive Redundancy | |
| Proactive Redundancy in the Classroom | |
| Proactive Redundancy in Teacher Professional Development | |
| Proactive Redundancy Involving District Support Staff | |
| The Importance of Proactive Redundancy in Equitable and Excellent Schools | |
| Conclusion | |
| 9. Deep Collaboration with Parents and Community | |
| Conclusion | |
| 10. The Final Call: Working on the Dream Each Day in Every Way | |
| What We See in the Future | |
| Final Words, the Final Call | |
| References | |
| Index |
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