Leading Effective Secondary School Reform

Mikie Loughridge - BTSA Statewide Directors State Leadership Team Leader, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Lancaster, CA
Loren R. Tarantino - BTSA Statewide Directors State Leadership Team Leader, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Region 5, Sweetwater Union High School District, Chula Vista, CA

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Principalship | School Change, Reform, & Restructuring | Superintendents & District Administration

December 2004 | 168 pages | Corwin

Designed to help secondary school administrators and teacher leaders successfully implement new legislation (e.g. accountability, standards for professional development) for their schools, this book is structured around a four variable model for leadership (Vision, Instructional Leadership, Shared Decision Making, and Assessment and Accountability). Within each chapter, a framework of thirteen leadership attributes is shown to be integral to effective change and successful learning communities, and strategies for integrating these attributes into practice are included.

The practical, school-based nature of the book features activities, sample agendas, case studies, points to consider, reflection prompts and tips for successful implementation are included throughout. The 13 attributes include managing the change process and systems thinking, developing strong school culture, establishing action plans, developing staff, team building, peer coaching, assessing progress, using action research, effectively observing classrooms, involving parents, leveraging resources, and understanding the role of the district office.

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

I. Vision

1. School Culture

2. The Change Process

3. The Single School Plan

II. Shared Decision Making

4. Professional Development

5. Professional Learning Communities

6. Parent Involvement

III. Assessment and Accountability

7. Action Research

8. Productive Classroom Observations

9. Putting the Pieces Together

Appendix: Related Web Sites

References

Index

"Very comprehensive! A great addition to the body of knowledge."

J. Victor McGuire, Education Professor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"The strength of the book lies in its format and in its use of sophisticated sources and allusions to those sources . . . I am impressed with the clarity of focus within each chapter."

Frank Kawtoski, Educational Consultant

Frank Kawtoski and Associates

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Preface

Chapter 1: School Culture

Mikie Loughridge

Mary E. (Mikie) Loughridge, Ed. D. is currently serving as a secondary Principal Coach for the Los Angeles County Office of Education and the Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center’s Office of the Regional System of District and School Support (RSDSS). She served as a special education teacher at the middle and high school levels, as a continuation high school teacher, and as a high school vice principal and principal. Her district office experience includes Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Teacher Support and Employee Development for the Antelope Valley Union High School District, as well as an Induction... More About Author

Loren R. Tarantino

Loren Tarantino has a unique history of employment and training in education. Loren is currently the principal of a private high school in San Diego, California. Prior to this assignment she spent twenty-nine years in public schools working as a secondary school classroom teacher, middle school administrator, and district office administrator in student support services, curriculum and instruction, and human resources. In addition, Loren was a consultant with the California Attorney General’s School/Law Enforcement Partnership Cadre, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the California Department of Education. Since 1986,... More About Author

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