Choosing small : the essential guide to successful high school conversion
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Choosing small : the essential guide to successful high school conversion
（The Jossey-Bass education series）
Jossey-Bass, c2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index
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With low achievement and high drop-out rates; plaguing our larger public high schools, communities across the country are creating smaller, more personalized schools that share a larger campus. Drawing on the Coalition of Essential Schools longtime experience in school design, "Choosing Small" offers practical and strategic guidance for educators interested in transforming their high school. Featuring interviews with educators experienced in school conversion, the book covers all aspects of the conversion planning and implementation process such as: engaging a broad array of stakeholders, working with the district, creating vision statements for the new schools, building leadership and management structures, and identifying curricular options, as well as, instructional needs.
Table of Contents
Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. The Coalition of Essential Schools. The Authors. PART ONE: TOWARD A COMMON PURPOSE. 1. Education for the Information Age. 2. Leading the Process. 3. The District: Supporting Change and Working with Autonomies. 4. Stakeholder Engagement. PART TWO: FOUNDING AUTONOMOUS, INTERCONNECTED SCHOOLS. 5. School Vision. 6. Transforming Instructional Practice. 7. Essentials of Small School Leadership. 8. Handling Electives, AP Classes, and Other Access Issues. 9. Sharing the Building. PART THREE: TRANSITION PLANNING. 10. Roll-Out Plans for New Autonomous Small Schools. 11. Student Choice Options. 12. Teacher Assignment and Contractual Issues. 13. Concluding Thoughts. Appendix A: Profiled Organizations. Appendix B: Profiled Schools. Appendix C: Additional School Design Resources. Appendix D: Model Guidelines for Small Schools. Appendix E: Plans, Processes, and Policies for a Conversion Strategy. Appendix F: The Harwood Institute's Principles of Civic Engagement. References. Index.
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