A Change of Direction

Autor/inn/en	Rourke, James; Hartzman, Marlene
Titel	A Change of Direction
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 8 (2008) 10, S.8-11 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Improvement Programs; Academic Achievement; School Culture; Educational Change; Interdisciplinary Approach; Data Analysis; Effective Schools Research; Professional Development; Individualized Instruction; Classroom Environment; Teacher Expectations of Students; Critical Thinking; Participative Decision Making; Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Effizienzsteigerung; Schulleistung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Bildungsreform; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Auswertung; Schulforschung; Individualisierender Unterricht; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Kritisches Denken
Abstract	School improvement demands focus. Staff members at James Cashman Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada, believe that student achievement comes from challenging every student and ensuring that no student is overlooked. Adopting this belief could not have come at a better time for the school. Cashman's students were struggling. The school was in the third year of school improvement, about to be taken over by the state. Teachers had been trained in myriad improvement programs, yet progress was excruciatingly slow. The opening of a neighboring school coupled with a boundary change became the impetus for Cashman staff members to thoroughly examine what they were and were not doing. A new administrative team arrived in January 2007 and began to use the structure of "Breaking Ranks in the Middle (BRIM)" to analyze the status quo and plan for a culture change. In this article, the author discusses how Cashman relied on data analysis and shared leadership to improve student achievement. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10