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Research shows that truly effective school systems
have highly effective leaders in all areas of administration. Embracing
the concept of shared, or distributive, leadership, and the role all
administrators play is vital to the success of closing the achievement gap
in our schools.
Central to the concept of shared leadership:
- Best utilization of management resources (money,
people, time) to support the educational goals of one's district.
- Supporting teachers in the classroom.
- Successfully aligning curriculum and instruction
with state standards.
- Performing well the various roles and
responsibilities of site and central office administration.
- Working to raise the academic level of the bottom
quartile of our students.
- Addressing the unique needs of disadvantaged and
specially-challenged students.
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| ESEA
Resources |
OSPI web
site: http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/
Includes state
applications plus major issues and questions, materials for
presentations and more.
AASA Best
Practices Web site,
www.aasa.org/esea
This site was developed by AASA to help school leaders implement the
No Child Left Behind Act, the latest reauthorization of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Terri Duggan Schwartzbeck of
the AASA Issues Department has searched the Internet to compile the
most useful tools, resources and best practices as well as articles
and organizations to help school district leaders put in place the
federal law’s provisions.
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
http://www.w-w-c.org
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and
identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions
(programs, products, practices, and policies).The WWC regularly
updates the WWC Technical Standards and their application to take
account of new considerations brought forth by experts and users.
Such changes may result in re-appraisals of studies and/or
interventions previously reviewed and rated. The current WWC
Standards offer guidance for those planning or carrying out studies,
not only in the design considerations but the analysis and reporting
stages as well. The WWC Standards, however, may not pertain to every
situation, context, or purpose of a study and will evolve. |
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Just
for the Kids
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Washington Just
for the Kids is a grant-supported, web-based data system that
can be used by every Washington school in order to identify and
network with schools that have similar demographics and have
demonstrated success on the WASL. Washington Just for the Kids school
test data: www.spu.edu/orgs/research/justkids.asp
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"Closing the
Achievement Gap in El Paso | A Collaboration for K-16 Renewal"
Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 80, No. 8, April 1999
By M. Susana Navarro, Executive Director, El Paso Collaborative for
Academic Excellence & Diana S. Natalicio, President, University
of Texas, El Paso
Article not available online. Phi Delta Kappan website: www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm
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ECS Governance Notes |
Guest Column |
"Redesigning the Operating Environments in School Districts
and Schools"
Education Commission of the States. June 2001.
By John Murphy, President, Education Partners & Denis P. Doyle,
Education Writer, Analyst, and Co-founder, SchoolNet.
www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/26/64/2664.htm
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| Comprehensive
School Reform: Research-based Strategies to Achieve High Standards
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By Sylvia
van Heusden Hale. A WestEd publication.
http://www.wested.org/This guidebook on school-wide
improvement draws on the best from research and practice to
address critical issues in education and other related areas: from
early childhood intervention and support to school-to-work
transition, from standards and assessment development to safe
schools and safe communities.
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| Building
Shared Responsibility for Student Learning |
By Anne
Conzemius and Jan O'Neill
http://www.ascd.org
"For
administrators interested in developing a system that by design
invites effective participation by all participants in school
improvement. The authors identify a framework for shared
responsibility that includes the elements of focus, reflection
and collaboration."Tom Narak, Superintendent
of Indianola Community Schools, Indianola, Iowa
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