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Aligning Resources for Student Outcomes
School-Based Steps to Success
978-1-57886-127-9 • Paperback
June 2004 •
$44.95
• (£27.95)
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978-1-61048-126-7 • eBook
June 2004 •
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Pages: 216
Size: 6 1/2 x 9
By
James M. Kedro
Education
|
Administration / General
R&L Education
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Here is a roadmap to help school personnel plan for and implement efficient site-based management and budgeting. From the perspective of an urban educator and school system evaluator, M. James Kedro describes how to use a variety of school-based practices to secure resources, improve cohesiveness, and focus on strengths to raise student achievement.
This book:
· Reviews current information on strategies that can lead to the fuller acquisition of resources, greater student successes, and improved academic outcomes.
· Examines topics to aid school-level administrators and classroom teachers in creating a productive team approach to solving problems and uplifting school culture.
· Provides practical ideas on how to find and apply resources, lead for instructional coherence, develop school partnerships, target staff development, and overcome resistance to reform.
· Contains World Wide Web references, an index, informative inserts, and case studies that show school-based practices in action.
Each chapter:
· Explores themes related to school-level finances, leadership, partnership, and professionalism.
· Includes a helpful summary and reflective questions for study.
Aligning Resources
will benefit all who wish to learn about down-to-earth approaches to school-based management and budgeting. School board officials, administrators, school council members, principals, teacher-team leaders, and others will find it useful. It is also an effective text for adoption in college-level courses that focus on school administration and principal leadership.
M. James Kedro
is a senior evaluator for the St. Louis Public Schools and an adjunct professor of history at St. Louis Community College-Meramec. Dr. Kedro is listed in
Who's Who in the World
and has authored articles in a variety of journals, including
Principal Leadership
.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 1. Following the Research Road
Chapter 4 2. School-Based Financial Planning
Chapter 5 3. Consultative Leadership, Budgeting for Instructional Coherence
Chapter 6 4. Acquiring the Resources for Academic Success
Chapter 7 5. Partnering for Progress
Chapter 8 6. Targeting Staff Development
Chapter 9 7. Overcoming Resistance and Unlocking Potential
Chapter 10 8. Putting it all Together
Chapter 11 References
Chapter 12 Index
Chapter 13 About the Author
Should be required reading for any superintendent, school board member, or principal engaged in school-based management or planning to implement it...Kedro's style is clear, consistent, and convincing.
—
Wayne Walker, associate director, St. Louis Regional Professional Development Center, Missouri
A guidebook...pointing the way toward improvement of academic performance. Keep this book by your bedside for those 3:00 a.m. jolts-'Are we going the right direction?'... 'Hasn't someone tried this before?' And the thousand questions about 'Will this improve student achievement?' There are no easy answers, but Kedro's work will get you back on the path.
—
Jim Lowham, superintendent of schools, Natrona County School District #1, Casper, Wyoming
Captures the essence of the use of any and all school-based resources to impact higher student achievement...Kedro provides a plethora of ideas for school-based leaders for obtaining and using resources.
—
Carolyn J. Downey, professor of Educational Leadership, San Diego State University, California
...[provides] guidance on how schools can move forward through thoughtful budgeting within the framework of school-based management. ...the book should prove a useful source for leaders involved in site-based management.
—
Education Review
An excellent blueprint for school improvement...the strategies and suggestions Kedro includes are helpful for all schools, regardless of management style...a must read for all members of a school's planning council and should be read and discussed before beginning work on any school improvement plan.
—
Emily J. O'Connor, Washington Post Outstanding Teacher and Teacher of the Year, Gar-Field High School, Prince William County, Virginia
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