Aligning Resources for Student Outcomes: School-Based Steps to Success
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"...[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
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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.
About the Author
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.
