Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools

Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools

Is it possible for high-poverty schools to be high achieving? Of course it is! Real schools with students living in poverty do post high levels of student achievement. Learn what these schools do to help students succeed--and how you and your school can adopt the same practices--no matter what socio-economic climate students live in.
Lessons learned and practical advice from seven of these high-performing/high-poverty (HP/HP) schools, along with hundreds of others that have been the subject of intensive research, are the focus of this book. Authors William Parrett and Kathleen Budge have synthesized the research, studied the schools in depth, and show you critical components that set these institutions apart from their struggling peers.
After setting the context by examining poverty and its stunning effects on students, the authors then zero in on what HP/HP schools stopped doing or eliminated and what they started doing or improved on in three key areas of performance:

* Building leadership capacity;
* Fostering a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment; and
* Focusing on student, professional, and system learning.

Principals, teacher-leaders, and district leaders can benefit from the real-world examples and practical guidelines, all based on research and experience. Rather than suggesting a one-size-fits-all approach, the authors acknowledge the unique context of individual schools and urge readers to engage in self-assessment, reflection, and coordinated action to learn together and lead together, with rubrics and planning templates provided to guide the process. The reality is that any school willing to refocus its efforts can become a high-performing school.
Country USA
Brand ASCD
Manufacturer ASCD
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
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UPCs 884716087858
EANs 9781416613138
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	ASCD
Manufacturer	ASCD
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884716087858
EANs	9781416613138
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools

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