When money for education is tight and many states and districts are
cutting education budgets, the resource side of education reform
and school improvement becomes one of the most critical issues for
sustaining our nationAEs schools. Without more effective use of the
education dollar, current fiscal constraints and funding cuts could
lead to battles over money, ineffective across-the-board budget
cuts, and a substandard education system with a negative impact on
student learning.This book for school and district leaders is
intended to show pathways through this current fiscal mess by
linking what is known about improving school effectiveness and
student performance to more effective and efficient resource use
practices. It will offer concrete, specific actions that can be
taken now, without major changes in the organization and governance
of AmericaAEs school systems. The strategies discussed will
include: a) initial data analysis to understand current performance
context, i.e. creating a sense of urgency for retaining the focus
on boosting student performance even in tough fiscal times, b)
setting specific numeric and high goals, and using those goals to
drive resource allocation priorities, c) selecting a curriculum
program and developing a view of effective instruction practice,
with more specific comments on the characteristics of effective
reading programs, d) the trade-offs between core subjects
(reading/English/language arts, mathematics, science, history and
foreign language) and electives, the use of time and school
schedules, and the emergence of career-technical programs to
replace the old ovoc-techoe programs, e) formative and benchmark
assessments, and the use of data to improve teaching practice, f)
the organization of teacher work into collaborative teams, g)
ongoing, comprehensive professional development including the use
of instructional coaches, h) strategies for struggling students
including Tier 1, 2 and 3 strategies in the Response to
Intervention approach to students who need extra help, i)
leadership, and j) teacher, principal, and central office talent.
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