How do the best administrators find out how to improve their schools? They actively engage the people who work and study there. In From Questions to Actions: Using Questionnaire Data for Continuous School Improvement, data experts Victoria L. Bernhardt and Bradley J. Geise explain how to collect and analyze data with an eye toward positive change. In addition to gaining an overview of the questionnaire process, you'll learn to: - Start with Your Survey's Purpose - Create Questionnaires That Get Valuable Answers - Properly Analyze Data - Share Results in a Dynamic Way - Use meaningful data to understand the needs of teachers and students, then implement targeted improvement plans. Let Bernhardt and Geise lead the way!

The School Portfolio Toolkit includes over 300 tools, strategies, templates, and examples for use in building school portfolios and for planning, implementing, and evaluating continuous school improvement. The Toolkit was written to support school personnel with the mechanics of putting together a school portfolio, as well as to offer processes and strategies to move whole school staffs into and through continuous improvement. The tools in the Toolkit will help staffs create, implement, and maintain school portfolios and begin the journey of continuous improvement. Each chapter deals with one topic related to the school portfolio and comprehensive school improvement, with related documents and tools online for download. The School Portfolio Toolkit provides templates, tools, examples, and strategies that will help you: - analyze your school's data - create a vision that is truly shared by the school staff - build a continuous school improvement plan to implement the school vision - formulate a leadership structure to implement the vision - involve parents, community, and business in implementing the vision - embed up to forty different powerful professional development designs into your school plan - evaluate your continuous school improvement work - create a School Portfolio that will organize and serve as a framework for the continuation of this work You can find the accompanying online tools for download at: https://www.routledge.com/School-Portfolio-Toolkit-A-Planning-Implementation-and-Evaluation-Guide/Bernhardt/p/book/9781930556218

This book helps you make sense of the data your school district collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources.

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources.

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources.

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources. High stakes accountability requires that you develop your understanding of who your students are and how to get them where you want them to be.

This book presents a prototype school portfolio, along with annotated explanations and suggestions. Although this book describes a hypothetical elementary school, the data and examples come from real schools at which the authors worked, and the recommendations can be applied to any level school engaged in systemic reform.

How do the best administrators find out how to improve their schools? They actively engage the people who work and study there. In From Questions to Actions: Using Questionnaire Data for Continuous School Improvement, data experts Victoria L. Bernhardt and Bradley J. Geise explain how to collect and analyze data with an eye toward positive change. In addition to gaining an overview of the questionnaire process, you'll learn to: - Start with Your Survey's Purpose - Create Questionnaires That Get Valuable Answers - Properly Analyze Data - Share Results in a Dynamic Way - Use meaningful data to understand the needs of teachers and students, then implement targeted improvement plans. Let Bernhardt and Geise lead the way!

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources. High stakes accountability requires that you develop your understanding of who your students are and how to get them where you want them to be.

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources.

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources.

The School Portfolio Toolkit includes over 300 tools, strategies, templates, and examples for use in building school portfolios and for planning, implementing, and evaluating continuous school improvement. The Toolkit was written to support school personnel with the mechanics of putting together a school portfolio, as well as to offer processes and strategies to move whole school staffs into and through continuous improvement. The tools in the Toolkit will help staffs create, implement, and maintain school portfolios and begin the journey of continuous improvement. Each chapter deals with one topic related to the school portfolio and comprehensive school improvement, with related documents and tools online for download. The School Portfolio Toolkit provides templates, tools, examples, and strategies that will help you: - analyze your school's data - create a vision that is truly shared by the school staff - build a continuous school improvement plan to implement the school vision - formulate a leadership structure to implement the vision - involve parents, community, and business in implementing the vision - embed up to forty different powerful professional development designs into your school plan - evaluate your continuous school improvement work - create a School Portfolio that will organize and serve as a framework for the continuation of this work You can find the accompanying online tools for download at: https://www.routledge.com/School-Portfolio-Toolkit-A-Planning-Implementation-and-Evaluation-Guide/Bernhardt/p/book/9781930556218

This book presents a prototype school portfolio, along with annotated explanations and suggestions. Although this book describes a hypothetical elementary school, the data and examples come from real schools at which the authors worked, and the recommendations can be applied to any level school engaged in systemic reform.

Creating Capacity for Learning and Equity in Schools provides a comprehensive guide for aspiring and practicing leaders to strengthen their capacity to create high levels of learning and equity. Chapters explore key theories and research, provide resources for developing personal and organizational leadership capacity, and guide leaders through a reflective process to help them link theory and practice. Hooper and Bernhardt's model for excellence and equity provides a pathway for educators to create and sustain learning communities in schools. Exploring three leadership approaches-Instructional, Adaptive, and Transformational-this textbook prepares and develops leaders to engage school communities through effective instructional leadership, data-informed decision-making, and a vision for learning and equity for all. Special Features: Theory to Practice (T2P) Framework-A series of structured exercises help readers review and reflect on existing organizational practices and develop new action plans. Case Studies-Encourage individual reflection and collective discussion on key leadership scenarios. Examples in Action-Challenge readers to analyze new connections and leadership processes. A companion website-Includes additional resources and tools for instructors to facilitate activities in the classroom.

Creating Capacity for Learning and Equity in Schools provides a comprehensive guide for aspiring and practicing leaders to strengthen their capacity to create high levels of learning and equity. Chapters explore key theories and research, provide resources for developing personal and organizational leadership capacity, and guide leaders through a reflective process to help them link theory and practice. Hooper and Bernhardt's model for excellence and equity provides a pathway for educators to create and sustain learning communities in schools. Exploring three leadership approaches-Instructional, Adaptive, and Transformational-this textbook prepares and develops leaders to engage school communities through effective instructional leadership, data-informed decision-making, and a vision for learning and equity for all. Special Features: Theory to Practice (T2P) Framework-A series of structured exercises help readers review and reflect on existing organizational practices and develop new action plans. Case Studies-Encourage individual reflection and collective discussion on key leadership scenarios. Examples in Action-Challenge readers to analyze new connections and leadership processes. A companion website-Includes additional resources and tools for instructors to facilitate activities in the classroom.

This book helps you make sense of the data your school district collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources.