Failure is not an option :
Blankstein, Alan M.,
Failure is not an option : six principles that guide student achievement in high-performing schools / Alan M. Blankstein ; foreword by Michael Fullan. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2004 - xii, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"A copublication of Corwin Press and The Hope Foundation." Accompanied by: Facilitator's guide / Alan M. Blankstein. 17 p. ; 28 cm., 2006.
Why failure is not an option --
Courageous leadership for school success --
Ten common routes to failure, and how to avoid each --
Building a professional learning community with relational trust --
Principle #1, Common mission, vision, values, and goals --
Principle #2, Ensuring achievement for all students : systems for prevention and intervention --
Principle #3, Collaborative teaming focused on teaching and learning --
Principle #4, Using data to guide decision making and continuous improvement --
Principle #5, Gaining active engagement from family and community --
Principle #6, Building sustainable leadership capacity / by Alan M. Blankstein with Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink.
1412909333 (cloth) 1412909341 (paper)
School improvement programs--United States.
Academic achievement--United States.
Educational leadership--United States.
371.207 / B6117
Failure is not an option : six principles that guide student achievement in high-performing schools / Alan M. Blankstein ; foreword by Michael Fullan. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2004 - xii, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"A copublication of Corwin Press and The Hope Foundation." Accompanied by: Facilitator's guide / Alan M. Blankstein. 17 p. ; 28 cm., 2006.
Why failure is not an option --
Courageous leadership for school success --
Ten common routes to failure, and how to avoid each --
Building a professional learning community with relational trust --
Principle #1, Common mission, vision, values, and goals --
Principle #2, Ensuring achievement for all students : systems for prevention and intervention --
Principle #3, Collaborative teaming focused on teaching and learning --
Principle #4, Using data to guide decision making and continuous improvement --
Principle #5, Gaining active engagement from family and community --
Principle #6, Building sustainable leadership capacity / by Alan M. Blankstein with Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink.
1412909333 (cloth) 1412909341 (paper)
School improvement programs--United States.
Academic achievement--United States.
Educational leadership--United States.
371.207 / B6117
