TY  - BOOK
AU  - Benitez,Mara
AU  - Davidson,Jill
AU  - Flaxman,Laura
TI  - Small schools, big ideas: the essential guide to successful school transformation 
SN  - 9780470615508
AV  - LB2822.82 .B445 2009eb
U1  - 371.2/070973 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - San Francisco, CA
PB  - Jossey-Bass
KW  - Coalition of Essential Schools
KW  - fast
KW  - School improvement programs
KW  - United States
KW  - EDUCATION
KW  - Decision-Making & Problem Solving
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Schulentwicklungsplanung
KW  - swd
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: An academically challenging education for all -- A commitment to equity -- Facing the challenges -- Creating the climate and conditions for change -- Starting with vision, mission, and goals -- Transformational leadership -- Cultivating professional learning communities -- Student-centered teaching and learning -- Demonstration of mastery -- Access, opportunity, and preparation for postsecondary success -- School culture, practices, and community -- Strategies for sustainability -- Appendix A: Coalition for Essential Schools common principles -- Appendix B: Coalition for Essential Schools benchmarks : principles in practice -- Appendix C: Profiled schools and organizations -- Appendix D: The benefits of the CES model : a look at recent research -- Appendix E: Glossary of useful assessment terms
N2  - 'Developed by The Coalition of Essential Schools, one of the nation's leading school reform networks, The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation provides a comprehensive, principle-based approach for redesigning public schools and creating new schools that enable all students to achieve at high standards. Featuring stories and examples from schools that have successfully implemented the CES model, this powerful blueprint for district and school-level administrators, teachers, reform activists, educational policy makers, and professors distills insights and wisdom gleaned from over 20 years of work restructuring public schools'--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://www.ezplib.ukm.edu.my/login?url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118269374
ER  -