Leading a High Reliability School

How do educators build High Reliability Schools (HRS) and boost academic achievement? By implementing interdependent systems of operation and performance assessment for student-centered learning. A critical commitment to becoming an HRS is the PLC at Work(TM) process of collaborative learning and teaching. This user-friendly teaching resource focuses on: (1) a safe and collaborative culture, (2) effective teaching in every classroom, (3) a guaranteed and viable curriculum, (4) standards-referenced reporting of student progress (standards-based grading), and (5) a competency-based system. Marzano, Warrick, Rains, and DuFour will help you: - Increase school effectiveness through a focus on student-centered learning and the implementation of research-based leading indicators of operation. - Monitor effective practices through the use of lagging indicators and quick data sources. - Explore the three big ideas associated with the PLC at Work(TM) process to implement student-centered learning, collaborative teaching strategies, and data-driven instruction. - Engage in periodic reflection on effective school leadership and instructional coaching practices. - Understand how to balance and achieve school and district goals using data to improve students' academic achievement and college- and career-readiness skills. Contents: <BR>Foreword <BR>Introduction <BR>Chapter 1: High Reliability Organizations and School Leadership <BR>Chapter 2: Safe and Collaborative Culture <BR>Chapter 3: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom <BR>Chapter 4: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum <BR>Chapter 5: Standards-Referenced Reporting <BR>Chapter 6: Competency-Based Education <BR>Chapter 7: District Leadership in High Reliability Schools <BR>Appendix <BR>References and Resources <BR>Index