The Leader's Guide to Standards: A Blueprint for Educational Equity and Excellence

The Leader’s Guide to Standards......Page 5
Contents......Page 11
List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits......Page 15
Preface: Why Standards?......Page 17
Acknowledgments......Page 21
The Author......Page 25
Books by Douglas Reeves......Page 27
Part One: The Standards Imperative......Page 31
1. The Case for Standards......Page 33
2. Standards and Norms: What’s the Difference?......Page 43
3. Standards-Based Performance Assessment: The Key to Standards Implementation......Page 61
4. Power Standards: How Leaders Add Value to State and National Standards......Page 77
5. Instructional Leadership......Page 89
6. Standards and Community Leadership: Communicating with Parents, Politicians, and Community Members......Page 105
7. Data-Driven Decision Making......Page 125
Part Two: Strategic Leadership for Educational Standards......Page 143
8. Creating Ownership and Support for Standards......Page 145
9. Redefining Educational Accountability......Page 157
10. Assessing Leadership Performance......Page 169
Part Three: Leadership Roles for Educational Standards......Page 183
11. The Role of the Superintendent......Page 185
12. The Role of the Board of Education......Page 213
13. The Role of State Leadership......Page 229
14. The National Leadership Imperative......Page 267
Conclusion: The Enduring Values of Leadership......Page 281
Appendix: Leadership Tools, Checklists, and Forms......Page 289
A.1 Student Achievement Form......Page 291
A.2 Educational Practice Form......Page 292
A.3 Leadership Practice Form......Page 293
A.4 Curriculum Practice Form......Page 294
A.5 Data Analysis: Ordered Pairs Linking Professional Practice to Student Achievement......Page 295
A.6 Worksheet: Leadership and Learning Matrix Data......Page 296
A.7 Personal Leadership and Learning Matrix......Page 297
A.8 Professional Practice Inventory......Page 298
A.9 Leadership Practice Inventory......Page 299
A.10 Curriculum Practice Inventory......Page 300
A.11 Factors Influencing Student Achievement, Not Controllable by Leader......Page 301
A.12 Factors Influencing Student Achievement, Subject to Influence by Leader......Page 302
A.13 Parent Communication Checklist......Page 303
A.14 Faculty Communication Checklist......Page 305
A.15 Community Communication Checklist......Page 307
A.16 Faculty Perceptions of Standards: Survey......Page 309
A.17 Power Standards Development Process......Page 313
A.18 Standards-Based Performance Assessment Development Checklist......Page 315
A.19 Classroom Checklist for Standards Implementation......Page 316
A.20 School Checklist for Standards Implementation......Page 323
A.21 District Checklist for Standards Implementation......Page 325
A.22 Professional Development Self-Evaluation Scoring Guide......Page 326
A.23 Preliminary Checklist for Data-Driven Decision-Making Seminar Preparation......Page 328
A.24 Data-Driven Decision Making: Sample Completed Action Plan......Page 330
A.25 Data-Driven Decision Making: “Treasure Hunt”......Page 333
A.26 Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyzing the Data......Page 341
A.27 Data-Driven Decision Making: Draft Needs Analysis......Page 344
A.28 Data-Driven Decision Making: Establishing New Goals or Revising Existing Goals......Page 346
A.29 Data-Driven Decision Making: Strategies to Support Specific Goals......Page 348
A.30 Data-Driven Decision Making: Determining Results Indicators for Targeted Strategies......Page 356
A.31 Data-Driven Decision Making: Action Steps and Schedule......Page 358
A.32 Master Task List......Page 365
A.33 Daily Prioritized Task List......Page 366
A.34 Project Task List......Page 367
References......Page 369
Index......Page 373