1st Edition

7 Strategies for Improving Your School

192 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

192 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

192 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

This book provides the busiest leaders with an accessible set of tools that can immediately be deployed to positively impact their school. Authors Ronald Williamson and Barbara R. Blackburn explore the COMPASS model—Culture; Ownership and Shared Vision; Managing Data; Professional Development; Advocacy; Shared Accountability; and Structures to Sustain Success—as an overall framework for school... Read more

Meet the Authors

Introduction

Acknowledgments

eResources

Chapter 1 Overview and Introduction of the COMPASS Model for School Improvement

Chapter 2 A Positive and Supportive Culture

Chapter 3 Ownership and Shared Vision

Chapter 4 Managing Data

Chapter 5 Professional Development

Chapter 6 Advocacy

Chapter 7 Shared Accountability

Chapter 8 Structures to Support School Improvement

Chapter 9 Improving Your School: Making It Happen

Chapter 10 Common Concerns

References

Biography

Ronald Williamson is Professor of Educational Leadership at Eastern Michigan University, USA. He is a former principal, central office administrator, and Executive Director of the National Middle School Association (now AMLE).

Barbara R. Blackburn, a "Top 30 Global Guru in Education," is a bestselling author and sought-after consultant. She was an award-winning professor at Winthrop University and has taught students of all ages. In addition to speaking at conferences worldwide, she also regularly presents workshops for teachers and administrators.