Leading a High Reliability School (ePub)

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:


Foreword


Introduction


Chapter 1: High Reliability Organizations and School Leadership


Chapter 2: Safe and Collaborative Culture


Chapter 3: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom


Chapter 4: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum


Chapter 5: Standards-Referenced Reporting


Chapter 6: Competency-Based Education


Chapter 7: District Leadership in High Reliability Schools


Appendix


References and Resources


Index