Choosing small : the essential guide to successful high school conversion /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feldman, Jay, 1968- .
Other Authors: Lopez, M. Lisette., Simon, Katherine G., 1962- .
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2006.
Series:The Jossey-Bass education series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Education for the information age
  • Leading the process
  • The district: supporting change and working with autonomies
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • School vision
  • Transforming instructional practice
  • Essentials of small school leadership
  • Handling electives, AP classes, and other access issues
  • Sharing the building
  • Roll-out plans for new autonomous small schools
  • Student choice options
  • Teacher assignment and contractual issues
  • Concluding thoughts
  • Appendix A: profiled organizations
  • Appendix B: profiled schools
  • Appendix C: additional school design resources
  • Appendix D: model guidelines for small schools
  • Appendix E: plans, processes, and policies for a conversion strategy
  • Appendix F: the Harwood Institute's principles of civic engagement.