Best Practices of High Performing Schools
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McNulty, Raymond J. (2005, March 1). Best practices of high performing high schools: reform begins with understanding why schools need to change, using good data to determine what needs to change, and then knowing how to carry out the change The Free Library. (2005). Retrieved January 23, 2008 from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Best practices of high performing high schools: reform begins with...-a0131127495

 

(2006). Retrieved January 1, 2008, from http://usny.nysed.gov/summit/p-16ed.pdf

 

(2007). Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.ncctq.org/publications/NCCTQBiennialReport.pdf

 

http://www.centerforcsri.org

 

(2007). Retrieved January 9, 2007, from http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/socialsector/resources/pdf/Worlds_School_Systems_Final.pdf

 

Daggert, Willard. (2005, June).  Successful Schools: From Research to Action Plans. Retrieved January 9, 2008, from http://www.leadered.com/pdf/Successful%20Schools%206-05.pdf

 

Beesley, Andrea and Barley, Zoe A.  (2006). Rural Schools That Beat the Odds: Four Case Studies.  Mcrel. Retrieved January 9, 2008, from http://www.mcrel.org/PDF/RuralEducation/5051RR_Rural_Beat_the_Odds.pdf

 

Curtis, Diane. (2003, January 23). A Remarkable Transformation: Union City Public Schools. Retrieved January 10, 2008, from, http://www.edutopia.org/remarkable-transformation

 

Huebner, Tracy A. and Corbett, Grace Calisi. (2004). Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success.  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/gates.profiles.pdf

 

Hawkins, Jan. (1997, January 1).  The World at Your Fingertips.  Retrieved January 10, 2008 from, http://www.edutopia.org/world-your-fingertips

 

Lewis, Anne. (2001). Add It Up: Using Research to Improve Education for Low-Income and Minority Students.  Poverty and Race Research Action Council.  Retrieved January 11, 2008, from http://www.prrac.org/pubs_aiu.pdf

 

Rothman, Robert.  (Winter 2001-2002). Closing the Achievement Gap: How Schools are Making it Happen.  The Journal of the Annenberg Challenge, 5, 1-12.

 

McColskey, Wendy. (2002). Assisting Low-Performing Schools in the Southeast: A SERVE Special Report.  Retrieved January 9, 2008, from http://www.serve.org

 

McGee, Glenn W.  (2003, April). Lessons  from the “Golden Spike” High Poverty High Performing Schools.  Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1b/37/b3.pdf

 

Rothstein, Richard. (2004, October 13).  Punchback: The Flawed Thinking Behind “No Excuses.” Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=4773&tid=19

 

(n.d). Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Education/RelatedInfo/3Rs_Solution.htm

 

(2005). High Performing School Districts: Challenge, Alignment, Support, Choice.  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/nr/downloads/ed/districtwhitepaper.pdf

 

(2005). Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students. Retrieved January 9, 2008, from http://www2.edtrust.org/NR/rdonlyres/6226B581-83C3-4447-9CE7-31C5694B9EF6/0/GainingTractionGainingGround.pdf

 

Patton, Carol. (2006). High School Reform: Making Changes. District Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://districtadministration.ccsct.com/page.cfm?p=1466

 

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(2003). Retrieved January 15, 2008, from http://www.floridabestpractices.com/casestudies/elem0304.html

 

Stiggins, Rick J. (2005). From Formative Assessment to Assessment for Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based Schools. Phi Delta Kappan., V. 84, p. 324-328.

 

Wheelock, Anne. (1998, November). Safe to be Smart: Building a Culture for Standards-Based Reform in the Middle Grades. Retrieved January 15, 2008, from http://www.middleweb.com/WhlckBk.html

 

(2002). Research-Based Content Area Reading Instruction. Retrieved January 9, 2008, from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/practices/redbk4.pdf

 

Ellis, Ken. (2005, July 13). Visual Acuity: From Consumers to Critics and Creators. Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.edutopia.org/media-literacy-skills

 

(2006). Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.nea.org/research/bestpractices/images/videoguide.pdf

 

(2003). Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.edutopia.org/superintendents-action

 

(1997). Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/re-engineering/keyissues/leadership.shtml

Kramer, Mary Jo. (2006, August). Systematic Improvement to Raise Achievement. The School Administrator. Retrieved from http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?mnitemnumber=&tnitemnumber=&itemnumber=6677&unitemnumber=&pf=1&snitemnumber=950

 

Munro, Joyce Huth. (2008). Leading Emotional Systems in Educational Systems. An excerpt adapted from “A Systems Approach to Issues in Educational Leadership”

In Roundtable Viewpoints: Educational Leadership, McGraw-Hill, 2008.

 

(2007). Retrieved January 18, 2008 from http://www.aasa.org/files/PDFs/Publications/SA/waters_table.pdf

 

Roberts, Carl D. (2006, May). A Daily Dose of Continuous Improvement. The School Administrator, Retrieved from http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?mnitemnumber=&tnitemnumber=&itemnumber=6077&unitemnumber=&pf=1&snitemnumber=950

 

Miller, Anne W. (2006, December). Vitals for Change: Process, benchmarking, and Data. The School Administrator, Retrieved from http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?mnitemnumber=&tnitemnumber=1995&itemnumber=7823&unitemnumber=&pf=1&snitemnumber=950

 

Furgar, Roberta. (2002, January 21). Assessment: What School District Policy makers Can Do. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/what-district-policymakers-can-do

 

Furgar, Roberta. (2002, January 21). What Teachers Can Do. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/what-teachers-can-do

 

Black, Paul and Dylan William. (1998 October). Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 80, No. 2

 

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http://www.nylearns.org

 

http://www.curriculumdesigners.org

 

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(1996). Retrieved January 9, 2008, from http://www.mcrel.org/PDF/ProfessionalDevelopment/6804IR_CollaborationforaChange.pdf

 

Rubenstein, Grace. (2006 June). Vital Signs.  Edutopia Magazine, Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/vital-signs

 

DuFour, Rick. (2004). Leading Edge: Cultural shift doesn’t occur overnight-or without conflict. Journal of Staff Development, V. 25, No. 4

 

(1994). Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/articles/schoolwideprofessionalcommunity.pdf

 

Dufour, Rick. (1998). Learning-Centered Schools Grow from Strong Cultures. Journal of Staff Development, V. 19, No. 1

 

http://www.nysed.gov

 

(2006). Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www4.asq.org/blogs/edu/2006/12/defining_continous_improvement_1.html

 

(1997). Retrieved January 15, 2008, from http://www.sedl.org/change/issues/issues61.html

 

(n.d). Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Assessment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx

 

Sticggins, Rick. (2007). Five Assessment Myths and Their Consequences. Education Week, Retrieved from http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Assessment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx

 

http://www.pbis.org

 

(2001). Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.learningfirst.org/publications/safeschools/

 

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http://www.ncpie.org

 

Leverett, Larry. (2000 September). Engaging the Public: A Superintendent’s View. Edutopia Magazine, Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/node/421/print

 

Comer James P. and Norris Haynes. (1997). The Home-School Team: An Emphasis on Parent Involvement. Edutopia Magazine, Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/home-school-team

 

(2000). Educating Teachers in the ABC’S of Parent Involvement. Edutopia Magazine, Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/educating-teachers-abcs-parental-involvement

 

Furger, Robert. (2006 March). Secret Weapon Discovered: Parents! Edutopia Magazine, Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/secret-weapon-discovered

 

Henderson, Anne. T. and Karen L. Mapp. (2002). A New Wave of Evidence: The impact of school, family, and community connections on student achievement. Southwest Educational Regional Laboratory. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/connections/resources/evidence.pdf

 

Knight, Jim. (2006 April). Instructional Coaching. The School Administrator, Retrieved from http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?mnitemnumber=&tnitemnumber=&itemnumber=5874&unitemnumber=&pf=1&snitemnumber

 

(2002). Retrieved from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/practices/redbk4.pdf

 

(2007). Retrieved from http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/adolescent_literacy07.pdf

 

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/index.html

 

Panitz, Theodore. (2000). Cooperative Learning Saves the Day! Retrieved from http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr287a.shtml

 

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http://home.att.net/~clnetwork/

 

Walters, Laurel Shaper. (2000 May/June). Putting Cooperative Learning to the Test. Harvard Education Letter, Retrieved from http://www.edletter.org/past/issues/2000-mj/cooperative.shtml

 

http://www.nea.org

 

Deshler, Don. (2005). A Closer Look: Closing the Performance Gap. Stratenotes, Vol. 13, Issue 4. University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning.