Failure is not an option
Subtitle: 6 principles for making student success the only option
By: Alan M. Blankstein ; foreward by Michael Fullan
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Corwin Press; HOPE Foundation; National Education Association
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781412979238
Other titles: Six principles for making student success the only option
Description: This book outlines the who, what, and how of becoming a high-performing school and learning community, shows how to avoid ten common routes to failure, provides double the resources, includes many new case stories and examples. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-253) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why failure is not an option; title: Courageous leadership for school success; title: 10 common routes to failure, and how to avoid each; title: Relational trust as foundation for the learning community; title: Principle 1: Common mission, vision, values, and goals; title: Principle 2: Ensuring achievement for all students; title: systems for prevention and intervention; title: Principle 3: Collaborative teaming focused on teaching for learning; title: Principle 4: Data-based decision making for continuous improvement; title: Principle 5: Gaining active engagement from family and community; title: Principle 6: Building sustainable leadership capacity / Alan M. Blankstein with Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink.