Choosing small : the essential guide to successful high school conversion / Jay Feldman, M. Lisette L�opez, and Katherine G. Simon ; foreword by Michael Klonsky.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Jossey-Bass education seriesPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 203 p. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0787980277 (alk. paper)
  • 9780787980276 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 1620 .F425 2006
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.

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.

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