TY - BOOK AU - Feldman,Jay AU - L�opez,M.Lisette AU - Simon,Katherine G. TI - Choosing small: the essential guide to successful high school conversion T2 - The Jossey-Bass education series SN - 0787980277 (alk. paper) AV - LB 1620 .F425 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - High schools KW - United States KW - School size KW - School autonomy KW - School improvement programs N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021211.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005021211-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005021211-d.html ER -