Leading School Change

Maximizing Resources for School Improvement

By (author) Daniel R. Tomal Concordia University Chic, Craig A. Schilling professor and program chair, Concordia University Chicago, Margaret Trybus

Publication date:

22 July 2013

Length of book:

218 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

234x160mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781475803297

This CHOICE award winning author has teamed up with two national school change experts to write a comprehensive book on school change management. Everything you need to know on initiating and managing school change are covered: planning change, conditions for successful change, models for improvement, tools and strategies, understanding and using research data, implementing school initiatives, managing resources, getting student results and more.

A comprehensive book covering all aspects of school district change management, evaluation, and improvement.
Each chapter objectives are aligned with the new ELCC and ISLCC standards for university accreditation.
Many federal and various state data sources are included.
Provides a bend of theory and practical perspectives on how to implement and execute school change.
Each chapter contains a comprehensive case study and exercises for practical application.
Several supplemental resources are included in the appendices.

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Nature of Change

Objectives

The meaning and need for change

Change drivers: federal, state, and school levels
Compliance versus commitment to change
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 2.The School Leader as Change Agent

Objectives

School leadership in the change process
Change leadership development
Roles and leadership models
Building the change team
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 3. Change Management Tools and Interventions

Objectives
School-wide change models
Conducting interviews
Conducting surveys
Group and process interventions
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 4. Analyzing and Using Data for School Change

Objectives

Understanding sources of data and research information
Analyzing research data for threats to validity
Understanding and analyzing statistical data
Interpreting national, state, and local school performance data
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 5.Implementing Change: Resource Management

Objectives
The school change resource implementation model
Managing school resources—a national challenge
The relationship between resources and achievement
Utilizing resources to promote change
Evaluating the use of resources
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 6. Financial and Resource Management

Objectives

Commonalities for change
Executing school district change
Executing school change
Executing departmental/grade Level change
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Epilogue
Appendixes
Index

The authors have superbly addressed the nature of change....I highly recommend this book as a common sense approach.