Teachers' Guide to School Turnarounds

School improvement is hard work, particularly in challenging contexts, and there are no silver-bullets or shortcuts. Written especially for teachers engaged in this vital work, and based on their extensive on-the-ground work in such schools, the authors provide a framework and lessons that are powerful, practical, and process-focused that can help guide you through the unique challenges of turning around your school. Anyone with a genuine interest in bringing about substantial improvement in their school should devour the clear and highly accessible insights offered in this book. -- Scott C. Bauer, associate professor of education leadership, and director, Division of Individual & Organizational Transformation, Geroge Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Is your faculty faced with the challenge of improving results for your students? Teacher's Guide to School Turnarounds is a sensible guide for school leaders and teachers that points you toward the questions that need to be asked before setting out on the journey of school improvement. It offers strategic options and useful tools you can employ to bring about meaningful change. Accessible and insightful, this book provides a practical means of leveraging the collective wisdom that exists in your school and its community to create a better future for your students. -- Dr. Philip Hallinger, Joseph Lau chair professor of leadership and change, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Even if not leading a turnaround, this book will enable school leaders to better diagnose school performance and give focus to their improvement efforts. In particular, the follow-up activities will help administrators to problem solve and fine tune current school initiatives. -- Dr. Jeffrey D. Carroll, Principal, Warhill High School (Williamsburg, VA)