Getting the Schools You Want

Klappentext

Curriculum management audits are rapidly becoming powerful tools for school improvement in the United States. This book is a clear, step-by-step guide to conducting such an audit.

Inhalt

Foreword - Larry Frase
Preface
Improving Americäs Schools
The Challenge to Change
Understanding What the Audit Is and Is Not
Role of the Auditor
Key Principles
Developing Audit Basics
Key Concepts
Creating a Rational District
The Control Standard
Knowing What Everyone Does
The Objectives Standard
Knowing How Everyone Is Doing
The Assessment Standard
Organizing What Everyone Does
The Connectivity and Equity Standard
Making Everything Count
The Productivity Standard
Writing the Audit
Findings and Recommendations
Political Implications of the Audit
After the Audit
What Now?