Collective Vision

Igniting District and School Improvement

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Collective Vision

Igniting District and School Improvement

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Collective Vision: Igniting District and School Improvement describes a school district’s 10-year journey of transformation. It began with the creation of a district-wide shared vision, mission, and values, using an appreciative inquiry process that engaged all stakeholders in the school district, thus establishing shared ownership and responsibility for the outcomes. The book demonstrates how the power of a collective vision and collaborative inquiry across a system helps establish a district-wide culture of collective efficacy, resulting in improved outcomes. In the field of education promising practices are sometimes discarded before improvements can be observed and schools are often charged with the responsibility for improvement without being given enough support or guidance from the district.

This story describes how continuous inquiry and district support for promising practices led to significant improvement and transformation. The book serves as a practical guide that provides useful “lessons learned” and questions for self-reflection throughout. Educators at all levels of the system will be inspired to take action toward district and school improvement.

Table of Contents

Foreward
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Background

SECTION ONE: The District as a Learning Organization
Chapter One: Focus - Coherent District Vision
Chapter Two: Focus - District Support for the Vision
Chapter Three: Focus on Effective Governance
Chapter Four: Focus on Learning and Continuous Improvement
Chapter Five: Focus on Instructional Coherence
Chapter Six: Focus on Evidence Informed Decision Making
Chapter Seven: Focus on Continuous Professional Learning
Chapter Eight: Focus on Leadership Learning
Chapter Nine: Focus on Strong Working Relationships
Chapter Ten: Focus on Sharing Our Learning
Connections to Other Research

SECTION TWO: School as a Learning Organizations
SECTION THREE: Strong Learning Environments

SECTION FOUR: A Summary of What Made a Difference

SECTION FIVE: Full Circle - Where to Next?
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
REFERENCES

Product details

Published Sep 12 2024
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 222
ISBN 9781538195604
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustrations 37 BW Illustrations, 18 BW Photos, 3 Tables
Dimensions 0 x 0 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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