Making Schools Smarter: A System for Monitoring School and District Progress

The author revealed that teachers had had limited preparation experiences at both the school and district levels and that teachers’ attitudes and expectations had changed during the course of the year.

Abstract

Introduction Making Schools Smarter PART ONE: BASIC ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS Clarifying Assumptions Three Perspectives What Is a Learning Organization? PART TWO: EDUCATIONAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS What Are Schools Given to Work with? What Ought to Be Accomplished? PART THREE: CRITICAL PROCESSES AND CONDITIONS Mission and Goals, Organizational Culture The Core Tasks of Planning, Managing, Leading, and Instructing Structure and Organization, Information Collection, and Decision Making Policies and Procedures, Community Partnerships PART FOUR: USING SCHOOL AND DISTRICT MONITORING INFORMATION Guidelines for Ensuring Productive Use of Monitoring Information PART FIVE: THE SURVEYS AND THEIR APPLICATION Collecting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Monitoring Information The District Surveys The School Surveys