Leading Schools to Success Constructing and Sustaining High-Performing Learning Cultures

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Case Study 1: Buchanan Middle School: Can School Culture Get Better Than This? 1 CHAPTER 1: DEFINING AND SPECIFYING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SCHOOL CULTURE 7 Case Study 2: Possible Reform at Washington High School:How Far Can a Productive Culture Stretch? 34 CHAPTER 2: COMPONENTS OF A HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL CULTURE 39 Case Study 3: Walton Charter Prepares to Select a Head:What Kind of Leader Might Create a Productive Culture? 72 CHAPTER 3: LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVE SCHOOL CULTURE 77 Case Study 4: Warren County School Board Performance Pay Cram Down: Can a Productive Culture Withstand an Unexpected External Pressure? 106 CHAPTER 4: PERSONNEL AND SCHOOL CULTURE 113 Case Study 5: The Challenge of an (Almost) Brand-New School: Can the Past Be Blended With the New to Form a Productive Culture? 135 CHAPTER 5: RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT AND SCHOOL CULTURE 139 Case Study 6: Data, Data Everywhere but Hardly a Drop of Useful Information 163 CHAPTER 6: DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING AND SCHOOL CULTURE Case Study 7: "My Way" Ray and the "New" Accountability CHAPTER 7: MEASUREMENT, PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND REWARD STRUCTURES Case Study 8: A Principal Opening at the Grant School: Can a Dysfunctional Culture Be Undone? CHAPTER 8: CONTEXTUAL CHALLENGES TO THE FORMATION OF A LEARNING CULTURE 227