Look, Listen, Learn, LEAD: A District-Wide Systems Approach to Teaching and Learning in PreK-12 (Transforming Education Systems) - Softcover

Smith, Jeffery; Maxlow, Kate Wolfe; Caggianno, John; Sanzo, Karen L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1648022650 ISBN 13: 9781648022654

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Look, Listen, Learn, LEAD: A District-Wide Systems Approach to Teaching and Learning in PreK-12 lays out the transformational journey of Hampton City Schools (HCS), an urban school division of 30 schools in southeastern Virginia. Our school district faces numerous challenges, such as 62% of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch and 14% of students holding an IEP, and in 2015-2016, Hampton City Schools’ state accreditation rate was approximately half the statewide rate and on a downward trend. In only three years, that was turned around and HCS exceeded the statewide accreditation rate, a more than 100% improvement with 100% of our schools accredited without conditions. We attribute this in large part to our dedicated educators and their implementation of district-wide systems for curriculum, instruction, checking for student understanding, climate, and culture. The goal of this book is to break down the process of what it takes to bring about large-scale educational change that is sustainable. We describe a process for developing a strong mission and vision to undergird the work around a variety of district-wide systems. This book provides insights into how to improve climate and culture, create a guaranteed and viable written curriculum, establish a process for evaluating its implementation, and create a balanced assessment framework to measure student success. Complete with example templates, action plans, and lessons learned, this book is a true example of theory-into-practice to bring about sustained improvement for all learners.

About this title

About the Author

Jeffery Smith, Hampton City Schools

Kate Wolfe Maxlow, Hampton City Schools

John Caggianno, Hampton City Schools

Karen Sanzo, Old Dominion University

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1648022650
• ISBN 13: 9781648022654
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190