{"product_id":"district-leadership-that-works-striking-the-right-balance-9781935249191","title":"District Leadership That Works: Striking the Right Balance","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistrict Leadership That Works: Striking the Right Balance\u003c\/strong\u003e by Timothy Waters. perfect edition. ISBN: 9781935249191.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBridge the great divide between distanced administrative duties and daily classroom impact. This book introduces a top-down power mechanism called defined autonomy, a concept that focuses on district-defined, nonnegotiable, common goals and a system of accountability supported by assessment tools. Defined autonomy creates an effective balance of centralized direction and individualized empowerment that allows building-level staff the stylistic freedom to respond quickly and effectively to student failure.\nBenefits: Initiate second-order change to promote student achievement. Set nonnegotiable district-defined goals for achievement and instruction through a collaborative process with stakeholders. Create defined autonomy that allows teachers creative freedom while ensuring student achievement. Monitor progress through formative assessment tools. Counteract any resistance to second-order change.\n\nContents:\nChapter 1: Does District Leadership Matter?\nChapter 2: Putting Our Findings in Perspective\nChapter 3: Setting and Monitoring Nonnegotiable Goals for Achievement\nChapter 4: Setting and Monitoring Nonnegotiable Goals for Instruction\nChapter 5: Collaborative Goal Setting, Board Alignment, and Allocation of Resources\nChapter 6: Defined Autonomy in a High-Reliability District\nChapter 7: The Perils and Promises of Second-Order Change\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Solution Tree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256674345013,"sku":"ByrdShop_1935249193","price":25.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781935249191_491f192d-f5d8-4c9d-8217-5a434551ff92.jpg?v=1779960174","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/district-leadership-that-works-striking-the-right-balance-9781935249191","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}