{"product_id":"transforming-sanchez-school-shared-leadership-equity-and-evidence","title":"Transforming Sanchez School: Shared Leadership  Equity  and Evidence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is the result of a 20-year collaboration between a school principal (Raymond R. Isola) and an educational researcher (Jim Cummins). Together  they document how the Sanchez Elementary School successfully implemented evidence-based instruction to transform the learning experiences of students from a low-income and linguistically diverse community in the Mission District of San Francisco.  The Sanchez School story shows the positive impact of using shared leadership and the results-oriented cycle of inquiry to implement school-based policies designed to activate students talents and intellectual power within the classroom. Over the course of 13 years  from 1999 to 2012  test scores improved dramatically. The schools average annual academic growth was more than 20 points  much more than the 11-point average growth for elementary schools in California.  When Dr. Isola became principal  the school was performing in the lowest quartile of Californias Academic Performance Index. Contrary to top-down formulaic approaches  Principal Isola used a horizontal leadership system that engaged all stakeholdersincluding teachers  paraprofessionals  administrators  parents  community members  businesses leaders  and students themselvesin the project of improving student learning and school reform.  Key focus areas of the transformation process: Development of dynamic learning communities that relate empirical research of what works for diverse students  schools  and communities to the concrete challenges faced at Sanchez School Shared leadership and results-oriented cycle of inquiry to build capacity for effective learning across generations within the school community Multi-dimensional roles of the school principal  including instructional leader  resource manager  social architect of learning  and community organizer\/activist Evidence collection  including student achievement data  performance-based assessments  teacher leadership development  paraprofessional career ladder  and parent education and activism By sharing the experience of the Sanchez School  the authors hope to open dialogue between administrators and staff and encourage reflection on their own schools improvement strategies. Readers will be inspired to see the possibilities for linguistically and culturally diverse students from low-income communities; current notions will be challenged and guidance offered for important changes that will renew readers schools. Core principles of the Sanchez renewal experience: Build relationships of trust and respect among administrators  teachers  paraprofessionals  students  and parents. Develop shared leadership structures and processes that offer opportunities for all staff to grow professionally and share in the responsibility for promoting student achievement. Implement instruction that connects to students lives  respects their multilingual talents and cultural knowledge  and enables them to use multiple modes of representation (e.g.  language  music  visual art) to express and expand their identities. Support strong parental and community engagement in the shared enterprise of educating children. Focus on students physical  emotional  and social well-being in order to remove potential impediments to learning. Provide preschool that generates curiosity  habits of inquiry  and literacy engagement. Use curriculum-focused assessment that monitors students academic growth as a means of informing instruction and  when necessary  intervention. Structure the school grounds as educational resources that enhance students socioemotional wellness  physical fitness  nutritional awareness  and overall environmental literacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952163418165,"sku":"ByrdShop_1934000418","price":28.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781934000410.jpg?v=1770152907","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/transforming-sanchez-school-shared-leadership-equity-and-evidence","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}