Culture Re-Boot

Leslie S. Kaplan, Ed.D. is a retired school administrator in Newport News, VA and is currently a full-time education writer. She has provided middle and high school instructional and school improvement leadership as an assistant principal for instruction as well as central office leadership as a director of program development. Before becoming a school administrator, she worked as a middle and high school counselor, and these insights continue to infuse her leadership behaviors. Her professional interests focus on teacher quality, principal quality, and school finance and their relationship to school improvement and increasing student achievement. She has co-authored several books and monographs with William Owings including American Public School Finance (2nd edition); Educational Foundations (2nd edition); Leadership and Organizational Behavior in Education: Theory into Practice; The Effective Schools Movement: History, Analysis, and Application; Teacher Quality, Teaching Quality, and School Improvement; Best Practices, Best Thinking, and Emerging Issue in School Leadership; and Enhancing Teacher and Teaching Quality. Kaplan's scholarly publications, co-authored with Owings', appear in numerous peer-reviewed professional journals. Kaplan is co-editor of the Journal for Effective Schools, and also serves on the NASSP Bulletin Editorial Board. She is a past president of the Virginia Counselors' Association and the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and presently sits on the board of Voices for Virginia's Children. ejbe.org/EJBE2012Vol05No10p45OWINGS-KAPLAN-PIRIM.pdf

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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. School Culture and Change as Learning Focus Questions Why 40 Years of School Reform Has Not Worked (and Why Culture Re-Boot Will) What is Culture Re-Boot? What is School Culture? Components of Positive School Cultures Change as Organizational Learning Understanding Your School's Culture Research: The Impact of School Culture on Student Achievement Resources2. School Leadership as Culture Building Focus Questions Leadership as Culture Building How Principal Leaders Transform Their Schools Understanding the Dynamics and Resources for Culture Re-Boot How Principals Can Prepare for Culture Re-Boot Research: Principal Leadership and Student Achievement Resources3. School Culture, Ethical Behavior, and Relational Trust Focus Questions School Culture and Ethical Behavior School Culture and Relational Trust Building Relational Trust with Parents Research: Trust and Student Achievement Resources4. Developing Professional Capacity and Shared Influence Focus Questions Why Schools Should Develop Professional Capacity Building Teachers' Instructional Capacity Building Teachers' Leadership Capacities Where We Go From Here Research: How Building Teachers' Capacity Improves School Outcomes Resources5. Establishing a Student-Centered Learning Culture Focus Questions Why We Need to Educate Every Child to High Levels A Safe and Orderly Learning Environment Teacher Expectations Academic Press and Supports Relationships References6. Promoting and Creating Strong Parent-Community Ties Focus Questions Family Involvement and Student Outcomes Challenges of Working with Parents in Culturally Diverse Communities Ways to Involve Families with Schools Working with the Community References7. Developing a Plan for Action Focus Questions Planning OverviewIndex