The authors promote professional learning communities as key to school improvement. Educators will:
· Learn how to drive increased academic achievement for all students
· Find ways to plan for structural changes that will produce the school culture they seek
· Explore data sources that authentically measure student growth and help celebrate students’ successes
· Answer collaborative team questions to further target their school-improvement efforts
· Use helpful protocols, rubrics, and action and assessment plans to improve student achievement
Reviewed by Carol Campbell, PhD
Vice President for Education
Southwestern Union Conference
Authors: James B. Short, Stephanie Hirsh