The little school system that could : transforming a city school district /

The little school system that could : transforming a city school district /

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Author / Creator:Duke, Daniel Linden.
Imprint:Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 171 pages).
Language:English
Series:Suny series, educational leadership
SUNY series in educational leadership.
Subject:
School improvement programs -- Virginia -- Manassas Park -- Case studies.
Education, Urban -- Virginia -- Manassas Park -- Case studies.
Educational change -- Virginia -- Manassas Park -- Case studies.
Education, Urban.
Educational change.
School improvement programs.
Virginia -- Manassas Park.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163136
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ISBN:9781435641280
1435641280
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:"The Little School System That Could is a story about transformation. In 1995, equipped with not much more than a vision of the quality education that urban students deserved, Tom DeBolt, the new superintendent of the Manassas Park School System, set into motion a series of reforms that transformed the district. By 2005 every school was accredited, passing rates on state tests had doubled, and the school system was attracting national attention. Daniel L. Duke examines the district's ten-year turnaround, from four organizational perspectives and addresses the critical role of professional and political leadership in overcoming the challenges of low morale, scarce resources, changing demographics, and dysfunctional school-community relations." --Book Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Duke, Daniel Linden. Little school system that could. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008 9780791473795

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