Cultures Built to Last. Michael Fullan

Cultures Built to Last - Michael  Fullan


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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      DuFour, Richard, 1947-

      Cultures built to last : systemic PLCs at work / Richard DuFour and Michael Fullan.

      pages ; cm

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-936764-74-7 (perfect bound) 1. School improvement programs--United States. 2. Professional learning communities. 3. Group work in education--United States. 4. Team learning approach in education--United States. 5. Educational leadership--United States. I. Fullan, Michael. II. Title.

      LB2822.82.D8 2013

      371.14’80973--dc23

      2013012401

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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

      Steve Atwater

      Superintendent of Schools

      Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

      Soldotna, Alaska

      Debora Binkley

      Associate Superintendent

      Upper Arlington City Schools

      Upper Arlington, Ohio

      Mary Ann Burns

      Director of School Improvement Initiatives

      Missouri Department of Education

      Jefferson City, Missouri

      Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana

      Superintendent of Schools

      Santa Ana Unified School District

      Santa Ana, California

      Dewey Hensley

      Chief Academic Officer

      Jefferson County Public Schools

      Louisville, Kentucky

      Marcus Johnson

      Superintendent of Schools

      Sanger Unified School District

      Sanger, California

      Dwight D. Jones

      Superintendent of Schools

      Clark County School District

      Las Vegas, Nevada

      Mary Kamerzell

      Superintendent of Schools

      Catalina Foothills Unified School District #16

      Tucson, Arizona

      Middleton McGoodwin

      Superintendent of Schools

      SAU #6

      Claremont, New Hampshire

      Kimberly Moritz

      Superintendent of Schools

      Randolph Central School District

      Randolph, New York

      Henry Russell

      Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

      University of Central Missouri

      Warrensburg, Missouri

      Arthur Stellar

      Former Superintendent

      Burke County Public Schools

      Morgantown, North Carolina

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

       About the Authors

       Introduction: Systemic PLCs

       The Challenge of Cultural Change

       Why We Need Systemic PLCs

       Why Systemwide Reform Is Best

       A Roadmap for Going Big

       One: Clarity Precedes Competence

       What Is a Professional Learning Community?

       What Can Go Wrong?

       The Time Is Now

       You Are the System

       Two: Creating Coherence and Clarity

       Barriers to Coherence

       Strategies for Coherence Making

       The Payoff of Coherence Making

       Three: The Loose-Tight Dilemma

       The Too-Tight Problem

       The Danger of Carrots and Sticks

       The Too-Loose Problem

       The Right Balance

       Clarifying What Is Tight

       Examples of Too-Loose and Too-Tight Leadership Using the Common Core State Standards

       Four: The Loose-Tight System in Action

       Building Shared Knowledge and Deep Understanding

       Creating a Guaranteed Implemented Curriculum

       Monitoring Progress at the School Site

       Supporting Improvement Through Reciprocal Accountability


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