Responding to the Every Student Succeeds Act With the PLC at Work ™ Process. Richard DuFour

Responding to the Every Student Succeeds Act With the PLC at Work ™ Process - Richard DuFour


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Ames Community School District Great Prairie Area Education Agency Ames, Iowa Fairfield, Iowa Rhonda Schmidt Elementary PD and Curriculum Facilitator West Des Moines Community Schools West Des Moines, Iowa

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      | TABLE OF CONTENTS |

       About the Authors

      Foreword by Jon Saphier

       Introduction

       A Rare Opportunity

       The Audience

       Out of Chaos Comes Order

       In the Face of Uncertainty

       CHAPTER 1A Brief History of Education Oversight in the United States

       A Look Back

       Assessment of Reform Efforts

       CHAPTER 2The Passage of ESSA

       Something Old and Something New

       An Opportunity for Change

       CHAPTER 3How States Can Respond to ESSA

       A New Mindset

       What States Should Stop Doing

       CHAPTER 4One School’s Response to ESSA

       The History of Anywhere High School

       A Reflection on Anywhere High School’s Transformation

       The Right Work Remains the Same

       CHAPTER 5A View From the District

       How Test-Based Accountability Undermines Innovation

       Accountability as a Learning System

       Cause-and-Effect Links in Student Achievement

       District Central Office Accountability Indicators

       The Value of Qualitative Insights

       CHAPTER 6How States Can Transform Opportunity Into Action

       Lessons Learned

       Menus, Not Mandates

       A Framework for State Innovation in Education

       State Accountability Policy as a Learning System

       CHAPTER 7The Path Ahead for ESSA

       The U-Turn

       Switchbacks

       A New Path

       EPILOGUEWhat to Do Now

       APPENDIX ASample School-Level Accountability Indicators

       Reading

       Writing

       Language

       Speaking

       Mathematics

       Science

       Arts

       Study Skills

       Technology

       School and Community Service

       Parent Involvement

       Safety and Climate

       School Completion

       APPENDIX BSample System-Level Accountability Indicators

       Academic Performance

       Attendance

       Teacher Effectiveness

       Equity

       Stakeholder Satisfaction

       Safety

       References and Resources

       Index

      | ABOUT THE AUTHORS |

      Richard DuFour, EdD, was a public school educator for thirty-four years, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. During his nineteen-year tenure as both principal and superintendent at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Stevenson became one of only three schools in the nation to win the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions and the first comprehensive high school to be designated a New America High School as a model of successful school reform. Rick received his state’s highest award as both a principal and superintendent.

      A prolific author and sought-after consultant, Rick was recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process in their schools and districts.

      Rick wrote a quarterly column for the Journal of Staff Development for nearly a decade. He was the lead consultant and author of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s video series on principalship and the author of several other videos. Rick was


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