The Turnaround Principal
September/October 2004 Table of Contents
Daniel L. Duke
There are no shortcuts to turning around low-performing schools. They can only be turned around one student at a time.
Ruth Sternberg
Ruth Sternberg
Ruth Sternberg
Paul Regnier
Project Excel shows what can be accomplished when a large school system focuses on its poorest-performing schools.
J. Harrison Coleman
A principal’s vision of success and a commitment to change has turned a failing school into a “diamond in the rough.”
Alan M. Blankstein and Kari Cocozzella
By building a “Pyramid of Interventions” to guide remediation, schools can rescue many students who would otherwise have failed.
Charlie Hollar
In many ways, the principal’s job resembles that of a corporate executive trying to bring new life to an ailing company.
FEATURES
Research Report:
Nancy Protheroe
Reluctant learners need to be both challenged and supported if they are to develop the self-efficacy they need to take risks and succeed.
As the numbers of minority children in elementary school continue to increase, so do the family risk factors that affect their school achievement.
Nathan L. Essex
Fairness is the essential requirement in creating and enforcing dress codes.
Sheri Klein
Special education teachers are drowning in paperwork. Here’s how you can help them.
COLUMNS
Turning Around to Get Ahead
Lee Greene
The Influence of Home on School Success
John H. Wherry
Turning Around Urban Schools
Cheryl Riggins-Newby
Protecting Student Health
Perry A. Zirkel
Turning Schools Around—Slowly
Vincent L. Ferrandino
DEPARTMENTS
Four Ways to Support New Teachers
Anita Brendle-Corum and Jinda Haynes
Security: The Biometric Alternative
Thomas A. Richard
Making Time to Lead: How Principals Can Stay on Top of It All
Richard A. Simon and James F. Newman
Reviewed by Cathie West
Thinking Outside the Box: How Educational Leaders Can Safely Navigate the Rough Waters of Change
William C. O’Callaghan, Jr.
Reviewed by Martine Bates
A Friend for Kenny
Beth Carlson
Communicating with Adolescents
Mike Walker
Departmentalize Elementary Schools
Tak Cheung Chan and Delbert Jarman
Professional Development with YOU in Mind
Cheryl Riggins-Newby
WEB EXCLUSIVES
James P. Hoover
Data warehousing allows principals to mine for useful information from a variety of sources.
Shirley Curtis
Here are 10 experience-tested rules that can help principals get through the difficult early years.
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