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Transforming Sanchez School, Shared Leadership, Equity, and Evidence, Raymond R. Isola, Jim Cummins

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Transforming Sanchez School

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Raymond R. Isola, Jim Cummins

Shared Leadership, Equity, and Evidence

"Transforming Sanchez School vividly documents the power of educators to promote academic achievement by closing opportunity gaps faced by low-income linguistically and culturally diverse students. Rooted in a philosophy of shared leadership, over a 13-year period the school developed and implemented evidence-based systems, structures, and policies that generated teacher agency, affirmed students' identities, and expanded parent and community engagement. Unlike many schools across the nation pressured to raise standardized test scores, Sanchez School refused to narrow the curriculum, instead focusing on enrichment through the arts, literacy engagement, and expansion of students' bilingual skills. Educators and policymakers alike will find insight and inspiration in the remarkable story of Sanchez School. " - Richard A. Carranza, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education "In this detailed analysis of the Sanchez School, Isola and Cummins describe the processes and strategies employed by educators to transform this school into one capable of addressing the varied and complex needs of its students. Educators will appreciate the detailed nature of the analysis presented. Instead of simply offering platitudes and "research-based" practices, the authors take a practical approach in describing the obstacles the school encountered on its journey toward progress and how these were addressed. Thoughtful, insightful, and accessible, this book will be a useful resource and a helpful guide to educators who genuinely seek to make a difference." -Pedro A. Noguera, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Education, UCLA Faculty Director, Center for the Transformation of Schools Over a 13-year period, the Sanchez School story shows how the implementation of evidence-based instruction, effective leadership, and community partnerships transformed learning for low-income and linguistically diverse students and achieved an average annual academic improvement of 24 points"--, Provided by publisher