Responding to the Every Student Succeeds Act With the PLC at Work ™ Process
(Integrating ESSA and Professional Learning Communities)
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Reform
| Author: | Richard DuFour, Douglas Reeves, Rebecca DuFour | ISBN: | 9781945349089 |
| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press | Publication: | September 15, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Solution Tree Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard DuFour, Douglas Reeves, Rebecca DuFour |
| ISBN: | 9781945349089 |
| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press |
| Publication: | September 15, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Solution Tree Press |
| Language: | English |
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents US educators and local and state legislators with a rare opportunity: to reconceive schooling and education funding to better address students’ needs. Richard DuFour, Douglas Reeves, and Rebecca DuFour showcase how to make the most of this opportunity by fully committing to the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process, which holds the greatest potential for maximizing student achievement.
How this book will help your PLC incorporate the Every Student Succeeds Act:
- Explains the roles federal and state governments play in K-12 education funding with the adoption of ESSA and how it relates to past educational reforms such as ESEA and No Child Left Behind.
- Emphasizes the importance of using the PLC at Work™ process to respond to ESSA.
- Provides the strategies and mindsets teachers, district leaders, and states should implement to enhance student learning.
- Presents the right work PLC schools at any level should engage in to support student and adult success.
- Highlights indicators of school-level accountability and system accountability, as well as an accountability framework states should use to promote school improvement and success.
Contents:
Foreword by Jon Saphier
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Education Oversight in the United States
Chapter 2: The Passage of ESSA
Chapter 3: How States Can Respond to ESSA
Chapter 4: One School’s Response to ESSA
Chapter 5: A View From the District
Chapter 6: How States Can Transform Opportunity Into Action
Chapter 7: The Path Ahead for ESSA
Epilogue
Appendix A: Sample School-Level Accountability Indicators
Appendix B: Sample System-Level Accountability Indicators
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents US educators and local and state legislators with a rare opportunity: to reconceive schooling and education funding to better address students’ needs. Richard DuFour, Douglas Reeves, and Rebecca DuFour showcase how to make the most of this opportunity by fully committing to the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process, which holds the greatest potential for maximizing student achievement.
How this book will help your PLC incorporate the Every Student Succeeds Act:
- Explains the roles federal and state governments play in K-12 education funding with the adoption of ESSA and how it relates to past educational reforms such as ESEA and No Child Left Behind.
- Emphasizes the importance of using the PLC at Work™ process to respond to ESSA.
- Provides the strategies and mindsets teachers, district leaders, and states should implement to enhance student learning.
- Presents the right work PLC schools at any level should engage in to support student and adult success.
- Highlights indicators of school-level accountability and system accountability, as well as an accountability framework states should use to promote school improvement and success.
Contents:
Foreword by Jon Saphier
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Education Oversight in the United States
Chapter 2: The Passage of ESSA
Chapter 3: How States Can Respond to ESSA
Chapter 4: One School’s Response to ESSA
Chapter 5: A View From the District
Chapter 6: How States Can Transform Opportunity Into Action
Chapter 7: The Path Ahead for ESSA
Epilogue
Appendix A: Sample School-Level Accountability Indicators
Appendix B: Sample System-Level Accountability Indicators
