TY - BOOK ID - 128179428 TI - Making schools smarter : leading with evidence AU - Leithwood, Kenneth A. AU - Aitken, Robert AU - Jantzi, Doris PY - 2006 SN - 141291762X 1412917638 PB - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, DB - UniCat KW - Educational accountability KW - Educational evaluation KW - Educational indicators KW - Pedagogiek en onderwijskunde KW - School districts KW - didactiek naar onderwijsniveau en leerlingkenmerken. KW - Evaluation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:128179428 AB - Proven tools for data-driven school improvement! From strategic planning and accountability to restructuring goals, school leaders face myriad organizational tasks, each one vying for immediate action. Where to begin and where best to allocate resources become critical questions as the issue of organization becomes more prevalent. In the third edition of a powerful bestseller, Making Schools Smarter provides the refined and updated tools to create a workable model for reshaping today's school districts for positive outcomes. This practical guide addresses and helps resolve significant issues in district and school leadership, including Determining a comprehensive and real image of future schools and districts as professional learning communities Highlighting needed critical changes for achieving missions and goals Providing school leaders with much-needed tools to demonstrate and improve accountability With No Child Left Behind and increased accountability as powerful reminders of what's at stake, Making Schools Smarter gets to the heart of the argument that smarter schools mean enhanced learning for all. ER -