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Snyder, Karolyn J.; And Others – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1992
The future of school-based restructuring rests on five conditions: a site-specific vision of school greatness for all students; consequent plans shaped by school partners; a work culture that nurtures and expects development and success; staff empowerment and commitment to energize participants; and a quality control system that guides development…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, School Based Management, School Restructuring
Taylor, Barbara O.; Bullard, Pamela – 1995
A basic tenet of the effective-schools movement is that all children can master the basic skills needed to be successful in school. Today, the twin notions of equity and excellence strongly drive the school-reform movement. This book examines the effective-schools movement as a school-reform philosophy and renewal process for the present and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner – 1992
This document examines the restructuring of local schools and how restructuring can involve students with disabilities and the special education programs that serve them. The document is designed to create awareness of the issues related to restructuring and programs for students with disabilities and puts forth options for reconsidering and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Curriculum, Disabilities
Burrello, Leonard C.; And Others – 1992
This guide is designed to facilitate the debating of local policy options in school restructuring which have implications for the education of students with disabilities and other learners with special needs. The guide summarizes special education issues and policy options described more fully in preceding booklets and then asks the reader to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Debate
Sabatino, Melissa; Rumbaut, Marilyn – 1993
In 1989, a long-term partnership began between International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and the Austin Independent School District (AISD) to form Project A+ (later named the A+ Coalition), a program designed to be a catalyst for educational improvement by identifying fundamental changes needed to enhance education and to marshal community…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Budgeting, Cooperative Programs