Leading School Turnaround: How Successful Leaders Transform Low-Performing Schools

Figures and Tables v

The Authors ix

Introduction: Understanding School Turnaround Leadership 1

Part One: The Dynamic Context in Which Turnaround Leaders Work 23

1. Reasons for School Failure 25

2. The Three Stages of School Turnaround 43

3. The Stages Illustrated: A Case Study 67

Part Two: What Turnaround Leaders Do, and How They Do It 83

4. How Turnaround Leaders Create a Shared Sense of Direction in Their Schools 85

5. How Turnaround Leaders Foster Capacity Development Among Their Teachers 111

6. How Turnaround Leaders Redesign Their Schools 129

7. How Turnaround Leaders Improve Their School’s Instructional Program 155

8. Turnaround Leadership Up Close and Personal 181

Part Three: Outstanding Challenges 213

9 How Schools Move from Turnaround to “Stay Around” 215

10 How to Reach High Performance 235

Conclusion 257

Appendix: Methods Used for the Studies 259

Notes 267

References 271

Index 283