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| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Foreword by Jon Saphier
CHAPTER 1A Brief History of Education Oversight in the United States
Something Old and Something New
CHAPTER 3How States Can Respond to ESSA
A New Mindset
What States Should Stop Doing
CHAPTER 4One School’s Response to ESSA
The History of Anywhere High School
A Reflection on Anywhere High School’s Transformation
The Right Work Remains the Same
CHAPTER 5A View From the District
How Test-Based Accountability Undermines Innovation
Accountability as a Learning System
Cause-and-Effect Links in Student Achievement
District Central Office Accountability Indicators
The Value of Qualitative Insights
CHAPTER 6How States Can Transform Opportunity Into Action
Lessons Learned
Menus, Not Mandates
A Framework for State Innovation in Education
State Accountability Policy as a Learning System
CHAPTER 7The Path Ahead for ESSA
The U-Turn
Switchbacks
A New Path
APPENDIX ASample School-Level Accountability Indicators
Reading
Writing
Language
Speaking
Mathematics
Science
Arts
Study Skills
Technology
School and Community Service
Parent Involvement
Safety and Climate
School Completion
APPENDIX BSample System-Level Accountability Indicators
Academic Performance
Attendance
Teacher Effectiveness
Equity
Stakeholder Satisfaction
Safety
| ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
Richard DuFour, EdD, was a public school educator for thirty-four years, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. During his nineteen-year tenure as both principal and superintendent at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Stevenson became one of only three schools in the nation to win the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions and the first comprehensive high school to be designated a New America High School as a model of successful school reform. Rick received his state’s highest award as both a principal and superintendent.
A prolific author and sought-after consultant, Rick was recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process in their schools and districts.
Rick wrote a quarterly column for the Journal of Staff Development for nearly a decade. He was the lead consultant and author of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s video series on principalship and the author of several other videos. Rick was