A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

1. Planning Comprehensive School Reform

Education Trust. (1996). A new chance: Making the most of Title I. Washington, DC: Author.

This guide can help practitioners better understand Title I and its implications for schoolwide reform. It recommends introducing Title I to the school community through six steps: (1) preparing for change; (2) organizing a leadership team; (3) choosing an outside advisor; (4) organizing action groups; (5) putting together a plan; and (6) joining the Education Trust's Title I High-Performance Network. The guide includes talking points to highlight the major changes in Title I, discussion of the advantages of the schoolwide option, and recommendations for organizing the planning process. It outlines the requirements of a Title I schoolwide plan and the components of a schoolwide program.

Educational Testing Service. (1996). The comprehensive needs assessment: A basis for making schoolwide decisions. Tucker, GA: Author.

This workbook for conducting the schoolwide needs assessment provides school teams with a way to structure their data collection and analysis. It suggests that a needs assessment answer the question, "What does the school need to ensure that every child is successful?" The workbook includes sample surveys written in both English and Spanish.

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory/Northwest Region X Assistance Center. (1997). Cross-program analysis: Links and commonalities among IASA programs. Portland, OR: Author.

This document summarizes the common features of various pieces of federal education legislation that supports schoolwide program development and implementation. Specific program requirements in the first nine titles of ESEA are categorized into nine program categories: (1) accountability; (2) information dissemination; (3) instructional programs; (4) needs assessment; (5) parent involvement; (6) professional development; (7) reporting; (8) staff qualifications; and (9) target groups. This resource can help school staff understand opportunities and responsibilities for meeting the intents and purposes of multiple federal education programs as they plan and carry out their schoolwide program initiative.

RMC Research Corporation. (1995). Schoolwide programs: A planning manual. Portland, OR: Author.

Designed to help educators collect data on their school and plan and implement a schoolwide program, this manual discusses the vision behind and advantages of schoolwides. It identifies key features of successful schoolwide programs: agreed-upon vision; academic focus; planning and design; management and organizational structure; professional development; cultural inclusiveness; and parent and community involvement. The manual provides an overview of IASA regulations and offers an extensive comparison of schoolwide and targeted assistance schools, as well as advice about schoolwide change and governance. It also highlights a four-step process for planning a schoolwide program: (1) conducting a comprehensive needs assessment; (2) managing the inquiry process; (3) designing the schoolwide program; and (4) evaluating the program.

WestEd. (1997). Schoolwide reform: A new outlook (vols. 1&2). San Francisco, CA: Author.

This two-volume guide details the who, what, why, when, and where of conducting comprehensive schoolwide planning. It is accompanied by a video and detailed worksheets. The guide can help school practitioners as well as parents and community leaders understand the philosophical and research basis of the schoolwide option. Resources include: (1) planning, assessment, and plan-writing tools and activities; (2) examples of how innovative schools are implementing schoolwide reform; (3) information about research that supports effective schoolwide strategies; and (4) answers to frequently asked questions about IASA and schoolwide programs.

Additional Publications about Planning Comprehensive School Reform

Belton, L. (1996). What our teachers should know and be able to do: A student's view. Educational Leadership, 54(1), 66-69.

Boloz, S. (1997). Walking on sacred ground: A Navajo school-within-a-school model. CC-VI Forum, 2(2),

Calhoun, E. (1994). How to use action research in the self-renewing school. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Carnevale, A.P., & Kimmel, E.W. (1997). A national test: Balancing policy and technical issues. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.

Charles A. Dana Center & the STAR Center. (1997). Successful Texas schoolwide programs: Research study results, school profiles, and voices of practitioners and parents. Austin, TX: Author.

Charles A. Dana Center & the STAR Center. (1997). Successful Texas schoolwide programs: "We can do it" video and discussion guide. Austin, TX: Author.

Comprehensive Center Consortium-Region VI. (1996). School support team manual. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Center for Education Research.

Comprehensive Center Consortium-Region VI. (1996). Setting the stage: Opening with influence. CC-VI Forum, 1(1).

Cook, W.J., Jr. (1995). Strategic planning for America's schools (rev. ed. II). Arlington, VA: American Association of School Administrators.

David, J., & Goren, P. (1993). Transforming education: Overcoming barriers. Washington, DC: National Governors' Association.

Deal, T.E., & Peterson, K.D. (1994). The leadership paradox: Balancing logic and artistry in schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Education Trust. (1996). Title I workshop facilitator's resource guide. Newton, MA: The New England Comprehensive Assistance Center.

Educational Testing Service. (no date). The comprehensive needs assessment: A basis for making schoolwide decisions. Tucker, GA: Author.

Elmore, R., & Fuhrman, S.H. (Eds). (1994). The governance of curriculum. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Elmore, R.F., Peterson, P.L., & McCarthy, S.J. (1996). Restructuring in the classroom: Teaching, learning, and school organization. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Glickman, C.D. (1993). Renewing America's schools: A guide for school-based action. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Harvard Educational Review. (1996). Working together toward reform. Cambridge, MA: Author.

Hord, S.M., Rutherford, W.L., Huling-Austin, L., & Hall, G.E. (1987). Taking charge of change. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Kaiser, E. (1997). Parent-child together: Suggestions for enjoying reading together. (Handout distributed to Title I coordinators at a conference in Janesville, Wisconsin, April 29, 1997).

Kaiser, E., & Kailin, S. (1996). Professional resources for staff of the South Dakota Department of
Cultural Affairs. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Center for Education Research.

Levine, D.U., & Eubanks, E.E. (1989). Organizational arrangements of effective secondary schools. In H. Walberg & J.J. Lane (Eds.), Organizing for learning (pp. 41-49). Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Lezotte, L.W. (1992). Creating the total quality effective school. Okemos, MI: Effective Schools Products, Ltd.

Louis, K.S., & Miles, M.B. (1990). Improving the urban high school: What works and why. New York: Teachers College Press.

McLaughlin, M.W., Talbert, J.E., & Bascia, N. (Eds.). (1990). The contexts of teaching in secondary schools: Teachers' realities. New York: Teachers College Press.

Moffett, C. (1996). School support teams: Facilitating success in high-poverty schools. ASCD Professional Development Newsletter, 1(2), 8.

Newmann, F.M. (Ed.). (1992). Student engagement and achievement in American secondary schools. New York: Teachers College Press.

Newmann, F.M., & Wehlage, G.G. (1995). Successful school restructuring: A report to the public and educators by the Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools. Madison, WI: Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools.

Olson, K. (1997). Schoolwides leading the way to "superior education for superior students." CC-VI Forum, 2(2), 14.

Pechman, E., & Fiester, L. (1996). Creating good schools for children in poverty through Title I schoolwide programs, 1(2), 171-192.

RMC Research Corporation. (1997). Linking IASA and service-learning: A planning, implementation, and evaluation guide. Denver, CO: Author.

Shields, P.M., Anderson, L., Bamburg, J.D., Hawkins, E.F., Knapp, M.S., Ruskus, J., Wechsler, M., & Wilson, C.L. (1995). Improving schools from the bottom up: From effective schools to restructuring. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

Shields, P.M., & Knapp, M.S. (1997, December). The promise and limits of school-based reform: A national snapshot. Phi Delta Kappan, 288-294.

Tucker, C.G. (1996). Connecticut model for assessing the progress of Title I public schools and school districts. Paper presented at the Large Scale Assessment Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Wong, K.W., Sunderman, G.L., & Lee, J. (1996). When federal Title I works to improve student learning in inner-city schools: Lessons learned in schoolwide projects in Minneapolis. LSS Spotlight on Student Success, 112, 1-2.

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