Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-136) and index.
Contents:
School principals matter : share the love but own the data -- Some do overcome -- Ten steps forward -- Step one : data dominates -- Step two : goals? Make them realistically high -- Step three : if you don't like what's being said, change the conversation -- Step four : hold teachers accountable -- Step five : resources -- prioritize, focus, allocate -- Step six : discover their big why -- Step seven : work, workout, rest, smile, laugh, hug your family, keep your mind and body healthy -- Step eight : red, yellow, green -- target student intervention -- Step nine : reimagine discipline -- Step ten : celebrate ... everything!
Summary:
"Black males have the lowest graduation rates of any population in the country, graduating from high school at the rate of just 59%. They are suspended and referred to special education classes at rates three times higher than any other population. They make up just 6% of the US population yet account for nearly a third of the American prison population. The graduation gap between White and Black males is currently 21% and growing. Research has shown that costly federal, state, and local programs have failed to solve this crisis. This book details the 10-step method I developed and deployed in the Buffalo (New York) high school of which I was principal, which has raised the four-year graduation rate for Black males to 93% and the five-year rate to 90%. My program has been deployed throughout New York State and I am now advising schools nationally, helping them to deploy proven strategies that will guarantee the academic success of Black males. This is a one-of-a-kind book with powerful strategies secondary and middle school principals can use to transform their entire school. The strategies in this book are what every successful principal needs to run a high performing school. This book answers the age-old question: "Can principals truly make a difference and turn their school around?" The answer is yes, they can! This book will show them how"-- Provided by publisher.
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