Lesher Middle School: Commitment by Choice

Titel	Lesher Middle School: Commitment by Choice
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 12 (2012) 9, S.32-37 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Educational Practices; School Culture; School Turnaround; Effective Schools Research; Educational Development; Achievement Gains; Leadership Effectiveness; Leadership Styles; Transformational Leadership; Participative Decision Making; Educational Improvement; Improvement Programs; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Objectives; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Bildungspraxis; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Schulforschung; Bildungsentwicklung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Führungseffizienz; Führungsstil; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Effizienzsteigerung; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel
Abstract	This article features Lesher Middle School, a school of choice, as are all of the schools in the Poudre School District in Ft. Collins, Colorado. In 2004, it was a traditional junior high school with a declining enrollment that housed an application-based International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) that resulted in tracking students. Today, it is a thriving middle school at capacity enrollment with 700 students, 40% of whom qualify for support, who come from 27 elementary schools. Lesher's transformation and very survival was built on the belief that to "break ranks," every adult needed to commit to the success of every child. Doing so required a major overhaul to the school's culture. Transitioning from a junior high school to a middle school provided the opportunity to examine all the beliefs and practices that were in place at Lesher. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10