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Download full textFerguson, Chris – Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), 2005
Twenty years of research on school performance has created a body of knowledge that grounds today's school improvement efforts and has resulted in a concise list of characteristics that are common to high-performing schools. As accountability becomes more and more important, educational leaders across the nation are actively attempting to foster…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Change Strategies, Academic Standards
Bilash, Olenka – 1993
This teacher resource manual is designed to guide development of a high school curriculum in Canadian Native languages. It outlines the main features of such a program, clarifies the responsibilities of partners (teachers, administrators, community, native elders) in the implementation of a community-based curriculum, presents pedagogical…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Canada Natives
McCracken, Janet Brown – 1993
Noting that children who learn to accept and value human diversity will develop the open, flexible approach to life that is needed in today's world, this book examines ways to help young children learn to appreciate cultural diversity in the classroom. Following introductory chapters on the value of diversity and a child's right to the valuing of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Images
National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC. – 1998
Providing information on the important role that the arts and humanities can play in prevention efforts, this document offers several activities that draw upon the arts and humanities to increase young people's resiliency. Resiliency refers to children's ability to successfully adapt and develop in healthy ways, despite exposure to risk and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Welfare, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Pautler, Albert J., Jr.; Pautler, Marilyn J. – 1986
This book is a series of questions that parents can use in gathering information about the education quality of a particular school. These questions could be asked of school officials at the school being considered. The contents of this guide are divided into sections by topic: (1) school district philosophy/goals/objectives; (2) accreditation;…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Facilities, Educational Objectives
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1982
The purpose of the five-year plan described in this document is to enable the Minneapolis public schools to anticipate and respond to changing educational, economic, and demographic conditions that affect the school district. The plan affects all elements of the public school system and includes decisions regarding key actions or policies required…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Educational Environment
