Failure is not an option : six principles that guide student achievement in high-performing schools / Alan M. Blankstein ; foreword by Michael Fullan.
| Author/creator | Blankstein, Alan M., 1959- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Why failure is not an option -- Courageous leadership for school success -- Ten common routes to failure, and how to avoid each -- Building a professional learning community with relational trust -- Principle #1, Common mission, vision, values, and goals -- Principle #2, Ensuring achievement for all students : systems for prevention and intervention -- Principle #3, Collaborative teaming focused on teaching and learning -- Principle #4, Using data to guide decision making and continuous improvement -- Principle #5, Gaining active engagement from family and community -- Principle #6, Building sustainable leadership capacity / by Alan M. Blankstein with Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink. |
| Local note | Little-344565--3051310464981 |
| General note | "A copublication of Corwin Press and The Hope Foundation." |
| General note | Accompanied by: Facilitator's guide / Alan M. Blankstein. 17 p. ; 28 cm., 2006. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-269) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003020053 |
| ISBN | 1412909333 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781412909334 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 1412909341 (paper) |
| ISBN | 9781412909341 (paper) |