Align your school budget with your vision for student achievement Since 2006, The Principal's Guide to School Budgeting has been a best-seller, supporting thousands of principals in navigating the complex process of school budgeting. This fourth edition hones in on the message that a school budget should be a reflection of the school's vision for student growth, an open culture, and a positive school climate. This edition offers new information on how national and state reform and political practices affect school allocations and emphasizes the need for appropriate budget visioning, planning, analysis, and needs assessment. Covering the budgeting process, effective budgeting practices, accounting and auditing procedures, and building the school budget within a collaborative decision-making context, this comprehensive guide includes: In-chapter vignettes and discussion questions Case study applications and experiential exercises A budget development project New discussion of technology's impact on budgetary practices, phishing scams, and fundraising The Principal's Guide to School Budgeting is an essential resource for practicing and aspiring school administrators who want to master their accounting and auditing procedures. By effectively managing the school bu
Successful learning is as much about emotion as it is about cognition Discover how to manage the emotional dynamics of learning success and build strong relationships in order to realize profound achievement gains. Bestselling author Rick Stiggins shares important lessons learned from his career-most importantly, how to help students become confident, lifelong learners. Separate chapters for teachers, parents, and school leaders discuss how to form teams to explore home and school partnerships, the keys to effective learning, a growth mindset, the Visible Learning (R) research, and assessment FOR learning. Rick shows us how to ensure students Understand the learning targets Are able to monitor their own progress Can act assertively to close the gap between where they are now and where they need to be Call it self-efficacy, student agency, or internal locus of control-the label doesn't matter. What does matter is that every student discovers that they can meet whatever challenges our rapidly changing society presents.
Creating Safe and Predictable Learning Environments
"In this book, the author will share the simple rhythms and routines that teachers can use, regardless of content area in grades 3-12, to model executive functioning skills within the context of a safe and predictable learning environment, so that students are empowered to become independent learners and teachers are free to do what they love"--
Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms
Read widely and read often - create a classroom environment where independent reading thrives Independent reading is more than just "drop everything and read" - it is a gateway to writing, critical thinking, discussion, and deeper learning. Author Jarred Amato, an accomplished middle and high school English teacher and founder of Project LIT ......
Lessons and Activities That Invite Learners to Read, Write, Speak, and Listen
Ready-to-go English Language Development tasks that focus on students "doing the doing" of talking, reading, listening, and responding. In recent years, the percentage of English Language Learners (ELLs) has increased in almost every state, so most teachers are faced with the challenge of teaching literacy to students acquiring English alongside ......
How Educational Leaders Propel Excellence for Achieving Equity
The pathway to equity begins with YOU. Good intentions are not enough. To dismantle the structural inequities that continue to plague our schools, dedicated leaders must move beyond buzzword rhetoric to a place of action, where concrete steps trace a path to strategic action and sustainable impact. The authors of this book have made that shift. Drawing from their experiences leading the educational-equity agenda for the nation's largest school district, they present their model for practical, outcome-oriented antiracist leadership. Features include An original framework built on five interdependent pillars: Self Mastery, Adaptive Leadership, Racial Literacy, Emergence, and Whole-Body Healing Real-life vignettes providing insights into the pillars and how they work together Structured opportunities and tools that support processes at the individual and collective development levels Disrupting and dismantling inequities is a complex, yet urgent, process. If you're ready to meet this moral leadership challenge, Shifting Self and System will equip you with the knowledge, disposition, and capacity to create equitable schools and systems for all the students you serve.
Because fluency practice is not a worksheet. Fluency in mathematics is more than basic facts or using algorithms. It is not about recall or speed. Real fluency is about choosing strategies that are efficient, flexible, lead to accurate solutions, and are appropriate for the given situation. Developing fluency is a matter of equity and access for ......
Time-Saving Tools for Teachers that Make Learning More Engaging
Time Saving AI Tools that Make Learning More Engaging Busy educators need tools that support their planning and provide them with more time with students. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising solution, it can only help if we're willing to learn how to use it in ways that improve upon what we already do well. The ......
Creating a Place Where Kids Want to Learn and Teachers Want to Stay--An Illustrated Playbook
Unlock a treasure trove of learning-make room for belonging in school Belonging is an instinctual feeling: you know when you feel it-and you really know when you don't. Creating a sense of belonging in the classroom has a significant impact on student learning and well-being; it serves as a gatekeeper for other aspects of learning to take root. ......
