Students Are Stakeholders, Too!: Including Every Voice in Authentic High School Reform Book

List of Figures     ix
Foreword   Shirley M. Hord     xi
Preface     xiii
Acknowledgments     xvii
About the Author     xxi
September, Year 3: Norris Starts at Knownwell High     1
Puzzles and Premises     5
Puzzles     6
Premises     7
September, Year 1: Morris, Mr. Spark, and the Table Ten Advisory Group     9
Questions for Reflection     11
Content for Consideration     11
A Student Gets the Last Word     12
Students as Stakeholders     13
Creating the Space for Active Student Voice     14
The School Improvement Process     14
Alignment Between Mission and the School Portfolio     17
Alignment Between Mission, Portfolio, Celebrations, and Concerns     17
Alignment Between Concerns and Priorities     17
Alignment Between Priorities, Study, and Strategies     18
Alignment Between Priorities, Strategies, and Evidence     18
Alignment Between Strategies, Evidence, and Action Plans     19
Use of Data to Guide Decision Making     19
Data for Initial Review     19
Data to Focus Priorities     21
Data From Further Study     21
Data to Document Results     21
Plans for Ongoing Data Collection     22
Untapped Potential: Students as Stakeholders     22
Students as Stakeholders in the School Culture     22
Students as Stakeholders in Use of Data     24
Students as Stakeholders Planning for Change     24
Students as Stakeholders Monitoring Change     25
Students as Stakeholders in Ongoing Issues     25
Students as Stakeholders at Any Age     25
October, Year 1: Sentiments on Surveys, Morris on (a) Mission, and Joe Meets Mo     27
Questions for Reflection     33
Content for Consideration     34
Eight Levels of Student Participation     34
Hawaii's Students Speak     34
Student Voice Team     35
Principal as Keeper of the Mission     35
A Student Gets the Last Word     36
November, Year 1: Morris Does Data     37
Questions for Reflection     40
Content for Consideration     41
Students and Data     41
Service and Service-Learning     41
A Student Gets the Last Word     42
December, Year 1: Morris Minds the C's and R's      45
Questions for Reflection     48
Content for Consideration     49
Value of Group Process Tools     49
Personalization     49
A Student Gets the Last Word     50
January, Year 1: Studying Together     51
Questions for Reflection     54
Content for Consideration     54
Advisories and Extracurriculars     54
The Unheard Voice of the "Middle" Student     55
A Student Gets the Last Word     56
February, Year 1: Mr. Shepley's Epiphany     57
Questions for Reflection     62
Content for Consideration     62
School Stress and School Connectedness     62
The Reading Challenge     64
A Student Gets the Last Word     64
March, Year 1: Students Define Learning     65
Questions for Reflection     69
Content for Consideration     70
Dropout Factors     70
Instruction-Powerful and Differentiated     71
Gender Differences and Reading     73
A Student Gets the Last Word     74
April, Year 1: It's a Match!     75
Questions for Reflection     79
Content for Consideration      80
The Classics: Bloom and Hunter     80
Adult Advocates     81
Personal Plans for Progress     82
Counselors     83
A Student Gets the Last Word     83
May, Year 1: Kick-Off Assembly-All Thumbs Up     85
Questions for Reflection     92
Content for Consideration     93
Flexibility and Support for Student Learning     93
Ninth-Grade Transition Programs     94
A Student Gets the Last Word     95
September, Year 2: Fresh Start, Staff Retreat     97
Questions for Reflection     100
Content for Consideration     100
Essential Learnings     100
Advisory Programs     101
A Student Gets the Last Word     102
October, Year 2: Football Faux Pas, and Just Walking Through     103
Questions for Reflection     107
Content for Consideration     107
Restorative Justice     107
Walk-Throughs     109
A Student Gets the Last Word     110
November, Year 2: Plans and Portfolios     111
Questions for Reflection     116
Content for Consideration     116
Four-Year Plans      116
Senior Projects and Problems     117
A Student Gets the Last Word     119
December, Year 2: Home for the Holidays     121
Questions for Reflection     124
Content for Consideration     124
A Student Gets the Last Word     126
January, Year 2: Progress Checks     129
Questions for Reflection     135
Content for Consideration     135
A Student Gets the Last Word     138
February, Year 2: Midcourse Corrections and Congratulations     139
Questions for Reflection     143
Content for Consideration     143
A Student Gets the Last Word     145
March, Year 2: Advisory Adversity and Failure to Meet Commitments     147
Questions for Reflection     154
Content for Consideration     155
Protocols     156
Teacher Study Groups     156
Peer Coaching     157
A Student Gets the Last Word     158
April, Year 2: The Stakes Are High     159
Questions for Reflection     162
Content for Consideration     162
Listening and Leadership     162
Students on Test Prep     163
A Student Gets the Last Word     163
May, Year 2: Morris Graduates     165
Norris's Notebook     171
Epilogues...
From a Principal     183
From a Graduate     187
From a Student Leader     191
From a Future Teacher     197
From the Author     199
References     201
Index     205