Improving Student Learning When Budgets Are Tight

Improving Student Learning When Budgets Are Tight

<p><strong><em>A how-to manual for achieving excellence despite budget cuts</em></strong></p><br /><p>This book offers a comprehensive framework to enhance student achievement in good times and in bad. The author provides a school improvement action plan and then shows how to target resources to implement that plan. More than just a “theory” book, this text describes concrete, specific actions that can be taken immediately. Key strategies include:</p><br /><ul><br /> <li>Using data to support boosting student performance</li><br /> <li>Focusing on effective instruction</li><br /> <li>Setting goals to drive resource allocation priorities</li><br /> <li>Setting priorities for situations that require budget cuts</li><br /> <li>Hiring top teachers and providing ongoing professional development</li><br /> <li>Providing needed technology resources</li><br /></ul>