| Description |
xix, 284 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"Published in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Understanding leadership during crisis : moving from common notions of crisis toward a school context -- "The birds were on fire" : how Manhattan's P.S. 234 functioned on 9/11 -- "It was an area that was highly devastated--it...received eight or nine feet of water" : how New Orleans's George Washington Carver High School rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina -- "A student [came] down and said, 'There's a...guy in the...English classroom with a gun" : how Platte Canyon High School survived a school shooting -- "I thought, 'Oh, God. This is bad.' Then I found out it was much, much worse" : how Greenacre High School addressed the discovery of systemic grade fraud -- "He kept returning to 'She cost me a cow!'" : how H.W. Smith K-8 struggles to integrate Somali Bantu students -- "I think that we finally have the people that we need to get the job done" : how Johnson Elementary School addressed annual teacher turnover -- "Very typical teaching within a large district--dysfunctional and comfortable" : how Sobrante Park Elementary School capitalized on NCLB -- "There weren't enough affluent white kids to spread out" : how accountability pressures pushed Manual High School to the brink of a state turnover -- "If you want to do good, but you don't want to fight for it, then go raise puppies" : how LEAD Academy overcame bureaucratic obstruction -- "You're not going to need that money this year, right?" : how Franklin Career Academy operated without promised state funding -- "You begin to make progress after three years, and, all of a sudden, that is taken away from you" : how Woodland Elementary School survived a rezoning of 95 percent of its students and parents -- "It was like a steamroller. We sort of saw things coming and we couldn't prevent...it" : how John Dewey High School fought to uphold its identity despite the threats of district policy -- Six principles for leading schools during crisis -- Appendix/self-audit : a school crisis inventory. |
| Subject |
School crisis management -- United States -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Pepper, Matthew J., 1977-
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American Association of School Administrators.
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| ISBN |
9781607093442 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1607093448 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781607093435 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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160709343X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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