Table of Contents
About the AASA,
Education Week, and Education Week Press iv
CD Contents ix
Preface: The Superintendent of Learning: A New Way of Leading School Systems xiPaul D. Houston
Acknowledgments xvii
One The Urban Superintendents Program Leadership Framework 1Larry Leverett
Two A Superintendent’s Entry 16Leslie Boozer
Three Communicating the Vision 26
Breathing Life into Your Vision 26Holly Weeks
Meria Joel Carstarphen, St. Paul Public Schools: Where Imagination Meets Destination 31Leslie Boozer and Laura Kelley
Communicating to Change the Culture 47Brian G. Osborne
Four Strategic Planning 54
Planning to Succeed: Strategic Approaches for Every Superintendent 54Janice Jackson
Maria Goodloe-Johnson, Seattle Public Schools: The Strategy Behind the Plan 60Leslie Boozer and Laura Kelley
The Best Laid Plans . . . 75Maree Sneed
Five Instructional Improvement 82
Leading Learning in Urban Schools 82Richard F. Elmore
Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Richmond Public Schools: Getting to the Heart of the Work 89Kristy Cooper, Laura Kelley, Leslie Boozer, and Aaliyah El-Amin
Building New Structures and Options for Success 108Rudy F. Crew
Six School Boards and Unions 114
Moving Ahead with School Boards and Teachers Unions 114Susan Moore Johnson
Andrés Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools: The Superintendent and Board Partnership 119Laura Kelley and Leslie Boozer
Pragmatic Radicalism: The Superintendent as Catalyst, Capacity Builder, and Concertmaster 134Joshua P. Starr
Seven Realigning Resources 141
Strategic Resource Allocation: The Superintendent’s Perspective 141James P. Honan
Arlene Ackerman, School District of Philadelphia: The Quest for Educational Equity 146Leslie Boozer and Laura Kelley
The Equity Fight in Utica, Michigan 165Christine M. Johns
Eight Community Engagement 174
Why Family and Community Partnerships are Important to District Reform 174Karen L. Mapp
Beverly Hall, Atlanta Public Schools: From the Living Room to the Boardroom 179Laura Kelley, Leslie Boozer, and Drew Echelson
Hit the Ground Listening 196Carol Johnson and Michele Brooks
Nine Scaling Up 204
Scaling Up: The Key to School Improvement 204Robert S. Peterkin
Rudy Crew, New York City Public Schools: Instilling Success in Every School 210Laura Kelley and Leslie Boozer
Scaling Up Connections 227Amalia Cudeiro
Ten Sustaining Improvement over Time 232
Replicating the ‘‘Long Beach Way’’ 232Carl A. Cohn
Chris Steinhauser, Long Beach Unified School District: Eluding the Allure of Quick Fixes 237Leslie Boozer and Laura Kelley
Building and Sustaining Improvement over Time: The Austin Story 254Pascal D. Forgione Jr.
Eleven Exiting the Superintendency 261Laura Kelley
Epilogue: Demography is Not Destiny! 271Deborah Jewell-Sherman
About the Authors and Subjects of the Case Studies 279
What’s on the CD and How to Use It 292
Index 295