Most guides to the process of turning around low-performing schools are
written for principals and policy makers. Teachers, however, are the
individuals expected to conduct the "heavy lifting" of school
improvement. Teachers' Guide to School Improvement is the first book on
the subject written expressly for teachers. In this expanded second
edition, teachers are shown a step-by-step process for raising student
achievement, beginning with the diagnosis of the causes of low
achievement and extending through the crucial first year of turnaround
and beyond. Examples of effective turnaround practices are drawn from a
variety of elementary, middle, and high schools.