Inventing Better Schools: An Action Plan for Educational Reform

Schlechtyshowsbotheducatorsandparentshowtoenvisionreformanddesignqualityeducationalsystems.Heexplainshowthevisioningprocessmustberootedinrealsharedbeliefs,howmissionstatementsmustunpackvisionsintoconcretegoalsthatareconnectedtoaction,andhowtheresultsofreformcanbeusefullyassessed.Drawingontheauthor'svastexperienceintheday-to-dayworkofimplementingschoolreform,InventingBetterSchoolsoffersnewapproachesforsettingstandardsandensuringaccountability--andincludessamplesofactualmissionstatementsandstrategicplansofsuccessfulschooldistricts.