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How you spend your resources really does speak tthe ethics, morals, and values about what is important I use these ideas each day thelp schools leverage their resources in strategic and creative ways tmeet students needs —Mary Nash, Assistant Superintendent Boston Public Schools, MA A powerful new lens for looking at school resources by fundamentally changing the question from How much money dschools need tsucceed? tHow well are resources being used tensure student success? —Richard Murnane, Economist and Professor Harvard Graduate School of Education Strategically reorganize school resources tsupport instructional and performance priorities! How can schools best use the resources they already have? That question is at the heart of this inspiring book for school and district administrators challenged with increasing student performance without additional funding Exploring the link between purposeful resource allocation and academic achievement, Karen Hawley Miles and Stephen Frank demonstrate how educational leaders can develop successful and strategic schools by assessing how well they use all available resources—people, time, and money—and by creating effective alternatives tmeet goals The authors use their extensive research with urban schools and districts tpresent case studies of schools that successfully reorganized resources timplement the Big 3 Guiding Resource Strategies: improving teaching quality, creating individual attention, and maximizing academic time The Strategic School offers planning guides, checklists, worksheets, and strategies aligned with ISLLC standards thelp leaders: - Assess current resource use in new ways that gbeyond the typical budget review - Organize resources more creatively and flexibly - Craft a master schedule that works - Connect resource allocation tstudent and school performance By encouraging school leaders tset clear priorities for student learning, the authors provide the support and strategies that leaders need tmake resource decisions and select smart alternatives that best serve their school communities
