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PUBLICATIONS
& RESOURCES:
EQUITY
& EXCELLENCE ACTION PLANNING GUIDE
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INTRODUCTION
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 Successful schools do not happen
by accident - they are the result of many people planning together, working together,
and taking shared responsibility for the success of all students.
Schools that sustain their focus on improved student performance are where you'll
find high achieving and motivated students, committed staff, involved parents, and
supportive communities. In short, you will find excellence and equity.
Excellence is our goal. To reach it, we will need to focus on increasing the number
of students who meet or exceed high standards. However, this will not be enough.
We must also focus on equity by looking at how different groups of students perform.
We need to be sure that, as we increase the number of students who meet or exceed
high standards, we decrease the gaps in academic achievement between different groups
of students. The goal is excellence for all students.
Action planning combines commitment, collaboration and continuous effort toward achieving
excellence and equity by focusing on student performance results and other indicators
that are closely associated with improved student learning.
This action planning guide is designed to help all schools improve their action planning
efforts. The districts with experience in action planning will find informative tips
to fine-tune their work. Those districts just beginning will be able to use this
guide as a nuts and bolts tool kit.
This guide is a first edition. We decided to limit its scope and depth. Its development
has been an ambitious task. Had we tried to create an exhaustive guide, we would
have been overwhelmed by the complexity of the task. We pass on similar advice to
schools. Be selective and modest in your first attempts at action planning. Choose
goals and strategies that will have widespread support and are likely to have a significant
impact in a short time.
There are many different goals to consider when designing an action plan. Above all,
we must remember that all action-planning goals share the commitment that every student
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Action Planning Guide and the fact that the document had to be scanned, the Guide
is being made available for download by individual chapters (immediately below) and
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