http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2010/09/13/testing-in-the-mt-diablo-school-district/ Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2010/09/13/testing-in-the-mt-diablo-school-district/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Doctor J Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:30:57 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=1241#comment-950 Theresa, so what qualifications does the new division have to “coach principals” ? Has any of them successfully “turned around” an “underachieving school” ? Has any of them successfully “coached a principal” to greater success ? If so, who ?

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2010/09/13/testing-in-the-mt-diablo-school-district/comment-page-1/#comment-949 tharrington Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:14:18 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=1241#comment-949 As I understand it, the new division is supposed to “coach” principals to help them improve their leadership skills so they can make the changes necessary at their sites to boost student achievement.

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2010/09/13/testing-in-the-mt-diablo-school-district/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Doctor J Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:04:18 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=1241#comment-947 Replicating success is always a good strategy — the question is whether the principals at these underachieving schools have the leadership skills to take successful teaching practices and replicate them at their schools by causing the teaching culture to change.

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