Sustaining Change in Schools: How to Overcome Differences and Focus on Quality

by Daniel P. Johnson

Do you struggle to align day-to-day educational practices with your community's stated goals for learning? Strong public schools depend on strong partnerships between schools and communities. Unfortunately, personality clashes and conflicting perspectives among leaders too often render such partnerships elusive.

In Sustaining Change in Schools: How to Overcome Differences and Focus on Quality, Daniel P. Johnson outlines a proven framework...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416601473
• ISBN13: 9781416601470
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: ASCD
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Sustaining Change and the Four Ps

Daniel P. Johnson uses research and examples to outline how to successfully implement and sustain meaningful change in a school community. He links research in personality and group dynamics to develop what he calls the four Ps: Purpose, Parameters, Principles, and Priorities. He dicusses how a balance in these concepts is necessary to change the way school personnel and the community think about quality schools. Johnson then shows what specific steps the Thompson School District in Loveland, Colorado took, and other school districts should take to promote and sustain quality school districts over time and across groups. The specific steps he identifies are: understanding the quality profile; asking quality questions; making quality a habit; focusing on success; and managing tasks and leading people. Each chapter of this useful guide focuses on one of the steps and offers questions and activities stakeholders can use to create a shared commitment to quality schools. This guide helps the school and community focus on success for all students. As Johnson states, "Making every student a successful learner is therefore not just a desireable goal, but a moral obligation."