{"product_id":"a-school-leaders-guide-to-lucy-calkins-9780325060927","title":"A School Leader's Guide to Excellence: Collaborating Our Way to Better Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The first priority for school leaders is to understand that problems cannot define a vision nor become its end point. Instead, they are opportunities to include stakeholders in formulating the vision.\"\u003c\/em\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e Carmen Fari?a\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Kotch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis updated edition of \u003cem\u003eA School Leader's Guide to Excellence\u003c\/em\u003e models exactly how current Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, \u003cstrong\u003eCarmen Fari?a\u003c\/strong\u003e, and former Executive Director of Professional Development for the New York City Department of Education, \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Kotch\u003c\/strong\u003e, transform struggling schools and make good schools great.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarmen and Laura \"believe that conversations and collaboration work better than competition and isolation, and that excellence can be shared and replicated. The building blocks of what works well in one classroom or school can be exported to build consistency and community across classrooms and schools.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir plan shows precisely how to envision success and share your plan, collaborate inside your building and outside it to build the momentum for change then focus everyone's energy toward accomplishing even your highest goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Calkins, Carmen Farina, Laura Kotch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0325060924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325060927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinemann Educational Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.06h x 8.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Lucy Calkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571027923199,"sku":"9780325060927","price":39.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c124cb2-c213-449a-9584-8480bcc15247.jpg?v=1738807033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-school-leaders-guide-to-lucy-calkins-9780325060927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}