The little school system that could : transforming a city school district /

"The Little School System That Could is a story about transformation. In 1995, equipped with not much more than a vision of the quality education that urban students deserved, Tom DeBolt, the new superintendent of the Manassas Park School System, set into motion a series of reforms that transfo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duke, Daniel Linden
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Series:SUNY series in educational leadership.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=222797
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. The Birth of a School System
  • Ch. 3. An Improbable Choice for an Impossible Job
  • Ch. 4. Excellence Begins Early
  • Ch. 5. A Foundation for Sustained Success
  • Ch. 6. A Maturing Culture of High Achievement
  • Ch. 7. A Future Full of Questions
  • Ch. 8. Understanding the Process of School System Transformation
  • Ch. 9. The Significance of Manassas Park's Transformation.