Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Chapter 1: In Search of Excellent Schools Chapter 3 Chapter 2: The High Poverty High Performing 2(HP) Schools Chapter 4 Chapter 3: The 2(HP) Leadership Chapter 5 Chapter 4: The 2(HP) Curriculum Chapter 6 Chapter 5: The 2(HP) Instruction Chapter 7 Chapter 6: The 2(HP) Assessment Chapter 8 Chapter 7:The 2(HP) Model
Ovid K. Wong is associate professor of education at Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois. He is an award-winning educator with classroom and central office experience in the public school systems.
High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools pulls from both case studies
and proven strategies to examine how the 'have nots' can 'have' the
best. With broad strokes and a teacher's instinct for helpful
detail, Dr. Ovid Wong has produced a broadly based primer which can
be used both as an introduction for aspiring teachers and a
challenge to current administrators. The table and graph themselves
are worth studying as a review of best practice: excellent teaching
in high-poverty neighborhoods is critical for the moral and
material growth of our nation.
*Sr. M. Paul McCaughey, O.P., superintendent, Office of Catholic
Schools, Chicago, Illinois*
A number of relentless high poverty schools show tremendous
academic growth and improvement despite the fact that achievement
test scores in the United States places its students in the middle
of the pack internationally. In Revealing the High-Poverty,
High-Performing Schools Dr. Wong delves into all aspects of these
schools and shares the success secrets of these schools for others
to learn.
*Brian Poelker, Eastern Illinois University*
Against the odds, a number of high poverty schools are able to
document high levels of student achievement. The effective leaders
are able to create a school culture that can transform lives.
Exploring the secrets of success for these schools is the key for
understanding what needs to be at the heart of our educational
system—social justice.
*Jeffrey E. Arnold, director, Teacher Leadership, Quality
Partnership, Daemen College, New York*
I can attest to the fact that high-poverty, high-performing schools
are real and that Dr. Wong's suggestions for improvement are a
must-have resource for the educational administrator, school board
and leadership team.
*Randal Eckart, Ed.D., director, Twin Cities International
Elementary School, Minnesota*
This book is a must-read for anyone who teaches in, or is an
administrator of, a high-poverty school. Dr. Wong gives meaningful
insight about the curriculum, how to reach and teach the students,
teacher/student roles, and appropriate assessments, as well as just
what it means to be a principal in a high-poverty school. This will
be required reading for all of my teachers.
*Denise Spells, principal, St. Ethelreda Catholic Elementary
School, Chicago*
Dr. Wong's book offers lessons built on his study of the
performance of extraordinary schools. Studying the culture and
practices of eight high-performing but high-poverty schools in the
nation, and framing his discussion with sound educational theory,
Dr. Wong demonstrates that creating a culture of success—from the
individual classroom to the principal's office—grows out of
deliberate leadership, purposeful engagement of teachers, a
singular focus on students and their learning, assessment, and
accountability. Resources are presented in the service of mission.
Theory informs practice, and Dr. Wong enriches the book throughout
with practical activities and applications that will help the
practitioner know not just what works but how to deliver to high
expectations.
*Sunil Chand, professor, Benedictine University*
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