Dr. Kenneth B. Cooper - Becoming a Great School: Harnessing the Powers of Quality Management and Collaborative Leadership

All I can say is WOW.... This book includes proven strategies to assist educational leaders to move their schools to the highest levels of excellence. Administrators and faculty in colleges and universities with educational leadership and certification programs should read and then share this book with students in those programs.

Dr. Bill Osborne, Professor and Dean of Education Emeritus, East Central University, Ada, OK

A MUST READ for insight into a powerful, proven, successful blueprint to: empower and challenge faculty; enrich school culture and curriculum; and improve test scores with no significant impact on budgets. Pick up the gauntlet and embark on an exciting win-win journey that will benefit Americas greatest resource, our children!

Donna Dilts, teacher (for 37 years), Doyon School, Ipswich, MA

Being part of the Doyon School Community under the leadership of Dr. Kenneth Cooper was a personal and professional honor. The inclusive empowerment that he genuinely cultivated gave us all the opportunity to successfully collaborate, lead and grow as lifelong learners. Our fourteen school working values fostered such a rewarding, respectful workplace and promoted learning excellence for our students, staff and community members.

Judith A. Ferrara, Doyon School Teacher & Ipswich Educators Association Building Representative

Becoming a Great School provides a unifying vision for harnessing human potential and creating a caring culture which leads to good choices. I found the book to be organized in a very accessible and useful format that can not only be read in sequence but which one could refer back to as specific sections are relevant. It offers practical advice grounded in research and experience and could be used by both leaders and team members in and out of school settings.

Dr. Meryl Goldman, adjunct professor St. Johns River State College (retired), past president St. Johns County Education Foundation

Becoming a Great School is a compelling and insightful book; it demonstrates how school administrators can evolve into leaders who are successful agents of change, creating systemic improvements in their schools. The reader is guided through strategic elements of collaboration, motivation, innovation, and transformation that ultimately benefit the students, enabling them to be well-prepared 21st century learners. This book is essential reading for school leaders who want to revitalize their schools, cultivating a culture of excellence through a collaborative leadership approach.

Cynthia M. Manning, Principal, Learning Prep High School, West Newton, MA

As the new Superintendent of the Ipswich Public Schools, the first thing I did was to speak with about 175 persons in the District about the schools. The remarkable culture of the schools came shining through those conversations. It is the kind of professional, enthusiastic, collaborative, can do culture that is often written about in education reform literature but rarely found in operation in a school district.

Dr. William Hart, Superintendent of the Ipswich Public Schools

Becoming a Great School

Harnessing the Powers of Quality
Management and Collaborative
Leadership

Kenneth B. Cooper,
Nels Gustafson,
and Joseph G. Salah

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