Donald S. Kachur - Engaging Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs

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We express our very deepest gratitude to the educators from various schools and school districts (see ) for the important contributions they made to our written work. These schools and districts recognize the value of teacher leadership in the classroom walkthrough process. Teachers in these settings were given opportunities to work as partners with administrators in raising the bar on teaching and learning. The educators who worked with us provided detailed descriptions of their classroom walkthroughs, including a wide range of valuable considerations and recommendations. More importantly, they shared the vision, challenges, and successes of teacher participation in a process that provides the very best education for all students.

Many other educators contributed to our stories through conversations and e-mails. They were excited about and supportive of a book that demonstrates the importance of teacher leadership in classroom walkthroughs. Contributors knew firsthand about the benefits of classroom walkthroughs and yet remarked on how little had been written on the subject. We thank them for their encouragement, direction, and reviews of our writing.

The educators we want to acknowledge are

• Marie M. Adair, Executive Director, New Jersey ASCD, Jamesburg, New Jersey
• Mike Almeida, Principal, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry Public Schools, Coventry, Rhode Island
• Laureen Avery, Director, Northeast Region, UCLA Center X, Los Angeles, California
• Lyn Bair, Principal, Bridges High School, Roaring Fork School District, Carbondale, Colorado
• Paula Bleakley, Principal, Holmes Elementary School, Darien Public Schools, Darien, Connecticut
• Travis Boeh, Associate Principal, Fort Vancouver High School, Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, Washington
• Catherine Brown, Academic Intervention Specialist, Cleveland High School, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington
• Erika Burden, Principal, Westwood Middle School, Cheney Public Schools, Cheney, Washington
• Sarai Carbaugh, Principal, Griffith Elementary School, Sequatchie County Schools, Dunlap, Tennessee
• Jill Carlson, Principal, Crownhill Elementary School, Bremerton School District, Bremerton, Washington
• Lorilyn Caron, Principal, Mohegan Elementary School, Montville Public Schools, Oakdale, Connecticut
• Marsha H. Carr, PreK5 Supervisor of Special Education, Sequatchie County Schools, Dunlap, Tennessee
• Jaime Castellano, former Superintendent of Schools, Ganado Unified School District, Ganado, Arizona
• Virginia Castro, Principal, E. R. Geddes Elementary School, Baldwin Park Unified School District, Baldwin Park, California
• Maribel Childress, Principal, Monitor Elementary School, Springdale Public Schools, Springdale, Arkansas
• Debra Clemens, Associate Superintendent, Cheney Public Schools, Cheney, Washington
• Eric Conti, Superintendent of Schools, Burlington Public Schools, Burlington, Massachusetts
• Bob Dahm, Program Director and Grants Administrator, Alternative Day School Program, Belleville Township High School District 201, Belleville, Illinois
• Mary Jane Dix, Principal, Leonard J. Tyl Middle School, Montville Public Schools, Oakdale, Connecticut
• Amy Espinoza, Principal, Dr. Charles E. Murphy Elementary School, Montville Public Schools, Oakdale, Connecticut
• Kristen Tepper, Assistant Principal, Eastside High School, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Lancaster, California
• Jaron Fried, Principal, Ball Junior High School, Anaheim Union High School District, Anaheim, California
• Diana Fujimoto, Lesson Design Specialist, Katella High School, Anaheim Union High School District, Anaheim, California
• Andrea Gannon, Director of Curriculum, Belleville Township High School District 201, Belleville, Illinois
• Jennifer Garrison, Superintendent of Schools, Sandoval Community Unit School District 501, Sandoval, Illinois
• Cathy Gassenheimer, Director, Alabama Best Practices Center, Montgomery, Alabama
• Margery Ginsberg, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Susan Green, Principal, Summit Middle School, Southwest Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Bonnie Haffajee, Principal, Randels Elementary School, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools, Flint, Michigan
• Judy Haptonstall, former Superintendent of Schools, Roaring Fork School District, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
• Ted R. Haynie, Lecturer, Towson University, Towson, Maryland
• Shannon Hoos, Lesson Design Specialist, Ball Junior High School, Anaheim Union High School District, Anaheim, California
• Linda Inglis, Principal, George H. Luck School, Edmonton Public Schools, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Kathryn Kee, Educational Consultant and Leadership Coach, Coaching for Results Global, Hoyt, Kansas
• Sue Kind, BTSA Support Provider/Consulting Teacher, Fontana Unified School District, Fontana, California
• Sue Krapf, Principal, Benton Grade School K4, Benton School District 47, Benton, Illinois
• Suzanne Lacey, Superintendent of Schools, Talladega County Schools, Talladega, Alabama
• Patrick Larkin, Assistant Superintendent for Learning, Burlington High School, Burlington Public Schools, Burlington, Massachusetts
• Kathy Larson, Education Consultant, Cooperative Education Service Agency #2, Whitewater, Wisconsin
• Sheila Maher, Associate Superintendent for Educational Services, CarrolltonFarmers Branch Independent School District, Carrollton, Texas
• Elba Maisonet, former Principal, Schubert Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois
• Moriah A. Martin, Assistant to the Associate Superintendent, Office of Human Resources and Development, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Maryland
• Pat Martinez-Miller, Director of Faculty, UCLA Center X, Los Angeles, California
• Mike Matsuda, Coordinator, Teacher Support and Professional Development, Anaheim Union School District, Anaheim, California
• Brooke Morgan, Assistant Principal, Munford Elementary School, Talladega County School District, Talladega, Alabama
• Kay Musgrove, Executive Director, Tennessee ASCD, Franklin, Tennessee
• Jeff Nelsen, Targeted Leadership Consulting, Los Alamitos, California
• Meuriel Nystrom, Executive Director, Idaho ASCD, Lewiston, Idaho
• Deb Oda, Coordinator of Professional Development, South Junior High School, Anaheim Union High School District, Anaheim, California
• Betty Olson, Principal, South Junior High School, Boise School District, Boise, Idaho
• Karen Olson, Principal, Crystal River Elementary School, Roaring Fork School District, Carbondale, Colorado
• Laurie Pallin, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Montville Public Schools, Oakdale, Connecticut
• Judy Pearson, Staff Development Teacher, James Hubert Blake High School, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Maryland
• Howard Pitler, Senior Director for Curriculum and Instruction, Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, Denver, Colorado
• Stephanie Posey, Principal, Belleville East High School, Belleville Township High School District 201, Belleville, Illinois
• Brooke Puricelli, Principal, DeWitt Perry Middle School, CarrolltonFarmers Branch Independent School District, Carrollton, Texas
• Mike Reed, Principal, Williamsport Area High School, Williamsport Area School District, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• Pat Roth, Principal, Arroyo Vista Charter School, Chula Vista Elementary School District, Chula Vista, California
• Joshua St. John, Assistant Principal, Summit Middle School, Southwest Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne, Indiana