Leveling Up: How South Side High School Learned to Transform Itself

Martha A. Gephart and Victoria J. Marsick
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Martha A. Gephart: Columbia University
Victoria J. Marsick: Columbia University

Chapter 5 in Strategic Organizational Learning, 2016, pp 59-76 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter tells the story of how leadership at South Side High School transformed the school using a strategy of “leveling up”. Tracking of students by performance was eliminated. Instead, detracked students were taught using a rigorous, honors curriculum. The school reached their strategic goals of numbers of Regents Diplomas and followed that by implementing the International Baccalaureate program. Leaders drove change through data based decision making. Principal Burris worked with teachers and teacher leaders to develop differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students. This increased levels of collaboration among leaders, teachers, guidance counselors and other professionals that broadened conversations throughout the school. Burris changed management practices as well as recognition and rewards—all of which led to changing the culture to support success for all students, regardless of socio-economic status, race or ethnicity. Detracking precipitated change, but organizational learning drove and sustained innovation aimed at success for all students.

Keywords: Lesson Plan; Minority Student; School Leader; Lesson Study; Single Track (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-48642-9_5

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