Leading a High Reliability School

How do educators build High Reliability Schools (HRS) and boost academic achievement? By implementing interdependent systems of operation and performance assessment for student-centered learning. A critical commitment to becoming an HRS is the PLC at Work™ process of collaborative learning and teaching. This user-friendly teaching resource focuses on: (1) a safe and collaborative culture, (2) effective teaching in every classroom, (3) a guaranteed and viable curriculum, (4) standards-referenced reporting of student progress (standards-based grading), and (5) a competency-based system. Marzano, Warrick, Rains, and DuFour will help you: • Increase school effectiveness through a focus on student-centered learning and the implementation of research-based leading indicators of operation. • Monitor effective practices through the use of lagging indicators and quick data sources. • Explore the three big ideas associated with the PLC at Work™ process to implement student-centered learning, collaborative teaching strategies, and data-driven instruction. • Engage in periodic reflection on effective school leadership and instructional coaching practices. • Understand how to balance and achieve school and district goals using data to improve students' academic achievement and college- and career-readiness skills.