Author : Eugene R. Howard
Publisher : National Association of Secondary School Principals(NASSP)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The CASE-IMS School Improvement Process by : Eugene R. Howard
Download or read book The CASE-IMS School Improvement Process written by Eugene R. Howard and published by National Association of Secondary School Principals(NASSP). This book was released on 1991 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to the need for a validated school improvement process, the National Association of Secondary School Principals sponsored the development of the Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments (CASE) Information Management System (IMS). The CASE-IMS computer software profiles 34 district and school variables, including climate, satisfaction, and 6 student outcomes. Data can be compared with validated national standards and cross-group analyses comprised of student, teacher, and parent perceptions of climate and satisfaction. Variables are keyed to an extensive bank of school improvement interventions that can assist local school planning and decision-making. This monograph describes the system's major components and provides specific recommendations for managing the change process. Chapter 1 briefly describes the development of the CASE-IMS model, highlighting its conceptualization, instrumentation, piloting, and computerization phases. Chapter 2 details the school improvement process and outlines program management steps, including forming the school improvement management team, raising awareness, collecting baseline data, performing the assessment, interpreting the data, setting priorities and planning, organizing and coordinating task forces, and evaluating the improvement process. Chapter 3 describes how four pilot schools in Washington, Massachusetts, and Virginia demonstrated the feasibility of using CASE instruments and processes for managing change. Two appendices furnish ordering information and list characteristics of successful school improvement task forces. (MLH)