Lessons from High-Performing Hispanic Schools: Creating Learning Communities (Critical Issues in Educational Leadership Series)

This practical volume provides school administrators and teachers with the tools they need to transform ordinary schools into high-performing schools: -- Provides a framework for creating successful learning communities -- Shows teachers specific classroom practices that academically motivate minority children -- Recommends leadership practices that school principals can use to foster academic excellence -- Outlines strategies for involving parents in their children's education -- Describes specific assessment practices -- Includes true-to-life, inspiring stories of poor, minority students succeeding academically.