{"product_id":"using-equity-audits-to-create-equitable-and-excellent-schools-paperback","title":"Using Equity Audits to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda E. Skrla\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKathryn B. McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Joseph Scheurich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUse the power of equity audits to help eliminate achievement gaps and educational bias!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you′ve heard about equity audits but aren′t really sure how to use them in your school, you are not alone. This resource, written by well-known authors and experts in the areas of equity and achievement, expands school leaders′ understanding of how to interpret data in order to make equity audits work and provides practical, easy-to-implement strategies for using this school assessment approach to help ensure a high-quality education for all students, regardless of socio-economic class. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded solidly in theory, this book demonstrates how audits can help not only in developing fair programs that provide all students with the opportunity to reach their potential but also for hiring, training, and retaining good teachers. Readers will discover how to remedy inequalities in student achievement by using: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA set of \"inequity indicators\" for evaluating schools, generating essential data, and identifying problem areas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe NCLB Act in a positive way to create equity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine skill sets for improved equity-oriented teaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharts, graphs, and support materials that can be customized for specific settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for helping principals develop school-based equity audits with confidence, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUsing Equity Audits to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e can also be used by superintendents to increase equity awareness at the district level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Skrla \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Educational Administration at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. Prior to joining the Texas A\u0026amp;M faculty in 1997, Linda worked as a middle school and high school teacher and as a campus and district administrator in public schools. Her research focuses on educational equity issues in school leadership, including accountability policy, high success school districts, and women superintendents. Linda is Vice President of Division A of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Editor of \u003ci\u003eEducational Administration Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published extensively in academic journals and has co-authored and co-edited five other books, the most recent of which is \u003ci\u003eUsing Equity Audits to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools \u003c\/i\u003e(Corwin Press, 2009). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Bell McKenzie\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emerita of Advanced Studies in Education at California State University, Stanislaus and associate professor emerita of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. At California State, Kathryn was director of the EdD program in Educational Leadership and at Texas A\u0026amp;M, she was coordinator for the PhD in K-12 Educational Leadership.Prior to becoming a professor, Kathryn was a public school educator serving as a teacher, curriculum specialist, assistant principal, and principal for nearly twenty-five years. She was also the deputy director of the Austin Independent School District Leadership Academy. She has an international reputation with both P-12 and university educators who have used her work on equity traps and equity audits to improve educational practices that advance equity and excellence. She has numerous journal publications and books and is an educational consultant, writer, and speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Joseph Scheurich\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor in educational administration and the director of the Public School Executive Leadership Programs at The University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of two books, \u003ci\u003eAnti-Racist Scholarship\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eResearch Method in the Postmodern, \u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor with Bob Donmoyer and Michael Imber of another, \u003ci\u003eThe Knowledge Base in Educational Administration.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition, he and a coauthor have another book under contract and nearly completed, \u003ci\u003eEquity and Accountability\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the coeditor with Angela Valenzuela of the journal, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or coauthor of numerous articles in academic journals, including in \u003ci\u003eEducational Researcher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Education Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUrban Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEducational Administration Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEducation and Urban Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Leadership in Education\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He also writes newspaper editorials and for education journals, such as \u003ci\u003ePhi Delta Kappan\u003c\/i\u003e. His doctorate was earned at The Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.84 x 6.93 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53096892170464,"sku":"9781412939324","price":58.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/TqCIllu4vQ9781412939324.webp?v=1781681221","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/using-equity-audits-to-create-equitable-and-excellent-schools-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}