School Portfolio

School Portfolio

Books

Videos

Books

Title

 Data Analysis for Comprehensive Schoolwide Improvement
Author

Victoria L. Bernhardt
Publisher Eye on Education, Inc.
Copyright 1998
Description This book presents practical tools to help educators make better decisions based on data.  Targeted at non-statisticians, this book shows you how to gather, analyze, and use information to improve all aspects of your school.All of the examples in this book are based on data collected from real school at both the elementary and high school levels.  A background in statistics is not required to benefit from this practically written book.  One merely needs the will to engage in comprehensive school-wide improvement and the desire to collect and analyze information to accomplish that goal.
Reference Number PO101

 

Title

 The School Portfolio Toolkit
Author Victoria L. Bernhardt
Publisher Eye on Education
Copyright 2002
Description A planning, implementation, and evaluation guide for continuous school improvement.  This book shows you how to develop a school portfolio specifically tailored to your schools mission, vision, and plan, reflecting unique challenges and opportunities.This toolkit:

  • assists in creating a vision for where the learning organization wants to be in the future
  • guides the comprehensive data analysis work to understand the results the learning organization is getting
  • helps build a plan to eliminate the gap between where the learning organization is now and where it wants to be
  • provides strategies for implementing and evaluating the plan
  • supports the continuous improvement of all aspects of the learning organization with the ultimate goal of improving achievement for all students
Reference Number PO102.1  &  PO102.2

 

Title

 Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement     2nd Edition
Author Mike Schmoker
Publisher ASCD
Copyright 1999
Description How do you know if your school is improving? Do you know what really works in reading programs…in writing…in math…in science?  How do we measure what works?  What about teaching to the test – or to the vast array of standards being mandated?  How do we effectively use cooperative learning – and direct instruction – and alternative assessment?In this expanded second edition of results, Mike Schmoker answers questions by focusing on student learning.  By setting goals, working collaboratively, and keeping track of student achievement data from many sources, teachers and administrators can surpass the communities expectations and facilitate great improvement in school learning.  Through hundreds of up to date examples from real schools and districts, Schmoker shows how to achieve and celebrate both short and long term success.
Reference Number PO103.1  &  PO103.2

 

Title

 The School Portfolio  –  A Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement
Author Victoria L. Bernhardt
Publisher Eye on Education
Copyright 1994
Description A school portfolio is the most effective way to ensure your school’s success at systemic reform.  Extensively tested, it is a non-threatening self assessment tool which exhibits a school’s goals, progress, achievements, and vision for improvement.Using examples from schools which have already established and maintained them, this book will show you how to develop a school portfolio specifically tailored to your school, reflecting its unique challenges and opportunities.
Reference Number PO105.1  &  PO105.2  &  PO105.3  &  PO105.4

 

Title

 The School Portfolio:  A Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement     2nd Edition
Author Victoria L. Bernhardt
Publisher Eye on Education, Inc.
Copyright 1999
Description A school portfolio is the most effective way to ensure your
school’s success at systemic reform.  Extensively tested, it is a non-threatening, self-assessment tool which exhibits a school’s goals, achievements, and vision for improvement.  This book will show you how to develop a school portfolio tailored to your particular school and vision.Included are chapters on such topics as:

  •  Criteria for Assessing School Improvement
  •  Information and Analysis
  •  Student Achievement
  • Quality Planning
  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development
  • Leadership
  • Partnership Development
  • Continuous Improvement and Evaluation
  • Creating the School Portfolio
  • Updating and Maintaining the School Portfolio
Reference Number PO106 

 

Videos

Title

 Common Miracles
Author Peter Jennings
Publisher ABC News
Copyright 1993
Description How do we insure that our children excel in school.  This seemingly unsolvable question has been a thorn in the side of educators, politicians, and parents around the country.  Now the solution may be in sight.  This groundbreaking ABC News special looks at communities all across America which are discovering how to liberate the human potential in every child.
Reference Number PO001. &  PO001.2

 

Title

 Community Involvement
Author James Calmer
Publisher Video J
Copyright
Description checked out
Reference Number PO405

 

Title

 Portfolio Assessment
Author Bena Kallick
Publisher Video J
Copyright
Description The purpose of these videotapes is to help teachers see portfolios as they were really meant to be; a reflecion of learning and a powerful means of enabling students to self-evaluate and document their own growth. Throughout the programs you will see examples of various kinds of portfolios and hear from the students and teachers who are using them successfully in their classrooms.
Reference Number POV3-4