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References: Elmore, R. F. (2002). The testing trap. Harvard Magazine, 105(1), 35-37. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. (no date available). Making connections. HR 1 No Child Left Behind. Tempe, AZ: Author. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. (2001). Transitions: Home to school, school to school, and school to career. A handbook for schools. Tempe, AZ: Author. Togneri, W. & Anderson, S. E. (2003). Beyond islands of excellence: What districts can do to improve instruction and achievement in all schools. Baltimore, MD: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. Web Resources: The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement maintains a web site with resources on school improvement and information about the organization. www.ncacasi.org The Learning First Alliance in conjunction with the International Centre for Educational Change, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (Togneri & Anderson, 2003) conducted a major project to determine what districts can do to improve instruction and achievement in all schools. To learn more about their work or to read the entire report go to http://www.learningfirst.org. About the Authors: Trudy Salsberry is an Associate Professor in Educational Administration and Leadership at Kansas State University and currently teaches, conducts workshops, and publishes on the topic of school improvement. She has also served on her state North Central Association Advisory Board for several years and chaired numerous school improvement teams. She can be contacted at tas@ksu.edu. Teresa Miller is currently an Associate Professor for the Department of Educational Administration and Leadership at Kansas State University (KSU). She is establishing a research focus on the role of the principalship. Prior to her appointment to KSU this year, she served as both elementary and secondary principal for 15 years. She can be contacted at tmiller@ksu.edu. Acknowledgements: The authors wish to thank the following individuals for allowing their comments to appear in this article: Barb Church, Assistant Superintendent, Clarenceville School District, Livonia, Michigan. bchurch@clarenceville.k12.mi.us Ellen Demray, Principal, Grandview Elementary School, Clarenceville School District, Livonia, Michigan. edemray@clarenceville.k12.mi.us Linda Wandtke, Principal, Elm Dale Elementary School, Greenfield, Wisconsin. lwandtke@admin.greenfield.k12.wi.us Deborah Mitchell, Teacher, Elm Dale Elementary School, Greenfield, Wisconsin. dmitchell@greenfield.k12.wi.us Susan New, Principal, Liberty Elementary School, Galena, Kansas. snew@usd499.org |