Most guides to the process of turning around low-performing schools are written for principals and policy makers.

Teachers, however, are the individuals expected to conduct the “heavy lifting” of school improvement. Teachers’ Guide to School Improvement is the first book on the subject written expressly for teachers.

In this expanded second edition, teachers are shown a step-by-step process for raising student achievement, beginning with the diagnosis of the causes of low achievement and extending through the crucial first year of turnaround and beyond.

Examples of effective turnaround practices are drawn from a variety of elementary, middle, and high schools.