Embrace the changing suburbs by changing your school!
As your students evolve, has your school evolved with them? This unique book offers an explanation of the increasing diversity in student makeup and ideas for acting as an agent of positive change for your school. The authors offer tools and recommend ways you can improve student achievement by: Developing an action plan for more focused, culturally responsive student instruction
Creating a culture that celebrates diversity
Building partnerships with parents, universities, and the community
Providing programs for English learners such as tutoring, the arts, and summer support

List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I. The Challenges of Changing Suburban School Districts
1. The Changing Suburbs
What Do We Mean by the Changing Suburbs?
Schools in the Changing Suburbs
Guidelines for Moving Forward
Concluding Remarks
2. The School Leader¿s Role in the Changing Suburbs
Role Similarities and Differences for Urban, Rural, and Suburban Leaders
Challenges for School Leaders in Changing Suburban School Districts
Guidelines for Succeeding in Changing Suburban Schools Districts
Concluding Remarks
Part II. Addressing the Challenges of Changing Suburban School Districts
3. Changing the Culture of the School
Opportunities and Challenges of Increasing Diversity in the Schools
Ways in Which Teachers and Schools Are Changing to Accommodate Increasing Diversity
Creating a School Culture That Works
Guidelines for Creating and Sustaining a Culture That Works
Concluding Remarks
4. Professional Development
Characteristics of High-Quality Professional Development
Contexts, Strategies, and Structures for Professional Learning
The Role of the School Leader in the Professional Development of Teachers
Guidelines for School Leaders for Establishing Conditions for Successful Professional Learning
Concluding Remarks
5. Implementing Programs for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student Populations
Overview of Program Needs for Diverse Student Populations
Helping Teachers to Create Culturally Responsive Classrooms
Curriculum and Program Changes
Assessment of Programs
Guidelines for School Leaders
Concluding Remarks
6. School-University Collaboration
Reasons for School-University Collaborations
Challenges With School-University Collaborations
Guidelines for Forming School-University Partnerships
Concluding Remarks
7. Creating an Elementary Community School
Description of School History
Definition of Community School
Transforming One School
Involvement of a College and University
Challenges in Transforming a School
Description of the School Today
Guidelines for Forming a Community School
Concluding Remarks
8. Working With Parents
The Importance of Parents as Partners in Children¿s Education
Issues of Parents in Changing Suburban School Districts
Promoting Parent Engagement in Changing Suburban Schools
Guidelines for Working With Parents in Changing Suburban Schools
Concluding Remarks
Summary of Guidelines for School Leaders
References
Index