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The Pyramid Approach The Pyramid Approach A Framework for Raising Student Academic Achievement George Woodrow Jr. ROWMAN&LITTLEFIELD Lanham•Boulder•NewYork•London PublishedbyRowman&Littlefield AwhollyownedsubsidiaryofTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. 4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite200,Lanham,Maryland20706 www.rowman.com 16CarlisleStreet,LondonW1D3BT,UnitedKingdom Copyright©2015byGeorgeWoodrowJr. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyany electronicormechanicalmeans,includinginformationstorageandretrievalsystems, withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewerwhomayquote passagesinareview. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Woodrow,GeorgeJr. Thepyramidapproach:aframeworkforraisingstudentacademicachievement/GeorgeWoodrow Jr. pagescm. Includesindex. ISBN978-1-4758-1350-0(cloth:alk.paper)—ISBN978-1-4758-1351-7(pbk.:alk.paper)— ISBN978-1-4758-1352-4(ebook) 1.Schoolmanagementandorganization—UnitedStates.2.Educationalleadership—UnitedStates.3. Teacherparticipationinadministration—UnitedStates.4.Teachereffectiveness.5.Academic achievement—UnitedStates.6.Educationalchange—UnitedStates.I.Title. LB2805.W582014 371.200973—dc23 2014026376 TMThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmerican NationalStandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaperforPrintedLibrary Materials,ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix CanYouhandlethetruth? x ReflectiveThoughts xi BareFacts xi References xi ReflectiveThoughts xii 1 CultureoftheOrganization 1 SystematicFrameworkandKeyTerms 1 TheBareFacts 4 TheFiveLevelsofthePyramid 10 SafeandCaringCulture 12 PerformanceattheGroupLevel 13 EmployingActiveListeningSkills 16 SafeandOrderlyOrganizationalEnvironment 17 SignificanceandElementsofaCaringCulture 19 PerceptionsAboutPovertyandLearning 22 TrustingTeamCulture 30 CultureistheOrganization’sPersonality 40 ReflectiveThoughts 43 BareFacts 44 References 44 ReflectiveThoughts 48 2 School-WideInstructionalStrategies 49 DevelopingSchool-wideInstructionalStrategies 49 EssentialComponentsofSchool-wideInstructionalStrategies 60 ImplementingandMonitoringSchool-wideInstructional Strategies 66 WhatWorksBest 89 ReflectiveThoughts 92 BareFacts 92 References 92 ReflectiveThoughts 94 3 SelectBelieversandDevelopaResearch-BasedBelief System 95 v vi Contents BeliefsMatter!RhetoricDoesn’t 96 InstructionalLeader’sBeliefStatement 104 HowtoTransformOne’sBeliefSystem 106 SelectingandHiringtheBest 130 DevelopBelievingTeachers 133 Collaborationvs.MeritPay 138 WeHaveHadOurFiftyYears 145 ReflectiveThoughts 147 BareFacts 148 References 148 ReflectiveThoughts 151 4 IncreaseAllStudents’EffortswithE=mc2 153 TryHarder 154 BiographyofE=mc2 159 UsingE=mc2asanAnalogyinEducation 160 RigoronSteroids 167 TheAffluenzaMindset 169 RigorandHardWork 171 EffectivelyTeachingEffort 172 ReflectiveThoughts 184 BareFacts 185 References 185 ReflectiveThoughts 186 5 TheApex:WhereAllStudentsAchieveatHighLevels 189 GettingtotheFifthLevel 189 ATheoryofAction 194 HowtoApplytheInstructionalLeadershipPyramid 199 YouareinControlofYourDestiny 203 ReflectiveThoughts 205 BareFacts 205 References 205 ReflectiveThoughts 206 Index 207 Abouttheauthor 219 Acknowledgments Iwouldlike to thank,firstandforemost, myentirefamily,aboveallmy parents. Gratitude goes to all of the educators, students, and parents I have had the honor of working with over the years. In addition, I thank Sheryl Santos-Hatchett, Doug Shouse, Kay Forsythe, Juanita Simmons, RobertMalzahn,ClaudisAllen,JohnettaHudson,RichardFossey,Joseph Brew,andJayCummings.Ihavelearnedmuchfromthem,andcontinue to learn more. Finally, appreciation goes to organizers and presenters at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Principals’ Center, chiefly MildredBlackmanandJeffHoward. vii
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