Holistic Accountability Serving Students, Schools, and Community [Paperback]

A comprehensive program that leads directly and swiftly to better practices, better decision making, improved staff morale, and higher student achievement.

A comprehensive program that leads directly and swiftly to better practices, better decision making, improved staff morale, and higher student achievement.

"A great practitioners guide to improving student achievement through accountability. Dr. Reeves has taken a very challenging topic and made it "user friendly," focusing on the true mission of education, which is improving student learning. Accountability is much more than test scores, as Dr. Reeves points out in this outstanding book." 

"Dr. Reeves makes sense of the hodgepodge of issues that currently surrounds educational accountability. The concepts are turned into practical applications that not only address the concerns of school personnel and community members, but also focus on improving student achievement." 

"Doug Reeves knows educationnot from an ivory tower perspective, but from that of a committed practitioner. His work provides a refreshingly constructive take on the issue of accountability: Data should be used to build learning, instruction, and educational policy, not to punish students or teachers." 

There is not a concept in education that is used more and understood less than accountability. In Holistic Accountability, Doug Reeves brings clarity and understanding to the concept. He illustrates how complex and multidimensional the concept becomes when it is invoked in a thoughtful and just manner. This book should be read and its recommendations followed by anyone seriously attempting to make sense of this buzzword.

 "We have seen Reevess work positively impact student achievement in small systems, larl£6