Innovation in odds-beating schools : exemplars for getting better at getting better / Kristen Campbell Wilcox [and 6 others] ; foreword by Anthony Bryk.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Miracle goals and no methods / Anthony Bryk -- 1. Schools as innovation-ready learning organizations / Kristen Campbell Wilcox, Hal A. Lawson, and Janet Ives Angelis -- 2. A climate of trust / Janet Ives Angelis, Karen Gregory, and Francesca T. Durand -- 3. Reciprocal communications / Francesca T. Durand -- 4. Alignment and coherence / Sarah J. Zuckerman, Hal A. Lawson, and Kristen Campbell Wilcox -- 5. Readiness for innovation / Francesca T. Durand and Hal A. Lawson -- 6. Instructional adaptation / Kristen Campbell Wilcox -- 7. Whole child wellness and positive youth development / Karen Gregory, Kristen Campbell Wilcox, and Hal A. Lawson -- 8. Odds beaters as exemplars / Hal A. Lawson, Kristen Campbell Wilcox, and Janet Ives Angelis -- 9. The sample and the schools / Kathryn S. Schiller and Janet Ives Angelis.

"Three policy innovations at the heart of this book – the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), new Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR), and data driven instruction (DDI) provide a timely opportunity to join school and district improvement and policy implementation research with improvement science. This book is not just a collection of findings about odds-beating schools (those with higher than predicted student performance trends and higher than average poverty and diversity) and their journeys to implement these innovations. It also provides timely perspectives regarding policy innovations and how they might disrupt practice in desirable or undesirable ways."--Publisher's website.