Description
Book SynopsisAmerican schools should be laboratories for modeling democratic concepts. However, our school systems are the antithesis of democratically run organizations. Teaching professionals, students and parents have very little power or genuine influence in decision making. Reframing Decision Making in Education begins by describing the current status of American schools and concludes with a description of the organizational structure, leadership, and decision making practices necessary to make our schools operate in a manner congruent with those democratic principles we espouse as a country.This book describe a democratic structure and a decision making matrix to help reform leaders begin such an endeavor. Woven through each chapter is a fictional story of Principal Samantha Levy. We see Ms. Levy's struggles as she begins the process of making change in her high school and its impact on those around her.
Trade ReviewReframing Decision Making provides a new and thought-provoking perspective about school leadership and the way schools should be organized and governed. This isn’t your typical leadership book with the same ideas and concepts packaged in different ways. Rettig’s theoretical argument for using the principles of democracy to transform public schools is sure to ignite a new wave of conversations and actions in our quest to educate future generations. -- Erin Kohl, principal of Oshkosh West High School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
This book provides many practical democratic ideas for school leaders to read and reflect upon. I found Rettig’s ideas extremely useful. Reframing Decision Making will help people in my school not only to feel empowered but to be empowered. This book has truly helped me rethink how I organize and govern my school. -- Mai Yia Change, deputy superintendent of academics, Noble Academy, Minneapolis, MN
Perry Rettig presents a concise look at educational leadership practices in light of a landscape of change. Rettig utilizes this landscape as a compelling need for a renewed look at how democratic leadership structures would better meet the demands placed on educational institutions. -- Stephen R. Fogo, EdD, superintendent, Napolean Area Schools, Napolean, OH
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: The Way Things Are Chapter 2: It Doesn’t Have to be This Way Chapter 3: Democratic Principles: Change Happens Chapter 4: Implications and Applications for our Schools Chapter 5: Back to the Future References
