Acknowledgments

 

We extend heartfelt gratitude to Ontario educators with whom we have worked over the years to improve student outcomes. The strategies we describe in this book and the lessons we have all learned together have contributed to the gains that Ontario has made on the world stage. Ontario teachers, principals, policy makers, parent and community members deserve many encomiums for the progress that has been demonstrated over the years. Ours was truly a team effort—one in which we contributed to each other’s professional learning and motivation to constantly raise the bar of performance.

We cannot thank all of the individuals who have played key roles in the improvement agenda. We are compelled, however, to thank Michael Fullan, George Zegarac, Mary Jean Gallagher and all the staff of the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat Ministry of Education, and the school boards across Ontario. We also recognize the contribution of Nathalie Carrier, Hilary Edelstein, Sabina Persaud, Robyn Reid, and Jacqueline Sohn.

Specifically,

Avis wishes to thank her husband, Peter Bailey, for his keen insights, helpful critiques and tireless support of her work and career.

Ruth thanks her husband John and son Billy for their constant support and encouragement. In addition Ruth would like to personally thank Avis Glaze for her vision and passion to improve educational outcomes for all students and for inviting her to work by her side at the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat.

Rob thanks his family and friends for their ongoing support. On a professional level, there are seven very important leaders who have made a tremendous difference for him and for the countless students whose lives they have enhanced. He would like to thank Barry O’Connor, Grant Clarke, and Kit Rankin for their inspirational leadership in the early years of the Student Success strategy. He also thanks Avis Glaze, Sylvia Terpstra, Mary Jean Gallagher, and Kevin Costante for the work they have done to ensure that the students always came first and that the supports they needed were optimized to the fullest extent possible.

We thank the following expert reviewers of the manuscript for their excellent feedback and recommendations:

Susan Kessler
Executive Principal Hunters Lane High School
Nashville, TN

John P. Rice, Director of Science, Technology Education, Health Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Health Services
North Syracuse Central School District
North Syracuse, NY

Dr. Richard Rutledge, Assistant Principal
Arab High School
Arab, AL

Kelly VanLaeken, Principal
Ruben A. Cirillo High School
Gananda Central School District
Walworth, NY

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

Corwin gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following reviewers:

Ann Dargon, Assistant Superintendent
Westport Community Schools
Westport, MA

Robert A. Frick, Superintendent
Lampeter-Strasburg School District
Lampeter, PA

Douglas Gordon Hesbol, Educational Consultant
Yorkville, IL

David Hodgdon, Superintendent
School Administration Unit 38
Swanzey, NH

Martin J. Hudacs, Superintendent
Solanco School District
Quarryville, PA

Virginia E. Kelsen, Assistant Principal
Rancho Cucamonga High School
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Neil MacNeill, Head Master
Ellenbrook Primary School
Ellenbrook, Western Australia

Jadi Miller, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, NE

Belinda J. Raines, Principal
Northwestern High School
Detroit, MI

John Rice, Director of Science, Technology Education, Health Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Health Services
North Syracuse Central School District
North Syracuse, NY

Richard Rutledge, Assistant Principal
Arab High School
Arab, AL

Bonnie Tryon, Past President
School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS)
Latham, NY
2007 National Distinguished Principal—New York

Kelly VanLaeken, Principal
Ruben A. Cirillo High School
Walworth, NY