Schools for the 21st Century

PHILLIP C. SCHLECHTY is president and CEO of the Center for Leadership in School Reform and author of Schools for the 21st Century. He is the creator of some of the most innovative professional development programs for educators as well as the designer of organizations to support the reinvention of our schools.

• Foreword. Part One: The Purpose of Schools. 1. A Future in Jeopardy: Why the Schools of Today MustChange. 2. How the Past Has Shaped the Present: The Shaky Foundation ofSchool System Structures. 3. New Purposes for a New Era: Reinventing Our Schools. Part Two: The Ingredients of Invention. 4. The Power of Vision: Creating and Sharing the Seeds ofInnovation. 5. The Capacity to Respond Quickly: Building Adaptability into theSystem. 6. The Ability to Rally Support for Change: Managing to Satisfy theNeeds of Constituents. 7. The Creation of Change Systems: Tackling Problems at TheirSource. 8. A Focus on Results: Evaluating Performers andPerformances. Part Three: Leadership for the Twenty-First Century. 9. Leading a School System Through Change: Key Steps for MovingReform Forward. 10. A Bright Future Secured: Developing Strong Leaders for OurSchools.

``Schlechty's common-sense approach to restructuring is combined with a strategic planner's vision and the translation of beliefs into action.... A wide audience, including principals and superintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines for restructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role in the educational systems of the twenty-first century.''