administration

Sheri Fink, a physician and reporter, provides a landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. She reconstructs 5 days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amid chaos. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths. She unspools the mystery of what happened in those days, of a hospital fighting for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of health care rationing. In this book, she exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life care and reveals just how ill-prepared we are in America for the impact of large-scale disasters, and how we can do better.

Contains a comprehensive guide intended to assist educators in designing and implementing a portfolio that effectively collects and documents important data relative to the administration of the school.

Describes methods for using data from curriculum mapping processes to improve learning and includes related cases as well as a discussion on the effective use of technology.

Describes the specific qualities and practices of great principals, revealing fifteen things that the most successful principals do and explaining why they are effective in the school setting.

"[Examines how] real-world educators are creating schools where all students are able to thrive. In these schools, educators understand that equity is not about treating all children the same ... [and are] committed to ensuring that each student receives what he or she individually needs to develop their full potential--and succeed ... Blankstein and Noguera frame the book with five guiding principles"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses how the school libraries are changing with new technologies.

"Provides teachers, administrators, and other school professionals a step-by-step guide to . . . components of technology-enabled professional development . . . A detailed account of how teachers and other school professionals can use today's technology to improve their practice and ensure their students are fully engaged and learning"--Back cover.

"Complex times call for streamlined solutions--and leaders to pull them together. If initiative overload and fragmentation are keeping your best plans from becoming reality, it's time to lead with coherence"--Back cover.

" ... hands-on guide to the ... book, 'Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts and Systems, ' providing step-by-step protocols to help foster deep coherence for maximum student learning all within a reasonably short time frame"--Amazon.

A guide for library management to guide staff members through changes while remaining empathetic, discussing the importance of encouraged active participation, describing ways to navigate common types of changes--space planning, department reorganization, and changes in individual responsibility--and providing short narratives with real-life examples.