Gerald Anderson and Patricia Davenport
2002
The Brazosport (Texas) Independent School District has done an exemplary job of narrowing the usual demographic achievement gaps and, in this 125-page book, two architects of that reform strategy explain how they did it. The keys seem to be a "total quality management" approach, the astute use of assessment data for feedback and improvement, and intelligent application of proven instructional strategies. The American Productivity & Quality Center is the publisher. (You can learn more about that organization's continuing education initiative-which includes expert consultation for other schools and school systems-by surfing to www.apqc.org/education.) Former Brazosport superintendent Gerald Anderson and Patricia Davenport are the co-authors. The ISBN is 1-928593-62-3. The pricetag is a hefty $20 (for a slender paperback). You can contact the APQC at 123 North Post Oak Lane, 3rd floor, Houston, TX 77024 or call (800) 776-9676. You can also surf to http://www.apqc.org/pubs/dispPub.cfm?ProductID=1340.
