Cases

The BEST Program has written and compiled four teaching case series, comprising a total of 15 cases, documenting the best practices of particularly high performing principals in the Greater Boston area.

These cases are copyrighted material of the BEST Program and may not be copied or distributed without the permission from the Program.

The case series include:

  1. Robert Gould Shaw Middle School Case Series
  2. Lincoln High School Case Series
  3. Jefferson High Case Series
  4. Everett District Case Series

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R.G. Shaw Middle School Case Series

The Robert Gould Shaw Case Series documents a principal's efforts in turning around an abysmal middle school.


Lincoln High School Case Series

The Lincoln Hign School Case Series documents a principal's efforts to generate more parental involvement in a high school.


Jefferson High Case Series

The Jefferson High Case Series documents two principals efforts and lessons learned in trying to resurrect an unaccredited urban high school.


Everett District Case Series

The Everett District Case Series documents the reform agenda of a district superintendent, and the responses of two district principals to that agenda.
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