The Integrated Approach to Student Achievement A results-driven model for improving performance, leadership, and the culture of instruction at your school AS NEW

The Integrated Approach to Student Achievement will help your school demonstrate AYP and close your achievement gap in no time at all. Using the proven, research-driven principles learned from this book will result in double-digit gains for all student groups in one school year.

A former elementary teacher and high school teacher of English literature, Donyall D. Dickey is currently a Howard County, Maryland, middle school principal; a Johns Hopkins University graduate school instructor; an author; and sought-after educational consultant. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Loyola University where he earned a Master of Education in Administration & Supervision and is currently a doctoral candidate at George Washington University in Educational Leadership & Policy studies, researching student achievement and standards based assessments. Dickey s career is characterized by promoting unparalleled student achievement and school improvement. Each of the three schools where he has served as a school administrator has demonstrated record gains on state assessments. Most recently, he has led a previously underperforming middle school to unmatched gains on state and local assessments, transforming it into a model for instructional leadership for the region and the nation. Student groups regardless of race/ethnicity, special needs, socioeconomic status, or English proficiency demonstrated double-digit gains in just one year using this model. Other schools implementing his coaching method have consistently demonstrated similar gains. Dickey is recognized as an authority on curriculum and instruction, as well as the administration of schools. His ideas for closing the achievement gap are used in schools across the nation, making the goal of adequate yearly progress possible for thousands of children who experience his methods.