Suspending the Elephant over the Table: Concepts of Systems Change Can Improve Learning While Making the Job Doable

Peter Negroni, former superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, believes Ron Heifetz's insights about the importance of taking the long view helped save his career in school administration. Negroni was on a quick fix, my-way-or-the-highway approach to school reform in 1994 but sensed he was...

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Published in:The School administrator (Washington) 2004-11, Vol.61 (10)
Main Authors: Cambron-McCabe, Nelda, Cunningham, Luvern L
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Educational Change
Professional Isolation
Public Policy
School Administration
Superintendents
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Summary:Peter Negroni, former superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, believes Ron Heifetz's insights about the importance of taking the long view helped save his career in school administration. Negroni was on a quick fix, my-way-or-the-highway approach to school reform in 1994 but sensed he was in trouble. Brutal and ongoing contretemps around his efforts to close the achievement gap had left him with few allies in the schools or community and feeling increasingly isolated from union leaders and significant elements on the governing school committee. In this article, these insights are discussed in detail.
ISSN:0036-6439