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<p>For each unit, we curate a set of readings that can help you better understand and explore the ideas presented. <strong>We recommend choosing one reading that looks engaging and relevant, and skimming, perusing, or glancing at the others.</strong></p>
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<li>Evans, Robert. Spring 2000. "<a href="http://www.robevans.org/Pages/articles/why-schools-dont-run-like-a-business.htm" target="_blank">Why a School Doesn't Run -- or Change -- Like a Business.</a>" <em>Independent School</em> Magazine. National Association of Independent Schools. </li>
<li>Pirtle, Sylvia Segura and Don Doggett. 2013. "<a href="http://www.sedl.org/insights/1-1/leadership_actions.pdf" target="[object Object]">Leadership Actions for Transforming Schools</a>." <em>SEDL Insights</em>. SEDL (now part of American Institutes for Research). </li>
<li>Schwartz, Katrina. 2014. "<a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/19/how-transparency-can-transform-school-culture/" target="[object Object]">How Transparency Can Transform School Culture</a>." <em>Mindshift</em>, May 19. KQED. </li>
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<p>Our course sponsor, Microsoft, has developed the Microsoft School Transformation Framework, a set of white papers and resources that summarize decades of research about school leadership and school change. Here are some of the resources that are relevant to this unit:</p>
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<li>Microsoft. 2015. <em style="font-size: 1em;"><a href="https://msp2l1160225102310.blob.core.windows.net/ms-p2-l1-160225-1023-13-assets/18287_Enabling%20Transformation_151116_en-US.pdf" target="[object Object]">Organizational Capacity, Strategic Planning and Quality Assurance - Enabling Transformation</a></em><span style="font-size: 1em;">. </span></li>
<li>Jensen, Ben. 2015. <em><a href="https://msp2l1160225102310.blob.core.windows.net/ms-p2-l1-160225-1023-13-assets/18261_3_1%20Enabling%20Transformation_v7_en-US.pdf" target="[object Object]">Enabling Transformation with Strategic Planning, Organizational Capacity and Sustainability</a></em>. Microsoft. </li>
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