A Gendered Choice
Designing and Implementing Single-Sex Programs and Schools

Edited by:

David W. Chadwell

Foreword by Jim Rex

Other Titles in:
Curriculum Strategy Development & Assessment | School Change, Reform, & Restructuring | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

December 2009 | 200 pages | Corwin

Across the U.S. about 500 public schools currently offer single-gender classes or programmes. Hundreds more schools are contemplating separate classes for boys and girls in the wake of the 2006 legislation that allows such programmes to satisfy Title IX requirements.

Spearheading the national trend in this direction with over 300 single-gender programmes is South Carolina, where David W. Chadwell was appointed the first state coordinator for single-gender initiatives. In this book, Chadwell lays out for administrators the step-by-step process of implementing single-sex programmes and schools in three stages: designing, initiating, and sustaining.

A Gendered Choice is a practical, how-to book based upon unique, first-hand experience that interested administrators will want to examine as they contemplate or begin to introduce single-gender programmes in their schools.

List of Tables

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction: Defining Single-Gender Education

Part I. Considering Single-Gender Education

1. Gender Makes a Difference in the Classroom

Starting Point: Examining Gender Influences

Student Performance

Social Differences

Hormonal Differences

Brain Differences

Gender Is an Issue

Chapter One Planning Tool: Reflecting on Gender

2. What We Know About Single-Gender Programs

Demographic Data

Achievement and Other Data

Chapter Two Planning Tool: Using Data

3. Political Opposition to Single-Gender Education

The Legal Context of Single-Gender Education

Positions Against Single-Sex Education

Parting Words

Chapter Three Planning Tool: Debating Single-Gender Education

4. Frequently Asked Questions: Concerns and Options

Questions About Socialization

Questions About Planning

Questions About Instruction

Chapter 4 Planning Tool: Clearing Roadblocks

PART II. Designing A Single Gender Program

5. Rationale and Structure

Involve Key Stakeholders: Create an Exploratory Group

Learn Together About Single-Gender Education

Align the Program With the School’s Mission Statement

Develop a Rationale: Look at School Data

Decide on a Structure

Chapter 5 Planning Tool: Developing Rationale and Structure

6. Legal Issues and Logistics

Meeting the Federal Regulations for Single-Gender Programs

Single-Sex Schools

Creating a Master Schedule

Chapter 6 Planning Tool: Examining Legal Boundaries and Schedule Restraints

7. Communication

Communication With Principals and School Administrators

Communication With Teachers

Communication With Parents

Communication With Students

Communication With School Board Members

Order of Concerns in Communicating With Each Group

Avoiding Stereotypes

Chapter 7 Planning Tool: Preparing for Communication

8. Building Community

Integration of Single-Gender Programs Into School Culture

Identity of the Single-Gender Program

Location of Single-Gender Classes

Program Creed

Public Relations Plan

Coordinator for the Single-Gender Program

Team Building for Students

Chapter 8 Planning Tool: Creating Community

9. Program Price

Low-Cost Options

Moderate-Cost Options

High-Cost Options

Chapter 9 Planning Tool: Budgeting and the Impact of Gender

PART III. IMPLEMENTING A SINGLE-GENDER PROGRAM

10. Professional Development

Professional Development Opportunities Prior to Implementation

Possible Timelines to Prepare Teachers Prior to Implementation

Continued Professional Development After Implementation

Timeline to Support Teachers After Implementation

Chapter 10 Planning Tool: Developing a Professional Development Plan

11. Program Evaluation

Ensuring Nondiscrimination

Reviewing the Rationale: Format

Reviewing the Data: Indicators

An Ongoing Review Process

Chapter 11 Planning Tool: Preparing for Evaluation

12. Sustaining a Single-Gender Program

Strong Principal Leadership

Institutionalize the Single-Gender Program

Keep the Program Manageable

Agree on Strategies to Use With Boys and Girls

Mentor New Teachers

Continue Professional Development

Instituting Change

Chapter 12 Planning Tool: Sustaining Change

REPRODUCIBLE RESOURCES

Resource A: Sample Creeds From Single-Sex Schools

Resource B: Sample Proposal Form for Creating a Single-Gender Program

Resource C: Sample Team-Building Activities for Students

Resource D: Organizations for the Learning of Boys and Girls

Resource E: Sample Annual Single-Gender Program Review Form

Resource F: Sample Letter to Parents to Survey Their Interest

Resource G: Sample Letter to Parents Informing Them of Single-Gender Program and Surveying Their Interest

Resource H: Sample Letter to Parents (School Selecting Students With Coed Option Explained)

Resource I: Sample Letter to Parents (All Students in Single-Gender With Coed Option Explained)

References

Index

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