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William H. Parrett, Ph.D
William
H. Parrett is the Director of the Center for School Improvement
& Policy Studies and Professor of Education at Boise State
University. He has
received international recognition for his work in school
improvement, small schools, alternative education, and for his
efforts to help school districts better serve youth at risk.
His professional experiences include public school and
university teaching, curriculum design, principalships and college
leadership, research and publication, and media production.
Bill has served as a consultant to state departments of
education, local school boards, school district administrators,
and schools in 35 states and five countries.
Parrett
is the author of, Saving Our Students…Saving Our Schools
(2003), Hope Fulfilled
for At-Risk & Violent Youth (2001), How to Create Alternative, Magnet, and Charter Schools that Work (1997),
Hope at Last for At-Risk Youth (1995),
Inventive Teaching: Heart of the Small School (1993),
The Inventive Mind: Portraits of Effective Teaching (1991),
an international award winning film, Heart
of the Country (1998) (a documentary of an extraordinary
principal in a village elementary school in Hokkaido, Japan), and
contributions to national publications, international and regional
assemblies, and national conferences.
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