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About this book
The issues addressed in this easy to read book address the most common issues faced by new or veteran principals such as: attributes of successful principals, leading instructional improvement, crafting a school improvement plan, overcoming resistance from naysayers, leading effective teams, creating conditions for the success of teachers, motivating unmotivated staff, increasing the attendance of students, handling disciplinary issues to help students become self-managed, communication strategies to build respect for the school, maximizing the use of time, and handling conflict productively. It also contains a chapter entitled, "Friendly Advice" with prudent advice for school leaders in any stage of their career.
The proven strategies in each chapter are based upon bedrock principles—unassailable values that will help principals ground their actions in student-centered, achievement-oriented, relationship-filled leadership.
In short, Inside the Schoolhouse is a compendium of dozens of practical, proven strategies to enable principals to flourish in their highly important roles.
The proven strategies in each chapter are based upon bedrock principles—unassailable values that will help principals ground their actions in student-centered, achievement-oriented, relationship-filled leadership.
In short, Inside the Schoolhouse is a compendium of dozens of practical, proven strategies to enable principals to flourish in their highly important roles.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 How Would You Like to Have You as a Principal?: Whom Do You Serve?
- Chapter 2 Management Precedes Leadership: Make the Ordinary Things Ordinary
- Chapter 3 Leading Instructional Improvement: Ten, No-Cost, High-Yield Actions to Improve Instruction
- Chapter 4 A Three-Step Process for Improving Virtually Any Aspect of a School: Overcoming the Seven Steps of Stagnation with the Success Questions
- Chapter 5 Crafting a School Improvement Plan: Continuous Improvement Consists of Goal-Setting and Motivating Teams
- Chapter 6 Leading Effective Teams: How to Hold Productive Meetings
- Chapter 7 Creating Conditions for Success and Retention of Teachers: Strategies to Help Teachers Be Successful and Choose to Stay at Your School
- Chapter 8 Motivating the Unmotivated: Getting Teachers and Staff Members to Do Their Best
- Chapter 9 You Can’t Teach Kids Unless They Are in School: Ten High-Yield Strategies to Improve Student Attendance
- Chapter 10 Preventing and Addressing Disciplinary Issues: Free Up Time to Be an Instructional Leader
- Chapter 11 Maximizing the Use of Your Time: Time Saving Principles and Strategies
- Chapter 12 Communicating to Build Confidence In You and Your School: Proactive Communication Strategies
- Chapter 13 Master Communication and You Manage Conflict: Tips for Preventing and Dealing with Conflict
- Chapter 14 Friendly Advice: Ideas to Help Principals Personally and Professionally
- Notes
- About the Author