Leading for Tomorrow's Schools Today

Michael Lubelfeld, Nick Polyak

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2025
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798765160398
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Leadership in Education

This book stands apart from others on the topic by offering the combined wisdom of two veteran superintendents who, together, bring over three decades each of hands-on leadership experience and nearly 60 years in education. Drawing from their careers "in the seat," the authors demonstrate how challenging the status quo and embracing innovation can lead to meaningful, sustained change. While rooted in the context of K–12 education, the book's leadership lessons extend far beyond schools, offering valuable guidance for leaders across sectors.
Key features include:
-Reflective Questions in each chapter to deepen understanding and application
-Voices from the Field-practitioner essays offering real-world insights
-Practical strategies to challenge the process with clear "why and how" explanations
-A timely focus on Artificial Intelligence: How to Lead With It
In an era of rapid change, this is a much-needed roadmap for school leaders-and all leaders-looking to navigate the future with courage, clarity, and vision.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: Leadership Is Change
• Chapter 1: Cultivating Change
• Chapter 2: Selection of Staff : Who, How, and How Long?
• Chapter 2: Voices from the Field: Leading Transformation in a VUCA World: A Progressive Vision for Brigantine Public School District
• Part II: Go Where the Smart People Are—Learning from Others
• Chapter 3: Networks and Professional Organizations
• Chapter 4: Language Matters
• Chapter 4: Voices from the Field: My Journey of People-Centered Leadership as Superintendent
• Part III: You Can Do It
• Chapter 5: We’re Not Broke, We’re Broken
• Chapter 6: Transformation: Flip the Mindset
• Chapter 6: Voices from the Field: Expanding Pathways to Success
• Part IV: Change Faster—Embrace Your Context—Revolutionary Change
• Chapter 7: Bomb Threats and Social Media
• Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation
• Chapter 8: Voices from the Field: The Student’s Bill of Rights
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Interviews from the Pandemic Era—Use Case for Generative AI and Leadership
• Appendix B : AI in Education: Opportunities and Challenges
• Appendix C: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools Used Throughout This Book and NSSD 112 Board Policy Information
• References
• About the Contributors
• About the Authors