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Hands-On Leadership Tools for Principals

Author(s): Calabrese, Raymond L.; Short, Gary; Zepeda, Sally J.

ISBN10: 1883001153

ISBN13: 9781883001155

Cover: Hardcover

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

(7)

INTRODUCTION

1 LEADERSHIP

(26)

Introduction

(1)

The Principal as Leader

(1)

Essential Leadership Skills

(4)

Acquisition of Skills

(1)

Organization of a Committee to Analyze Instructional Issues

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Organizing a Committee

(6)

Organizing and Conducting a Faculty Meeting

(1)

Conducting a Faculty Meeting

(2)

Determine the Need to Meet

(2)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Ensuring a Quality Faculty Meeting

(3)

Step 7--The Principal Needs to Meet with the Chair of the Faculty Meeting

(2)

Organization and Facilitation of a Focus Group

(3)

When to Form a Focus Group

(1)

Criteria for Participation in a Focus Group

(1)

Guidelines for Facilitating a Focus Group

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Facilitating a Focus Group

(2)

Step 2--Determine Who Should be Invited to Participate

(2)

Case Study

(3)

2 SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

(24)

Introduction

(1)

Purpose of Discipline

(1)

Collecting Data

(6)

Preparation for Gathering Data

(1)

Requirements for a Survey Instrument

(3)

Formal Collection and Analysis of Data

(1)

Discipline Policy

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Discipline Policy

(3)

Discipline Hearings

(1)

Common Discipline Hearing Mistakes

(8)

The Principal Acts Arbitrarily

(1)

The Principal Accuses the Student

(1)

The Student is not Given a Right to Tell His or Her Side of the Story

(1)

The Student is not Fairly Treated

(1)

The Student is not Treated Justly

(1)

The Principal Allows Personal Bias to Cloud a Discipline Decision

(1)

The Principal Does Not Follow the Discipline Policy

(1)

The Principal is too Lenient or too Severe

(1)

The Principal Supports the Teacher at all Costs

(1)

The Principal Does Not Confer with the Teacher

(1)

The Principal Does Not Involve the Student's Parent

(4)

Case Study

(3)

3 EXCELLENCE

(24)

Introduction

(1)

Improving Excellence

(1)

The People

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Identifying Member Strengths

(5)

Defining Common Ground

(1)

Common Mistakes in Identifying Values

(3)

Assuming That All Values Are Relative

(1)

Assuming That There Are No Common Values

(1)

Assuming That One's Values Are the Only Values

(1)

Not Involving the Entire Community

(1)

Not Staying with the Process Long Enough to Identify Core Values

(1)

Imposing One's Own Values

(1)

Compromising Values to Reach Agreement

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Identifying Common Values

(2)

Developing a Common Vision

(4)

Criteria of Vision Effectiveness

(1)

A Vision must Inspire

(1)

A Vision Challenges all Members of the Organization

(1)

A Vision Stands the Test of Time

(1)

A Vision is Evolutionary

(1)

A Vision Guides Members During Times of Chaos

(1)

A Vision Empowers

(1)

A Vision Exists in the Future

(1)

A Vision Is Achieved Through Thousands of Small, Often Insignificant, Decisions

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Developing a Vision

(2)

Case Study

(3)

4 INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION

(28)

Introduction

(3)

Essential Leadership Skills

(1)

Acquisition of Skills

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Understanding Past Supervisory Practice--Knowing the Context

(4)

The Supervision of Instruction

(2)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Clinical Supervision

(6)

Guidelines for a Postobservation Conference

(4)

Allow for 30-60 Minutes of Uninterrupted Time

(1)

Have All Data Ready for the Conference

(1)

Refrain from Making Any Qualitative Statements

(1)

Guide the Teacher into Self-Learning

(1)

Use the Conference to Initiate a Conversation about Teaching

(1)

Use the Conference to Encourage the Teacher to Generate a Plan

(1)

End the Conference with an Offer of Assistance

(1)

Use the Conference to Chart Future Target Goals for Professional Development

(1)

Come to Agreement about the Major Themes of the Observation

(1)

Ethics and Instructional Supervision

(3)

Formal Ethical Guidelines

(2)

Informal Ethical Guidelines

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Developing an Ethical Ethos

(1)

Case Study

100

(3)

5 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCHOOL'S CULTURE

103

(30)

Introduction

105

(1)

School Culture Inventory

106

(4)

Formal Documents

106

(1)

Mission Statement

106

(1)

Policy Statements and Programs for Students

107

(1)

Programs for Teachers

107

(1)

Physical Plant

108

(1)

Analysis of Formal Data

108

(2)

The Principal's Role as Cultural Leader

110

(1)

Essential Leadership Skills

111

(1)

Acquisition of Skills

111

(1)

Affecting Culture through Hiring

112

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Acclimating Newcomers

112

(7)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Working With the Community in Developing a Mural

119

(7)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Instituting Recognition Programs

126

(3)

Case Study

129

(4)

6 CURRICULAR LEADERSHIP

133

(32)

Introduction

135

(1)

The Principal as an Instructional Leader

136

(3)

Essential Leadership Skills

137

(1)

Acquisition of Skills

138

(1)

Launching the Textbook Adoption Process

138

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Providing Leadership, Guidance, and Support in the Textbook Adoption Process

139

(13)

Examining Schoolwide Curricular Issues

152

(2)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Exploring a Curricular Issue

154

(2)

Offering a New Elective Course

156

(2)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Developing New Curriculum

158

(3)

Case Study

161

(4)

7 PARENTS

165

(20)

Introduction

167

(1)

Working With Parents

168

(3)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Developing and Maintaining Effective School-Parent Relations

171

(4)

Deflating Tense Situations with Parents

175

(2)

Assessing Parent Attitudes Toward School

177

(4)

Case Study

181

(4)

8 UNDERSTANDING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL

185

(32)

Introduction

187

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to the Preparation Process

188

(26)

Case Study

214

(3)

9 STEERING THE CORRECT COURSE

217

(24)

Introduction

219

(1)

Clarification of Foundation Values

220

(1)

A Step-By-Step Approach to Determining Foundation Values

221

(5)

Conceptualization of a Personal Vision

226

(6)

Creation of a Mission

232

(1)

A Step-By-Step Aprroach to Making Mission into a Common Activity

232

(5)

Case Study

237

(4)

Reader's Recommendations for the Toolbox

241

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