Leading School Change: Nine Strategies to

Make positive and immediate changes in your school with the support of your entire staff. New from acclaimed speaker and bestselling author Todd Whitaker ("What Great Teachers Do Differently," "Dealing with Difficult Parents"), "Leading School Change" provides principals, assistant principals, district superintendents, and other educators with concrete steps for getting colleagues to champion and work toward the changes you want to make. Drawing from years of experience working with leaders at the school and district levels, Whitaker shares nine specific strategies for overcoming resistance, building cooperation, and recruiting hands-on help. An essential tool for leaders, this book delivers a complete action plan for those who want to implement results-oriented school change.

About the Author	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Identify the Change	p. 5
What's Your Problem?	p. 7
Three Levels of Change	p. 9
Procedural Change	p. 9
Structural Change	p. 10
Cultural Change	p. 11
Making Sense of the Levels of Change	p. 12
Two Major Assumptions	p. 13
Set Your Sights High	p. 15
Make Sure the First Exposure is Great!	p. 17
The New Restaurant	p. 19
No Child Left Behind	p. 20
But I'm Excited! Won't Everyone Else Be Excited Too?	p. 21
The Intentional Exposure	p. 22
Guest Speakers	p. 23
Site Visits	p. 23
Staff Meetings	p. 24
Don't Bring Up the Negatives	p. 25
How Important Is the First Exposure?	p. 26
Determine Who Matters Most	p. 27
Three Types of Employees	p. 29
Superstars/Irreplaceables	p. 30
Backbones/Solids	p. 30
Mediocres/Replacement Level	p. 31
What Does This Mean to My Organization?	p. 31
How Broad Is Their Vision?	p. 32
Where Is the Impetus for Change?	p. 33
Six Types of Teachers	p. 34
Who Matters Most?	p. 36
Understanding the Irreplaceables/Superstars	p. 37
You Don't Have to Guess	p. 38
People, NotPrograms,MaketheBiggestDifference	p. 39
Find the Entry Points	p. 41
Start Somewhere, Not Everywhere	p. 43
The Points of Least Resistance	p. 44
Start with the Superstars	p. 44
Blocking the Burnout	p. 45
Understanding the Odds	p. 46
Including the Newbies	p. 46
Induction Starts with the Interview	p. 47
Improving Instruction-Together	p. 48
Exchanging Visits, Improving Performance	p. 48
Plan Ahead and Prepare	p. 49
Good to Go	p. 50
Proceed with Caution	p. 50
Inch by Inch, Row by Row	p. 52
Self-Directed Development	p. 50
From Seedling to Sapling, from Sapling to Tree	p. 54
Reduce the Resistance	p. 55
Don't Let the Whiners Rule the Roost	p. 57
Defuse the Drama	p. 58
Divide and Conquer	p. 59
Teach and Model	p. 60
Practice Whole-Part-Whole	p. 62
Keep Them Busy	p. 63
Control the Clusters	p. 65
Count On the Disclosing (Alpha) Male	p. 67
Harness the Power of Emotion	p. 71
Diminish the Power of Fear	p. 73
Fear of Flying?	p. 74
Flying Anyway	p. 74
Make It Seem As If Everyone Is Doing It	p. 75
Make the New Seem Normal	p. 76
Make Everyone Want In	p. 77
Give Two Incentives for Change	p. 79
The Emotions of the First Exposure	p. 80
The Logic of Logic	p. 81
Look Past Buy-in To Action	p. 83
The Tennessee Tornado	p. 86
Taking Stock of the Exchange	p. 87
A School Is Not the County Fair	p. 87
Time to Get Graphic	p. 88
Scaling It Up or Down	p. 90
The Balance Shifts	p. 95
Look Out the Windshield, Not the Rearview Mirror	p. 95
So When Do We Pull the Trigger?	p. 97
Reinforce Changed Behaviors	p. 99
Ongoing Staff Development	p. 101
Reinforce at Every Step	p. 103
Out from Behind the Desk	p. 104
Public versus Private Praise	p. 107
Reinforce the Attempts Too	p. 108
Set Up for Success	p. 109
Don't Miss That Moment	p. 110
Squint If Necessary	p. 111
Fit It All Together	p. 113
Make Sure the Change Matters	p. 115
Be Willing to Back Off	p. 116
Make It about Improvement	p. 116
Follow the 100-Hour Rule	p. 117
Set the Pace	p. 119
Choose the Time	p. 119
Frame It as Their Idea	p. 121
Take the Shotgun Approach	p. 121
Make Your Toolbox Part of the Furniture	p. 122
Seek the Support of Support Staff	p. 123
Manage the Rumor Mill	p. 124
Make It Happen-Together	p. 125
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