Achieve success step by step
The topic of management by wandering around is not new, but the authors′ approach is fresh and timely. This current rendition based on the original work by Frase and Hetzel gives new and seasoned administrators smart, practical advice about how to ‘wander around’ with purpose and develop a more interactive leadership style. This text cites more than 20 well-constructed research studies that show how management by wandering around produces desirable outcomes, including:
- Higher student achievement
- Improved school culture
- Higher teacher efficacy
Management by wandering around is not a rigid, linear process: it is a combination of proven methods and a flexible, organic approach to the whole of leadership. Topics covered include developing meeting agendas, supervising instruction, dealing with marginal teachers, and creating safe campuses. The bottom line? If you want to accomplish more, start by getting out more—and this book shows you how to make it count.
Tabella dei contenuti
List of Figures and Tables
Foreword by Fenwick W. English
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Defining the MBWA Leader
Personal Attributes and Beliefs of MBWA Leaders
Examples of MBWA From History
Examples of MBWA From Industrial and Educational Leaders
The Research Base
2. School Leadership: What Matters Most
‘Great Man’ Theory of Leadership
The Trait Theory
Modern Leadership Theories
Assessing Your Leadership Style
3. Why Teachers Teach and Why They Leave
Why Teachers Teach
Why Teachers Leave
4. Why Teachers Stay
Supportive Leadership of the MBWA Principal
The Improvement Ethic
5. Promoting Quality Curriculum Through MBWA
Quality of Curriculum Content
Ensuring High-Quality Instruction
Monitoring the Curriculum
Caveats on Research
6. Getting Into Classrooms
Research Supporting Frequent Principal Classroom Observations
Conducting Informal Classroom Observations
Informal Classroom Observation Protocols
7. Finding Time for MBWA
The Research on How Principals Spend Their Time
How MBWA Administrators Find the Time
Time Management Myths
Finding Time at Work for MBWA
Meetings: Wasting Time Versus Making Progress
Planning a Productive Meeting
8. Promoting Good Student Discipline and a Safe Campus
Plan a Team Approach to Schoolwide Student Discipline
Know the Board′s Policies and Regulations
Create a Student Discipline Plan
Make the Campus Safe
Supervise Adequately
Establish Lines of Communication With the Police
9. Dealing With Unmet Expectations: Marginal and Incompetent Teachers
The Day of Reckoning
Analyzing Teacher Performance
Dealing With Unsatisfactory Teachers: A Four-Phase Process
Avoiding or Dealing Effectively With Grievances
10. Ensuring Due Process and Building the File
Why Tenure?
Due Process
Documentation and File Building
The Formal Disciplinary Memo
Alternatives to the Dismissal Process
Epilogue
Resources
Resource A: Elementary School Parent Survey
Resource B: Secondary School Parent Survey
Resource C: Summative Teacher Performance Evaluation
Resource D: Teacher Self-Assessment Inventory of Skills and Interests
References
Index
Circa l’autore
Larry E. Frase was professor and department chair of educational leadership in the College of Education at San Diego State University. He was a former superintendent of schools of the Catalina Foothills District in Tucson, Arizona, and is the author, coauthor, or editor of 23 books and 80 professional journal articles. His books include Top Ten Myths in Education; School Management by Wandering Around; and Teacher Compensation and Motivation. He is also coauthor of Walk-Throughs and Reflective Feedback for Higher Student Achievement. He has presented papers at AERA and UCEA. He is a senior lead auditor, having led curriculum audits of 32 school systems, including Oakland, California, and Baltimore, Maryland. Frase earned his Ed D at Arizona State University.
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