Use the wisdom of your award-winning peers to achieve leadership excellence!
Which practices set award-winning principals apart from their equally hard-working peers? Using survey results and contributions from 35 award-winning elementary school principals nationwide, this essential text examines over 100 field-based practices recognized as the best for the elementary school principalship. Organized around seven themes ranging from leadership to collaborating and communicating to school improvement plans, this enlightening collection provides unparalleled advice and wisdom from the ‘best of the best.’
Aspiring, new, and veteran elementary school principals and assistant principals will benefit from:
- Comprehensive suggested readings and words of wisdom from award-winning principals across a variety of school settings
- Reflection and insight from practiced leaders
- Proven best practices and suggestions for how they can be implemented
- Ideas for how to engage in self-reflection and school study
Gain insight into the best practices of your award-winning peers and learn to elevate your leadership to excellence with this invaluable resource.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Foreword – Vincent Ferrandino
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Contributors
Introduction
1. Leadership
2. Shaping Campus Culture
3. Collaborating and Communicating
4. Effective Instructional Programs
5. School Improvement Plans
6. At-Risk Programs
7. Other Helpful Hints
8. Words of Wisdom
9. Recommended Reading List
10. Conclusion
Index
Sobre o autor
Sandra Harris is currently associate professor in the Educational Leadership Department at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where she teaches classes in social justice, action research, and other administrator preparation courses in the doctoral program. Formerly, Harris served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in public and private schools. Her scholarship agenda includes administrator preparation, K-12 peer harassment, and building relationship-oriented, socially just school environments. Harris publishes and presents at regional, state, and national conferences on these topics.
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