This compact and easily readable volume contains concrete information designed to assist principals make each minute of every day the most productive for all students and staff."" The author, Becky Wheat demonstrates all the best qualities of human relations, decision-making, instructional leadership, and community engagement. Her book is a living work, invaluable for principals at any level. Its language is direct, and its suggestions readily applied.
I encourage you to keep this book at your side and read its pages often. It provides motivations and practical insights that will help you through a day
From the Author's Introduction
This book is designed to answer some persistent questions.
As a principal in a variety of setting, working with very diverse populations, I have developed strategies that have helped me immensely. This book represents a practical distillation of these strategies, which can be put in place immediately as you begin or continue your principalship. Every recommendation in this book has been tested in a range of schools.
Contents
Foreword/Introduction
1. Trust:
2. Governance:
3. Prioritize:
4. The Power of Listening:
5. Reflection on the Principalship: Teachers' View:
6. Principals' Reflections: The Challenge and Success:
7. Community:
8. Test Scores
9. Conclusion: Ways to Strengthen the Principalship:
Appendices:
Index
1-885432-08-9, 2001, 128 pages, 6x9, hardcover
