School Leadership

Benjamin Piltch; Terrence Quinn

doi:10.5771/9781607099536

Summary

Parents, lawmakers, supervisors, and unions are among the many constituencies that demand influence, if not control, of the educational process. How does the school administrator balance all the needs of the various groups and still remain true to the ultimate, though most powerless constituency: the students? Through case studies and anecdotes based on real-life experiences, the authors share the ups and downs of the educational world, seeking to find the balance that is most effective in ensuring success. School Leadership:Case Studies Solving School Problems details decision making and actions taken that dramatically affect the success of students and schools as well as school systems. This second edition continues and improves on the first edition with a series of new and timely school leadership case studies that require the reader to reflect on the variety of issues that cross the principal's desk every day. The reader will find the case studies and anecdotes highly absorbing. They are so real, fraught with complexity, and will require the reader to use a sophisticated decision-making process.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2011
ISBN-Print: 978-1-60709-951-2
ISBN-Online: 978-1-60709-953-6
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 173
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Preface No access
Chapter 1: Twenty-First-Century School Leadership: Best Practices No access Pages 1 - 6
Chapter 2: Talent Multipliers—and Diminishers No access Pages 7 - 10
Chapter 3: Is Test Practice Effective Instruction? No access Pages 11 - 16
Chapter 4: Zachary's Achilles' Heel No access Pages 17 - 20
Chapter 5: Good Communication Is Essential No access Pages 21 - 26
Chapter 6: A Betrayal of Trust? No access Pages 27 - 30
Chapter 7: The Principal as the Instructional Leader: Part 1 No access Pages 31 - 34
Chapter 8: The Principal as the Instructional Leader: Part 2 No access Pages 35 - 38
Chapter 9: "We Are Normal Too" No access Pages 39 - 44
Chapter 10: The Elemiddle School No access Pages 45 - 48
Chapter 11: A Community of Principals No access Pages 49 - 52
Chapter 12: Ninety Percent of Success Is Showing Up No access Pages 53 - 56
Chapter 13: School Leadership Committee No access Pages 57 - 60
Chapter 14: A Principal's Report Card No access Pages 61 - 64
Chapter 15: Will Cheating Strike Out Bobby? No access Pages 65 - 68
Chapter 16: The Chart Attack No access Pages 69 - 72
Chapter 17: Fighting Fat No access Pages 73 - 76
Chapter 18: Town on the Rebound? No access Pages 77 - 80
Chapter 19: Making a Mark No access Pages 81 - 84
Chapter 20: Management Stuff No access Pages 85 - 90
Chapter 21: Visiting the Classes No access Pages 91 - 94
Chapter 22: Culture Shock No access Pages 95 - 100
Chapter 23: The BMW Teacher No access Pages 101 - 104
Chapter 24: The Vision Thing No access Pages 105 - 108
Chapter 25: Serving Two Masters No access Pages 109 - 112
Chapter 26: The Game Plan No access Pages 113 - 116
Chapter 27: Is Bernie Burning Out? No access Pages 117 - 120
Chapter 28: But Can She Teach? No access Pages 121 - 124
Chapter 29: A Community of Teachers No access Pages 125 - 128
Chapter 30: The Good Parents' Association President No access Pages 129 - 132
Chapter 31: The Petulant Parents' Association President No access Pages 133 - 136
Chapter 32: Hands-On Science No access Pages 137 - 140
Chapter 33: Innovative Staff Development No access Pages 141 - 144
Chapter 34: In-School Suspension No access Pages 145 - 148
Chapter 35: The New Teacher No access Pages 149 - 152
Chapter 36: Ongoing Assessment No access Pages 153 - 156
Chapter 37: Social Studies Instruction No access Pages 157 - 160
Chapter 38: A Difference of Styles No access Pages 161 - 164
Chapter 39: When Pupil Achievement Goes South No access Pages 165 - 168
Chapter 40: A Tug of Conscience No access Pages 169 - 172
About the Authors No access Pages 173 - 173