Timothy Cusack, Vince Bustamante

Leader Ready

Four Pathways to Prepare Aspiring School Leaders

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The solution for preparing excellent school leaders is right in front of you.

The best way to prepare aspiring leaders for principalship is to offer hands-on opportunities to develop the skills they ll need when they re in charge. Being a principal calls for originality, innovation, and the ability to work under pressure. Yet so few assistant principals and other aspiring leaders actually get to develop these competencies in meaningful ways that prepare them to lead a school with confidence.

Leader Ready presents a framework that walks aspiring school leaders along the path to strong and independent principalship by using a mix of professional knowledge, modeling, coaching, guided experiences, and mastery experiences. Full of processes, action steps, and examples from the field, features include;
A research-based plan for creating better conditions for aspiring leaders Guidance for achieving systemic professional growth throughout the school year Analysis of school-leadership standards to inform practice Voices of leaders, aspiring leaders, and experts from the field

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 180mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9781071916797
• ISBN-10: 1071916793
• Artikelnr.: 67746327

Autorenporträt

Timothy P. Cusack, EdD, has more than thirty-two years of experience as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent. Having taught in rural boards in northern and southern Alberta, Tim also has ten years of experience as school leader (K-12) and eight years of experience as a system leader of a large urban board in Edmonton. Tim currently serves as the Dean of Education of Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE), where he leads a teacher preparation program (After Degree in Education) and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership program. His doctoral research focuses on new teacher preparation, teacher mentorship, and leadership development. His dissertation (University of Portland 2020), which centered on preparing aspiring school leaders, evolved into his first book with Corwin-Leader Ready: Four Pathways to Prepare Aspiring School Leaders (2023). Tim has worked with school jurisdictions across Canada and the United States in sharing his passion for leadership development and teacher mentorship. His service to public education has been recognized through the Council of School Leadership Distinguished Leadership Award (2014) and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (2023). Tim also serves as a Naval Warfare Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy and brings a wealth of leadership experience, having served now for over thirty-five years, including tours as both an Executive and Commanding Officer. His experience in K-12 education, post-secondary leadership, and military leadership add richness and depth to his work as an educational consultant and author. More information about Tim may be found at www.timothycusack.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Peter M. DeWitt
Your Guide to This Book
Chapter 1: An Answer to Leadership in Crisis
Chapter 2: Raising the Bar of Leadership Standard
Chapter 3: Creating a Culture for Implementation
Chapter 4: Planning Guided Leadership Experiences
Chapter 5: Attaining Mastery Experiences
Conclusion: Implementing the Four Roots
Appendices
Afterword

Rezensionen

Leader Ready gets to the root of what is holding back aspiring leaders from pursuing the role of principal and provides a blueprint for supporting our future leaders. Cusack and Bustamante draw from their many years in leadership to bring us this great advice. Leader Ready is a must for every principal s bookshelf! Carmen Markowski Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada