M. Scott Norton

The Changing Landscape of School Leadership

Recalibrating the School Principalship

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Produktbeschreibung

The primary focus of the book is to emphasize the major changes in the leadership responsibilities of the school principal and to underscore the necessity for them to gain new knowledge and skills in order to direct their leadership toward meeting the new changes in school-community goals and objectives. M. Scott Norton emphasizes the fact that contemporary issues and problems must be viewed as symptoms of change. The symptoms represent administrative tasks that must be attacked by implementing the primary reason that the school principal is hired, that of leading on-going change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781475822472
• ISBN-10: 1475822472
• Artikelnr.: 43203728

Autorenporträt

By M. Scott Norton

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface Chapter 1: What's Happened in the Responsibilities of
School Principals in the Ten Years from 2004 to 2015 The Focus of Chapter 1
Living the School's Vision Meeting the Challenges of On-going Change
Pre-quiz Discussion of the Answers for the Pre-quiz Status of Today's
School Principal: Retaining Principals on the Job Student Attitudes and
Behaviors Student Achievement and Accountability Inclusion-Meeting the
Needs of All Students Effective Time Management and Effective
Administration The Inadequacy of Preparation Programs for School Leaders
Distributive Leadership Models for Meeting Program Changes Snapshot
#1-Using Teacher Talent for Resolving School Problems Unfunded and
Underfunded Mandates Job Complexity-Job Stress-Job Satisfaction Summary
Discussion Questions Case Studies References Chapter 2: Recalibrating the
Principalship as a Leader of Change What Does a Viable Mission Statement
Look LIke? Examples of School Mission Statements The Characteristics of
Visionary Leaders The Internal and External Environments in Which the
School is Embedded The Specific Benefits of Developing and Implementing the
School's Vision Statement A Mission Statement Quiz (MSQ) Discussion of the
Mission Statement Quiz Scoring the MSQ Development of the School's Mission
Improvement Guide Tying the School's Mission Statement and the Improvement
Guide School Board Policy: Guiding School Improvement Practices Local
School Improvement Standards Examples of Mission Improvement Guides Summary
Discussion Questions Case Studies References Chapter 3: Guiding the Role
Changes for the Work of the School Principal Want Major Changes and
Improvements? Then we must pay for them Involvement of Educators in
Politics is to be Avoided. Or is It? Recalibrating the Position Description
of the School Principal The Primary Contents of a Principal's Position
Analysis Leadership for School Program Improvement Implications for the
Recalibration of the School Principalship The School and Power Structure
Analysis Using an Issue Analysis Approach Being the Catalyst for Developing
a Learning Culture in the School How to Know a Learning Leader When You See
One The Learning Leadership Quiz (LLQ) Discussion of the LLQ The School
Principal as the Primary Source for Providing Faculty Growth and
Development Establishing a Mentoring Program The Benefits of a Mentoring
for Both the Protégé and Mentor Qualities of an Effective Mentor
Establishing an Effective Mentor Training Program Summary Discussion
Questions Case Studies References Chapter 4: Preparation and Licensing of
School Principals: Reversing the Downhill Trend Snapshot #1-Football
Practices On-line: Just Kidding The History of Preparation Programs for
School Principals: Help Wanted! New Procedures for Recruiting and Selecting
School Leaders A Model for Principal Preparation Improvement Programs
Clarification of the Preparation Model A New Look at Financing Education in
America The Bachelor's Degree Does Deserve Priority Attention The Master's
Degree Program for Potential Administrator Candidates The Continuous
Improvement Program within the Administrator Academy Examples of
Administrator Academy Programs Checking Your Progress Polices,
Administrative Regulations and School Rules The NEPN/NSBA Policy
Codification System The Davies/Brickell Codification System Summary
Discussion Questions Case Studies References Chapter 5: Major Issues/Tasks,
Challenges, Issues and Leadership Strategies for Attacking Them Demands for
Accountability and Leadership strategies Leadership in Action Lightbulb
Experience #1-Let's Just Wait and See Attacking External Mandates and Other
Program Requirements Snapshot #5.1-Let's Just Wait and See Improving School
Climate: A Key for Student Academic Success Establishing a Balanced
Work-life for School Principals Parent Involvement and Support: Now It's
Controversial Teacher Personnel Issues/Problems: On the Attack Hiring High
Quality Teachers The Troubled and/or Marginal Teacher Problem Collegiality
/Collaboration Time for Improving School Programs Collaboration and Special
Project Teams Students with Special Needs: Inclusion Dealing with the
School Principal's Increasing Work Load A Procedure for Analyzing Just How
Your Time is Being Spent Summary Discussion Questions Case Studies
References About the Author