The School Administrator's Complete Letter Book

Mitwirkender: Tomlinson, Gerald

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Produktbeschreibung

THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR'S COMPLETE LETTER BOOK WITH CD-ROM, SECOND EDITION The School Administrator's Complete Letter Book with CD-ROM, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive selection of model letters and memos for a wide variety of educational purposes and situations. This book and its accompanying CD-ROM contain a gold mine of tested, usable letters and other communiqués, some of which can be used practically word-for-word from the book, while others can be adapted to your specific needs. The book's letters and memos represent the contributions of more than 60 outstanding school administrators throughout the United States--including superintendents, principals, supervisors, guidance counselors, and others--all of them with well-earned reputations for solid, professional communication. Many types of letters are included--letters addressed to parents, teachers, students, teacher applicants, other school administrators, businesspeople, and the community at large. In addition, this handy resource is clearly organized, designed for easy use, and filled with the best letters of the best communicators in modern American education. The CD-ROM makes the letters easy to modify to fit your own situations. PRAISE FOR THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR'S COMPLETE LETTER BOOK WITH CD-ROM "The School Administrator's Complete Letter Book with CD-ROM is a necessary bag of tricks for any administrator. As such, I have long suggested to emerging administrators that they keep a copy nearby for ready reference." --Judith H. Kohlbach, vice president, EducareUSA "School administrators at every level will benefit from The School Administrator's Complete Letter Book with CD-ROM. In the face of ever-increasing job complexity, the tools in this book provide school leaders with tools to better communicate with diverse constituencies." --Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi, executive director, National Association of Secondary School Principals "Tomlinson's compilation is a fine source of well-written letters that address the issues facing anyone in a position of educational leadership." --Johnie Grace, founder, Cornerstone Christian School, Columbiana, Alabama "Using Tomlinson's book has been a real timesaver. The materials are well crafted and address real issues." --Patrick Spagnoletti, superintendent, Belvidere School District, Belvidere, New Jersey "The School Administrator's Complete Letter Book is filled with highly practical and useful examples of professional correspondence that are immediately applicable to current, everyday situations." --Willard Adams Ruliffson, former director, Southern Aroostook Vocational School, Aroostook County, Maine "The first edition of this book has been a solid resource for school principals and other elementary and secondary school administrators for nearly two decades. The second edition, with a hundred or so new letters and a CD-ROM, will surely add to its popularity." --Brian J. Doherty, principal, Newton High School, Newton, New Jersey

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1293g
• ISBN-13: 9780787965891
• ISBN-10: 0787965898
• Artikelnr.: 35670173

Autorenporträt

THE EDITOR Gerald Tomlinson is a freelance writer, editor, and consultant specializing in the field of education. He has edited many well-known high school grammar and composition textbooks as well as books on education, law, business, and sports. Listed in Who's Who in America, Contemporary Authors , and The International Authors and Writers Who's Who, he is a long-time member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Society for American Baseball Research, and the Mystery Writers of America.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors to the Second Edition xiii
Contributors to the First Edition xvii
How You Will Benefit from This Book xix
How to Access the Online Materials xxiii
1. Back-to-School and Welcome 1
When school opens in the fall, there are a number of letters and memos for
the administrator to write. This chapter deals with 21 of them.
Write It Right! - Expect to Revise 22
2. Statements of Philosophy and Policy 23
These 20 entries, including a six-part collection of mission statements,
cover a broad range of topics. Some are the individual views of
administrators; others are district policy.
Write It Right! - Refer to Prior Communications 45
3. The Curriculum 47
Curriculum is the substance of education, and good communications are
especially important in this area. Here are 19 exemplary letters.
Write It Right! - Choose the Right Word 66
4. School Facilities and Busing 67
This chapter contains 20 letters dealing with school facilities and their
use, with an emphasis on the physical plant and on issues involving school
buses.
Write It Right! - Check Unfamiliar Forms of Address 86
5. Money Matters 87
Without money, schools would cease to exist. The writers of these 17
letters have a knack for explaining money matters in a way that makes sense
and should help make friends.
Write It Right! - Double-Check Spelling 104
6. Announcing Upcoming Events 105
School is an adventure, especially when special events are on the calendar.
These 21 letters explain what the recipients need to know about what's
coming up.
Write It Right! - Don't Be Afraid to Repeat a Word 123
7. Recommendations 125
Pleasant in prospect but not so easy to write, these kinds of letters are a
part of every administrator's responsibility. Included here are 19 that
have worked well.
Write It Right! - Include an Anecdote 143
8. Get-well and Sympathy 145
Get-well letters are a challenge, but nothing is harder to write than a
sympathy letter. Words seem trivial in the face of tragedy-yet they are
needed. These 17 examples can help.
Write It Right! - Be Tactful 157
9. Evaluation Forms, Memos, and Letters 159
The 19 letters, memos, and forms in this chapter have to do with the
evaluation of personnel- always a topic of concern to both the teaching
profession and the public.
Write It Right! - Leave Nothing Out 183
10. Answering Criticism and Complaints 185
No one is immune to criticism, certainly no one in a position of
educational leadership. Answering criticism persuasively, as these 18
letters do, is a skill worth mastering.
Write It Right! - Keep It Brief 204
11. Discipline, Suspension, and Expulsion 205
The letters in this chapter are ones that no school administrator enjoys
writing, but they sometimes become necessary. The 27 letters here run the
gamut from quiet chiding to expulsion.
Write It Right! - Pay Attention to Transitions 227
12. Congratulations 229
Happily, congratulatory letters are one of the largest categories in the
school administrator's letter-writing repertoire. No fewer than 18 samples
convey the good news.
Write It Right! - Explain Abbreviations 241
13. Showing Appreciation 243
People inside and outside the school and district office often work hard on
behalf of the educational enterprise. They deserve praise. In these 22
letters, they receive it warmly.
Write It Right! - Sidestep Grammatical Problems 258
14. Internet Communications 259
This chapter, new to the second edition, features a diverse collection of
25 Web pages that illustrate the kinds of information a school or district
Web site can offer.
Write It Right! - Aim for Short Paragraphs 285
15. Offers, Acceptances, and Approvals 287
Everyone likes to say yes, but the writing process for doing so can
sometimes be tricky. The 19 letters in this chapter help show the way.
Write It Right! - Don't Overuse I 301
16. Reprimands and Complaints 303
The school administrator's lot, like the police officer's, is not always a
happy one. Verbal wrist-slapping may be required, and these 20 letters do
it effectively.
Write It Right! - Emphasize the Word You 320
17. Rejections, Dismissals, and Cancellations 321
Most of the letters in this book illustrate the empathy and compassion one
expects from professional educators. That is particularly true of these 14
letters.
Write It Right! - "Needless to Say"?-Right! 333
18. Public Relations and the Media 335
Entire books have been written on public relations. The 18 letters in this
chapter show a few ways in which school administrators can make a good
impression on the public.
Write It Right! - Insert a Quotation 351
19. End-of-School-Year Letters 353
The final days of school can provide a good opportunity to make a memorable
impression. The 16 letters here indicate a few ways of doing so.
Write It Right! - How Not to Say It 367
Forms of Address in Letters 369
Index 373