The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders
A Practical Guide for Principals
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A ready-reference school management tool for new (and veteran) principals!
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
- Organization and Management - the role of the principal, negligence and liability, media relations, managing conflict and difficult people, effective meetings, resource management, records and information, facility management
- Teaching and Learning - school programs, learning communities, special education, supervision and evaluation, staff development, unions, celebrating success
- Behavior and Discipline - safe schools, code of conduct, supervision and expulsion, search and seizure, police protocols
- Health and Safety - reporting child abuse, occupational health and safety, emergency preparation, medical needs, health and safety resources
- Looking After Yourself - professional development, wellness, and balance
With words of wisdom from first-year principals, and voices of experience from more than 60 veteran elementary and secondary principals, this reference book will be used over and over again. Make sure you keep it close by!
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Part I. Organization and Management
- 1. The Role of the Principal
- Duties and Responsibilities: An Overview
- The Principal's Role
- Additional Roles and Skills: A Quick Overview
- Your Personal Vision of Your Role as Principal
- The Role of the Principal as Defined
- 2. Legal Framework
- Hierarchical Legislative Framework: An Overview
- 3. Negligence and Liability
- First Steps to Reduce Risk
- Negligence: An Overview of the Concepts and Issues
- Duty to Provide Adequate Supervision of Pupils
- 4. Management Skills
- Managerial Excellence and School Leadership: An Overview
- Time Management
- Delegation
- Visibility: Management by Walking Around
- 5. Communication
- Communication Tips and Checklists
- Written Communication
- School Newsletters
- School Communication Plan
- 6. Public and Media Relations
- Building a Public Relations Program for Your School
- Tips for Writing a News Release
- Tips for Giving Media Interviews
- 7. Managing Conflict and Difficult People
- Reacting to Conflict
- Conflict Resolution: An Overview
- Dealing With Difficult People and Complaints
- Relationships With Parents
- 8. Effective Meetings
- Before the Meeting
- During the Meeting
- After the Meeting
- 9. Records and Information Management
- Getting Started
- Confidentiality and Disclosure
- Student Records
- Legislation Regarding Records and Information Management
- 10. Budget and Resource Management
- School Budget: An Overview
- Local Financial Responsibility (Protecting Yourself)
- Board-Wide Impact (Protecting the District School Board)
- Tips Regarding Budget and Resource Management
- 11. Technology
- Getting Started
- Technology and School Administration
- Technology and the Curriculum
- Building Your School Technology Plan
- 12. School Advisory Groups
- Preparing to Work With Your School Advisory Group
- Working With Your School Advisory Group
- School Advisory Groups and the Role of the Principal
- Effective School Advisory Groups
- 13. School Organization and Scheduling
- Getting Started
- An Overview
- Implementation Challenges
- Models for School Organization and Scheduling
Part II. Teaching and Learning
- 14. School Programs
- Getting Started
- Curriculum Implementation
- Student Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting
- 15. Special Education and English As a Second Language
- Special Education: Getting Started
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Principal
- Referral Routines
- ESL and ESOL: Getting Started
- 16. Data Driven School Improvement
- Getting Started
- Effective School Improvement Planning
- 17. Staff Supervision and Performance Appraisal
- Getting Started
- Supervision of Vice-Principals
- State Standards for Teacher Performance Appraisal
- Teacher Supervision and Performance Appraisal
- 18. Teaching Staff: Selection and Development
- Teaching Staff Selection: Getting Started
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Teaching Staff Development: Getting Started
- Professional Learning
- Working With Beginning Teachers
- 19. Professional Relations
- Working With the Unions in Your School
- Collective Agreements and Grievances
- 20. Celebrating Success
- Getting Started
- Creating an Environment for Success
- Sharing Success
- Negative Environments
Part III. Behavior and Discipline
- 21. Student Behavior and Discipline in the School
- Getting Started
- District Policies and Procedures: An Overview
- Behavior Codes
- Access to School Premises
- 22. Student Behavior and Outside Agencies
- Police/School Protocol
- Search and Seizure
- The Young Offender
- School Attendance
Part IV. Health and Safety
- 23. Protecting Our Students
- Getting Started
- Issues Concerning At-Risk Children and Youth
- 24. Occupational Health and Safety
- Getting Started
- Duties of the Principal
- Conducting a School Safety Inspection
- Developing Occupational Health and Safety Procedures
- 25. Emergency Preparedness
- Getting Started
- Preventive Measures
- Reactive Strategies
- Follow-Up and Evaluation
- 26. Student Medical Needs
- Getting Started
- Responding to Specific Situations
- Other Health Issues
- A Comprehensive School Health Program
Part V. Looking After Yourself
- 27. Professional Learning and Personal Well-Being
- An Overview: Professional Learning
- Professional Reading
- Personal Well-Being
- 28. Support for School Leaders
- What to Do When You Need Help
- When to Call Your Professional Association for Assistance
Appendices and Resources
- Appendix A. Entry Plans
- Appendix B. Principals' Routines
- Appendix C. Regular Monthly Activities for Principals
- Appendix D. Getting the School Year Started: Checklists for July, August and September
- Appendix E. Professional Conferences: A List of Web Sites
- Appendix F. Words of Wisdom: Advice From Beginning Principals
- Appendix G. School Activities and Field Trips
- Resources
- References
- Index
Additional materials
Description
A ready-reference school management tool for new (and veteran) principals!
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
- Organization and Management - the role of the principal, negligence and liability, media relations, managing conflict and difficult people, effective meetings, resource management, records and information, facility management
- Teaching and Learning - school programs, learning communities, special education, supervision and evaluation, staff development, unions, celebrating success
- Behavior and Discipline - safe schools, code of conduct, supervision and expulsion, search and seizure, police protocols
- Health and Safety - reporting child abuse, occupational health and safety, emergency preparation, medical needs, health and safety resources
- Looking After Yourself - professional development, wellness, and balance
With words of wisdom from first-year principals, and voices of experience from more than 60 veteran elementary and secondary principals, this reference book will be used over and over again. Make sure you keep it close by!
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Part I. Organization and Management
- 1. The Role of the Principal
- Duties and Responsibilities: An Overview
- The Principal's Role
- Additional Roles and Skills: A Quick Overview
- Your Personal Vision of Your Role as Principal
- The Role of the Principal as Defined
- 2. Legal Framework
- Hierarchical Legislative Framework: An Overview
- 3. Negligence and Liability
- First Steps to Reduce Risk
- Negligence: An Overview of the Concepts and Issues
- Duty to Provide Adequate Supervision of Pupils
- 4. Management Skills
- Managerial Excellence and School Leadership: An Overview
- Time Management
- Delegation
- Visibility: Management by Walking Around
- 5. Communication
- Communication Tips and Checklists
- Written Communication
- School Newsletters
- School Communication Plan
- 6. Public and Media Relations
- Building a Public Relations Program for Your School
- Tips for Writing a News Release
- Tips for Giving Media Interviews
- 7. Managing Conflict and Difficult People
- Reacting to Conflict
- Conflict Resolution: An Overview
- Dealing With Difficult People and Complaints
- Relationships With Parents
- 8. Effective Meetings
- Before the Meeting
- During the Meeting
- After the Meeting
- 9. Records and Information Management
- Getting Started
- Confidentiality and Disclosure
- Student Records
- Legislation Regarding Records and Information Management
- 10. Budget and Resource Management
- School Budget: An Overview
- Local Financial Responsibility (Protecting Yourself)
- Board-Wide Impact (Protecting the District School Board)
- Tips Regarding Budget and Resource Management
- 11. Technology
- Getting Started
- Technology and School Administration
- Technology and the Curriculum
- Building Your School Technology Plan
- 12. School Advisory Groups
- Preparing to Work With Your School Advisory Group
- Working With Your School Advisory Group
- School Advisory Groups and the Role of the Principal
- Effective School Advisory Groups
- 13. School Organization and Scheduling
- Getting Started
- An Overview
- Implementation Challenges
- Models for School Organization and Scheduling
Part II. Teaching and Learning
- 14. School Programs
- Getting Started
- Curriculum Implementation
- Student Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting
- 15. Special Education and English As a Second Language
- Special Education: Getting Started
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Principal
- Referral Routines
- ESL and ESOL: Getting Started
- 16. Data Driven School Improvement
- Getting Started
- Effective School Improvement Planning
- 17. Staff Supervision and Performance Appraisal
- Getting Started
- Supervision of Vice-Principals
- State Standards for Teacher Performance Appraisal
- Teacher Supervision and Performance Appraisal
- 18. Teaching Staff: Selection and Development
- Teaching Staff Selection: Getting Started
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Teaching Staff Development: Getting Started
- Professional Learning
- Working With Beginning Teachers
- 19. Professional Relations
- Working With the Unions in Your School
- Collective Agreements and Grievances
- 20. Celebrating Success
- Getting Started
- Creating an Environment for Success
- Sharing Success
- Negative Environments
Part III. Behavior and Discipline
- 21. Student Behavior and Discipline in the School
- Getting Started
- District Policies and Procedures: An Overview
- Behavior Codes
- Access to School Premises
- 22. Student Behavior and Outside Agencies
- Police/School Protocol
- Search and Seizure
- The Young Offender
- School Attendance
Part IV. Health and Safety
- 23. Protecting Our Students
- Getting Started
- Issues Concerning At-Risk Children and Youth
- 24. Occupational Health and Safety
- Getting Started
- Duties of the Principal
- Conducting a School Safety Inspection
- Developing Occupational Health and Safety Procedures
- 25. Emergency Preparedness
- Getting Started
- Preventive Measures
- Reactive Strategies
- Follow-Up and Evaluation
- 26. Student Medical Needs
- Getting Started
- Responding to Specific Situations
- Other Health Issues
- A Comprehensive School Health Program
Part V. Looking After Yourself
- 27. Professional Learning and Personal Well-Being
- An Overview: Professional Learning
- Professional Reading
- Personal Well-Being
- 28. Support for School Leaders
- What to Do When You Need Help
- When to Call Your Professional Association for Assistance
Appendices and Resources
- Appendix A. Entry Plans
- Appendix B. Principals' Routines
- Appendix C. Regular Monthly Activities for Principals
- Appendix D. Getting the School Year Started: Checklists for July, August and September
- Appendix E. Professional Conferences: A List of Web Sites
- Appendix F. Words of Wisdom: Advice From Beginning Principals
- Appendix G. School Activities and Field Trips
- Resources
- References
- Index
Additional materials
April 2005 | 328 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412914581 | $88.95 |
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412914598 | $45.95 |
A ready-reference school management tool for new (and veteran) principals!
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
- Organization and Management - the role of the principal, negligence and liability, media relations, managing conflict and difficult people, effective meetings, resource management, records and information, facility management
- Teaching and Learning - school programs, learning communities, special education, supervision and evaluation, staff development, unions, celebrating success
- Behavior and Discipline - safe schools, code of conduct, supervision and expulsion, search and seizure, police protocols
- Health and Safety - reporting child abuse, occupational health and safety, emergency preparation, medical needs, health and safety resources
- Looking After Yourself - professional development, wellness, and balance
With words of wisdom from first-year principals, and voices of experience from more than 60 veteran elementary and secondary principals, this reference book will be used over and over again. Make sure you keep it close by!
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Organization and Management
- 1. The Role of the Principal
- Duties and Responsibilities: An Overview
- The Principal's Role
- Additional Roles and Skills: A Quick Overview
- Your Personal Vision of Your Role as Principal
- The Role of the Principal as Defined
- 2. Legal Framework
- Hierarchical Legislative Framework: An Overview
- 3. Negligence and Liability
- First Steps to Reduce Risk
- Negligence: An Overview of the Concepts and Issues
- Duty to Provide Adequate Supervision of Pupils
- 4. Management Skills
- Managerial Excellence and School Leadership: An Overview
- Time Management
- Delegation
- Visibility: Management by Walking Around
- 5. Communication
- Communication Tips and Checklists
- Written Communication
- School Newsletters
- School Communication Plan
- 6. Public and Media Relations
- Building a Public Relations Program for Your School
- Tips for Writing a News Release
- Tips for Giving Media Interviews
- 7. Managing Conflict and Difficult People
- Reacting to Conflict
- Conflict Resolution: An Overview
- Dealing With Difficult People and Complaints
- Relationships With Parents
- 8. Effective Meetings
- Before the Meeting
- During the Meeting
- After the Meeting
- 9. Records and Information Management
- Getting Started
- Confidentiality and Disclosure
- Student Records
- Legislation Regarding Records and Information Management
- 10. Budget and Resource Management
- School Budget: An Overview
- Local Financial Responsibility (Protecting Yourself)
- Board-Wide Impact (Protecting the District School Board)
- Tips Regarding Budget and Resource Management
- 11. Technology
- Getting Started
- Technology and School Administration
- Technology and the Curriculum
- Building Your School Technology Plan
- 12. School Advisory Groups
- Preparing to Work With Your School Advisory Group
- Working With Your School Advisory Group
- School Advisory Groups and the Role of the Principal
- Effective School Advisory Groups
- 13. School Organization and Scheduling
- Getting Started
- An Overview
- Implementation Challenges
- Models for School Organization and Scheduling
- Part II. Teaching and Learning
- 14. School Programs
- Getting Started
- Curriculum Implementation
- Student Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting
- 15. Special Education and English As a Second Language
- Special Education: Getting Started
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Principal
- Referral Routines
- ESL and ESOL: Getting Started
- 16. Data Driven School Improvement
- Getting Started
- Effective School Improvement Planning
- 17. Staff Supervision and Performance Appraisal
- Getting Started
- Supervision of Vice-Principals
- State Standards for Teacher Performance Appraisal
- Teacher Supervision and Performance Appraisal
- 18. Teaching Staff: Selection and Development
- Teaching Staff Selection: Getting Started
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Teaching Staff Development: Getting Started
- Professional Learning
- Working With Beginning Teachers
- 19. Professional Relations
- Working With the Unions in Your School
- Collective Agreements and Grievances
- 20. Celebrating Success
- Getting Started
- Creating an Environment for Success
- Sharing Success
- Negative Environments
- Part III. Behavior and Discipline
- 21. Student Behavior and Discipline in the School
- Getting Started
- District Policies and Procedures: An Overview
- Behavior Codes
- Access to School Premises
- 22. Student Behavior and Outside Agencies
- Police/School Protocol
- Search and Seizure
- The Young Offender
- School Attendance
- Part IV. Health and Safety
- 23. Protecting Our Students
- Getting Started
- Issues Concerning At-Risk Children and Youth
- 24. Occupational Health and Safety
- Getting Started
- Duties of the Principal
- Conducting a School Safety Inspection
- Developing Occupational Health and Safety Procedures
- 25. Emergency Preparedness
- Getting Started
- Preventive Measures
- Reactive Strategies
- Follow-Up and Evaluation
- 26. Student Medical Needs
- Getting Started
- Responding to Specific Situations
- Other Health Issues
- A Comprehensive School Health Program
- Part V. Looking After Yourself
- 27. Professional Learning and Personal Well-Being
- An Overview: Professional Learning
- Professional Reading
- Personal Well-Being
- 28. Support for School Leaders
- What to Do When You Need Help
- When to Call Your Professional Association for Assistance
- Appendices and Resources
- Appendix A. Entry Plans
- Appendix B. Principals' Routines
- Appendix C. Regular Monthly Activities for Principals
- Appendix D. Getting the School Year Started: Checklists for July, August and September
- Appendix E. Professional Conferences: A List of Web Sites
- Appendix F. Words of Wisdom: Advice From Beginning Principals
- Appendix G. School Activities and Field Trips
- Resources
- References
- Index