What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
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Strengthen and hone your strategic leadership skills for effective school planning!
This is an essential guide for new and veteran school leaders focused on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it provides nine steps to strategic planning, plus guidelines for promoting a vision and mission, using data to empower and implement change, evaluating school programs, and moving from micro-political to transformational leadership practice. This last volume in a seven-part leadership series features examples, and best practice, including:
- Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
- Case study with reflective questions
- "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
- Self-assessment resources for leadership effectiveness
- "In-Basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples
For leadership that can empower and transform a school community, this insightful volume provides a sure-footed path for leaders seeking to foster and manage effective and lasting change.
Other titles in this leadership series:
What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Contents
Dedication
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. Best Practices in Planning Strategically
- 9 Steps to Successful Planning
- Promoting Your Vision, Mission, and Goals
- Conducting a SWOT Analysis
- A Guide to Strategic Planning
- West Morris Regional High School District’s Long Range Plan
- Conclusion
3. Best Practices in Data-Driven Decision Making
- Learning From Role Models
- Using Data to Empower
- Collecting Data
- Easy Steps to Program Evaluation
- Conclusion
4. Best Practices in Transformational Leadership
- Understanding Micropolitical Leadership
- Understanding, Planning, and Implementing Change
- Monitoring Change
- Leading Change
- Becoming a Transformational Leader
- Conclusion
Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality
Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality
Resource A: Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource A: Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
Strengthen and hone your strategic leadership skills for effective school planning!
This is an essential guide for new and veteran school leaders focused on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it provides nine steps to strategic planning, plus guidelines for promoting a vision and mission, using data to empower and implement change, evaluating school programs, and moving from micro-political to transformational leadership practice. This last volume in a seven-part leadership series features examples, and best practice, including:
- Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
- Case study with reflective questions
- "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
- Self-assessment resources for leadership effectiveness
- "In-Basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples
For leadership that can empower and transform a school community, this insightful volume provides a sure-footed path for leaders seeking to foster and manage effective and lasting change.
Other titles in this leadership series:
What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Contents
Dedication
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. Best Practices in Planning Strategically
- 9 Steps to Successful Planning
- Promoting Your Vision, Mission, and Goals
- Conducting a SWOT Analysis
- A Guide to Strategic Planning
- West Morris Regional High School District’s Long Range Plan
- Conclusion
3. Best Practices in Data-Driven Decision Making
- Learning From Role Models
- Using Data to Empower
- Collecting Data
- Easy Steps to Program Evaluation
- Conclusion
4. Best Practices in Transformational Leadership
- Understanding Micropolitical Leadership
- Understanding, Planning, and Implementing Change
- Monitoring Change
- Leading Change
- Becoming a Transformational Leader
- Conclusion
Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality
Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality
Resource A: Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource A: Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
November 2005 | 184 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412915922 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781483361642 | $35.00 |
Strengthen and hone your strategic leadership skills for effective school planning!
This is an essential guide for new and veteran school leaders focused on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it provides nine steps to strategic planning, plus guidelines for promoting a vision and mission, using data to empower and implement change, evaluating school programs, and moving from micro-political to transformational leadership practice. This last volume in a seven-part leadership series features examples, and best practice, including:
- Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
- Case study with reflective questions
- "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
- Self-assessment resources for leadership effectiveness
- "In-Basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples
For leadership that can empower and transform a school community, this insightful volume provides a sure-footed path for leaders seeking to foster and manage effective and lasting change.
Other titles in this leadership series:
What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
Table Of Contents:
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…
- 1. Introduction
- Case Study and Reflective Questions
- 2. Best Practices in Planning Strategically
- 9 Steps to Successful Planning
- Promoting Your Vision, Mission, and Goals
- Conducting a SWOT Analysis
- A Guide to Strategic Planning
- West Morris Regional High School District’s Long Range Plan
- Conclusion
- 3. Best Practices in Data-Driven Decision Making
- Learning From Role Models
- Using Data to Empower
- Collecting Data
- Easy Steps to Program Evaluation
- Conclusion
- 4. Best Practices in Transformational Leadership
- Understanding Micropolitical Leadership
- Understanding, Planning, and Implementing Change
- Monitoring Change
- Leading Change
- Becoming a Transformational Leader
- Conclusion
- Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality
- Resource A: Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
- Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership
- Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
- References
- Index