The Elementary School Principal's Calendar

A Month-by-Month Planner for the School Year
Second Edition
Robert Ricken - Long Island University – C.W. Post
Michael Terc - Mineola Public School District
Ida Ayres - Mineola Public School District
The Elementary School Principal's Calendar
March 2006 | 256 pages | Corwin
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Description

Get organized, plan effectively, and keep your school running smoothly!

Developed for both aspiring and experienced elementary school principals, this unique resource-updated from the top-selling first edition-lays out everyday challenges and administrative necessities to help you plan strategically for the academic year. This month-by-month planning tool, designed by veteran administrators, helps you get off on the right foot in July to set your course for a successful school year. Its emphasis is to help principals develop the skills to foresee future calendar events, and to put into operation specific plans to maintain a calm learning environment.

Chapters cover key tasks for each month, beginning in July, and contain:

  • Overview of tasks
  • Communications-letters, memos, correspondence, media relations, including sample documents
  • Planning-workshops, orientations, field trips, fundraising activities 
  • Personnel-assignments, schedules, rosters, tenure recommendations
  • Checklists to monitor progress with an assortment of tasks 
  • Resources to proactively plan and execute effective and decisive leadership

The Elementary School Principal's Calendar offers a handy checklist for each month and the flexibility for modification, helping busy administrators avoid reinventing the wheel each year. It's an essential handbook for every principal faced with the complex challenge of managing all aspects of school administration!

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. July

  • July's Key Tasks
  • July's Communications
  • July's Planning
  • July's Personnel
  • July's Checklists

2. August

  • August's Key Tasks
  • August's Communications
  • August's Planning
  • August’s Personnel
  • August’s Checklists

3. September

  • September’s Key Tasks
  • September’s Communications
  • September’s Planning
  • September’s Personnel
  • September’s Checklists

4. October

  • October’s Key Tasks
  • October’s Communications
  • October’s Planning
  • October’s Personnel
  • October’s Checklists

5. November

  • November’s Key Tasks
  • November’s Communications
  • November’s Planning
  • November’s Personnel
  • November’s Checklists

6. December

  • December’s Key Tasks
  • December’s Communications
  • December’s Planning
  • December’s Personnel
  • December’s Checklists

7. January

  • January’s Key Tasks
  • January’s Communications
  • January’s Planning
  • January’s Personnel
  • January’s Checklists

8. February

  • February’s Key Tasks
  • February’s Communications
  • February’s Planning
  • February’s Personnel
  • February’s Checklists

9. March

  • March’s Key Tasks
  • March’s Communications
  • March’s Planning
  • March’s Personnel
  • March’s Checklists

10. April

  • April’s Key Tasks
  • April’s Communications
  • April’s Planning
  • April’s Personnel
  • April’s Checklists

11. May

  • May’s Key Tasks
  • May’s Communications
  • May’s Planning
  • May’s Personnel
  • May’s Checklists

12. June

  • June’s Key Tasks
  • June’s Communications
  • June’s Planning
  • June’s Personnel
  • June’s Checklists

Resources

Resources

Resource A: Teacher Handbook

Resource A: Teacher Handbook

Resource B: How to Build a Mission Statement

Resource B: How to Build a Mission Statement

Resource C: Summer Letters to Parents

Resource C: Summer Letters to Parents

Resource D: Meet Your Teacher Night – Suggestions to Teachers

Resource D: Meet Your Teacher Night – Suggestions to Teachers

Resource E: Weekly Memo to Staff

Resource E: Weekly Memo to Staff

Resource F: Parents’ Elementary School Guidebook

Resource F: Parents’ Elementary School Guidebook

Resource G: Best Practices in Quality Education for Students With Severe Disabilities

Resource G: Best Practices in Quality Education for Students With Severe Disabilities

Resource H: Teacher Job Description

Resource H: Teacher Job Description

Resource I: Helping Children Cope at Holiday Time

Resource I: Helping Children Cope at Holiday Time

Resource J: Retirement Congratulatory Letters

Resource J: Retirement Congratulatory Letters

Resource K: Attention Deficit Disorder

Resource K: Attention Deficit Disorder

Resource L: Parallel Block Scheduling

Resource L: Parallel Block Scheduling

Resource M: Spring Break Welcome Back Letter

Resource M: Spring Break Welcome Back Letter

Resource N: National TV Turnoff Week

Resource N: National TV Turnoff Week

Resource O: Standardized Testing Memo to Teachers

Resource O: Standardized Testing Memo to Teachers

Resource P: Standardized Testing Letter to Parents

Resource P: Standardized Testing Letter to Parents

Resource Q: Summer Reading List

Resource Q: Summer Reading List

Resource R: End-of-the-Year Sign-Out Checklist

Resource R: End-of-the-Year Sign-Out Checklist

Additional materials

Description

Get organized, plan effectively, and keep your school running smoothly!

Developed for both aspiring and experienced elementary school principals, this unique resource-updated from the top-selling first edition-lays out everyday challenges and administrative necessities to help you plan strategically for the academic year. This month-by-month planning tool, designed by veteran administrators, helps you get off on the right foot in July to set your course for a successful school year. Its emphasis is to help principals develop the skills to foresee future calendar events, and to put into operation specific plans to maintain a calm learning environment.

Chapters cover key tasks for each month, beginning in July, and contain:

  • Overview of tasks
  • Communications-letters, memos, correspondence, media relations, including sample documents
  • Planning-workshops, orientations, field trips, fundraising activities 
  • Personnel-assignments, schedules, rosters, tenure recommendations
  • Checklists to monitor progress with an assortment of tasks 
  • Resources to proactively plan and execute effective and decisive leadership

The Elementary School Principal's Calendar offers a handy checklist for each month and the flexibility for modification, helping busy administrators avoid reinventing the wheel each year. It's an essential handbook for every principal faced with the complex challenge of managing all aspects of school administration!

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. July

  • July's Key Tasks
  • July's Communications
  • July's Planning
  • July's Personnel
  • July's Checklists

2. August

  • August's Key Tasks
  • August's Communications
  • August's Planning
  • August’s Personnel
  • August’s Checklists

3. September

  • September’s Key Tasks
  • September’s Communications
  • September’s Planning
  • September’s Personnel
  • September’s Checklists

4. October

  • October’s Key Tasks
  • October’s Communications
  • October’s Planning
  • October’s Personnel
  • October’s Checklists

5. November

  • November’s Key Tasks
  • November’s Communications
  • November’s Planning
  • November’s Personnel
  • November’s Checklists

6. December

  • December’s Key Tasks
  • December’s Communications
  • December’s Planning
  • December’s Personnel
  • December’s Checklists

7. January

  • January’s Key Tasks
  • January’s Communications
  • January’s Planning
  • January’s Personnel
  • January’s Checklists

8. February

  • February’s Key Tasks
  • February’s Communications
  • February’s Planning
  • February’s Personnel
  • February’s Checklists

9. March

  • March’s Key Tasks
  • March’s Communications
  • March’s Planning
  • March’s Personnel
  • March’s Checklists

10. April

  • April’s Key Tasks
  • April’s Communications
  • April’s Planning
  • April’s Personnel
  • April’s Checklists

11. May

  • May’s Key Tasks
  • May’s Communications
  • May’s Planning
  • May’s Personnel
  • May’s Checklists

12. June

  • June’s Key Tasks
  • June’s Communications
  • June’s Planning
  • June’s Personnel
  • June’s Checklists

Resources

Resources

Resource A: Teacher Handbook

Resource A: Teacher Handbook

Resource B: How to Build a Mission Statement

Resource B: How to Build a Mission Statement

Resource C: Summer Letters to Parents

Resource C: Summer Letters to Parents

Resource D: Meet Your Teacher Night – Suggestions to Teachers

Resource D: Meet Your Teacher Night – Suggestions to Teachers

Resource E: Weekly Memo to Staff

Resource E: Weekly Memo to Staff

Resource F: Parents’ Elementary School Guidebook

Resource F: Parents’ Elementary School Guidebook

Resource G: Best Practices in Quality Education for Students With Severe Disabilities

Resource G: Best Practices in Quality Education for Students With Severe Disabilities

Resource H: Teacher Job Description

Resource H: Teacher Job Description

Resource I: Helping Children Cope at Holiday Time

Resource I: Helping Children Cope at Holiday Time

Resource J: Retirement Congratulatory Letters

Resource J: Retirement Congratulatory Letters

Resource K: Attention Deficit Disorder

Resource K: Attention Deficit Disorder

Resource L: Parallel Block Scheduling

Resource L: Parallel Block Scheduling

Resource M: Spring Break Welcome Back Letter

Resource M: Spring Break Welcome Back Letter

Resource N: National TV Turnoff Week

Resource N: National TV Turnoff Week

Resource O: Standardized Testing Memo to Teachers

Resource O: Standardized Testing Memo to Teachers

Resource P: Standardized Testing Letter to Parents

Resource P: Standardized Testing Letter to Parents

Resource Q: Summer Reading List

Resource Q: Summer Reading List

Resource R: End-of-the-Year Sign-Out Checklist

Resource R: End-of-the-Year Sign-Out Checklist

Additional materials

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The Elementary School Principal's Calendar

A Month-by-Month Planner for the School Year


March 2006 | 256 pages | Corwin

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Hardcover 27/02/2023 9781412936767 $99.95
Paperback 27/02/2023 9781412936774 $47.95

Get organized, plan effectively, and keep your school running smoothly!

Developed for both aspiring and experienced elementary school principals, this unique resource-updated from the top-selling first edition-lays out everyday challenges and administrative necessities to help you plan strategically for the academic year. This month-by-month planning tool, designed by veteran administrators, helps you get off on the right foot in July to set your course for a successful school year. Its emphasis is to help principals develop the skills to foresee future calendar events, and to put into operation specific plans to maintain a calm learning environment.

Chapters cover key tasks for each month, beginning in July, and contain:

  • Overview of tasks
  • Communications-letters, memos, correspondence, media relations, including sample documents
  • Planning-workshops, orientations, field trips, fundraising activities 
  • Personnel-assignments, schedules, rosters, tenure recommendations
  • Checklists to monitor progress with an assortment of tasks 
  • Resources to proactively plan and execute effective and decisive leadership

The Elementary School Principal's Calendar offers a handy checklist for each month and the flexibility for modification, helping busy administrators avoid reinventing the wheel each year. It's an essential handbook for every principal faced with the complex challenge of managing all aspects of school administration!


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. July
  • July's Key Tasks
  • July's Communications
  • July's Planning
  • July's Personnel
  • July's Checklists
  • 2. August
  • August's Key Tasks
  • August's Communications
  • August's Planning
  • August’s Personnel
  • August’s Checklists
  • 3. September
  • September’s Key Tasks
  • September’s Communications
  • September’s Planning
  • September’s Personnel
  • September’s Checklists
  • 4. October
  • October’s Key Tasks
  • October’s Communications
  • October’s Planning
  • October’s Personnel
  • October’s Checklists
  • 5. November
  • November’s Key Tasks
  • November’s Communications
  • November’s Planning
  • November’s Personnel
  • November’s Checklists
  • 6. December
  • December’s Key Tasks
  • December’s Communications
  • December’s Planning
  • December’s Personnel
  • December’s Checklists
  • 7. January
  • January’s Key Tasks
  • January’s Communications
  • January’s Planning
  • January’s Personnel
  • January’s Checklists
  • 8. February
  • February’s Key Tasks
  • February’s Communications
  • February’s Planning
  • February’s Personnel
  • February’s Checklists
  • 9. March
  • March’s Key Tasks
  • March’s Communications
  • March’s Planning
  • March’s Personnel
  • March’s Checklists
  • 10. April
  • April’s Key Tasks
  • April’s Communications
  • April’s Planning
  • April’s Personnel
  • April’s Checklists
  • 11. May
  • May’s Key Tasks
  • May’s Communications
  • May’s Planning
  • May’s Personnel
  • May’s Checklists
  • 12. June
  • June’s Key Tasks
  • June’s Communications
  • June’s Planning
  • June’s Personnel
  • June’s Checklists
  • Resources
  • Resource A: Teacher Handbook
  • Resource B: How to Build a Mission Statement
  • Resource C: Summer Letters to Parents
  • Resource D: Meet Your Teacher Night – Suggestions to Teachers
  • Resource E: Weekly Memo to Staff
  • Resource F: Parents’ Elementary School Guidebook
  • Resource G: Best Practices in Quality Education for Students With Severe Disabilities
  • Resource H: Teacher Job Description
  • Resource I: Helping Children Cope at Holiday Time
  • Resource J: Retirement Congratulatory Letters
  • Resource K: Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Resource L: Parallel Block Scheduling
  • Resource M: Spring Break Welcome Back Letter
  • Resource N: National TV Turnoff Week
  • Resource O: Standardized Testing Memo to Teachers
  • Resource P: Standardized Testing Letter to Parents
  • Resource Q: Summer Reading List
  • Resource R: End-of-the-Year Sign-Out Checklist

Recent Product Reviews:

"Administrators will enjoy this! The book has a clear reflective piece for principals throughout the text, the material is truly applicable and realistic, and the book could be used in any school by any principal, new or veteran."
James Davis, Principal Intern, Bethel Elementary School, Concord, NC
"This book will be helpful to the elementary school principal, especially the beginning principal seeking a guide to the overall school year."
Christi Buell, Principal, Neihardt Elementary School, Omaha, NE

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