Assessing Educational Leaders
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"Without question, Reeves provides readers with insight in evaluating performance for improved individual and organizational results. The book makes a distinct contribution to the field of education."
—Kenneth M. Arndt, Superintendent
Community Unit School District 300, Carpentersville, IL
"Provides an excellent guide for developing a system and having important conversations with the leadership team."
—Rene S. Townsend, Principal of Leadership Associates
Price Charities
A blueprint for creating a fair and consistent leadership evaluation system!
As school systems search for ways to develop and retain effective leaders, a new vision for leadership assessment becomes increasingly vital. This revised edition of the bestseller by Douglas B. Reeves provides the information and tools necessary to successfully evaluate all types of educational leaders and improve both individual and organizational performance.
Incorporating the 10 Dimensions of Leadership, this field-tested resource is based on research, theory, and best practices in leadership, organizational effectiveness, and personnel evaluation. The author, a national expert on educational leadership and accountability, focuses on three critical concepts of leadership: the dramatic impact of leadership on student achievement, equity, and staff morale; the role of both personal predispositions and acquired knowledge skills on effectiveness; and how evaluation can be used to improve performance instead of merely rendering an assessment. Ideal for all school and district administrators and leaders, this updated edition includes new features such as:
- Sample hallmarks of performance excellence
- Practical insights into the distinction between evaluating and assessing leaders
- A new leadership assessment and coaching tool for providing confidential feedback to senior leaders
- Examples of real-world applications
By implementing this multidimensional leadership assessment system, school districts can improve teaching, learning, and leadership at every level!
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. Why Leadership Evaluation Is Broken
- The Knowing-Doing Gap
- Progress in Leadership Evaluation
- Ambiguous Leadership Standards
- Incoherent Leadership Evaluations
- Authority-Responsibility Disequilibrium
- A Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- 2. Reframing Leadership Evaluation
- Patrick's Choice
- A New Vision of Educational Accountability
- Criteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA)
- Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation
- 3. Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership Evaluation
- The Prevalence of One-Dimensional Evaluation
- Leadership Is More Than Test Scores
- Leadership Is More Than Popularity
- Leadership Is More Than Obedience
- 4. Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation System
- Domains of Leadership Performance
- Leadership Performance Standards
- Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- 5. Using Evaluation to Improve Performance
- The Capacity-Building Continuum
- The Challenge Continuum
- The Coaching Continuum
- The Counseling Continuum
- Defining Performance: The Key to Using the Continua
- 6. Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment System
- Leadership Domains
- Leadership Performance
- Leadership Assessment as a Research Goldmine
- Organizational Goals, Values, Priorities
- The Performance Continuum
- Qualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative Data
- Reflection and Self-Regulation
- 7. Building the Next Generation of Educational Leaders
- The Leadership Development Imperative
- Prototype for a Leadership Development System
- Authentic Assessment for Future Leaders
- 8. Leading Leaders
- The Coaching Conundrum: Results of Antecedents?
- Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing
- Applying MLA Throughout the Organization
- 9. Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- Analyze the Present Evaluation System
- Create Dimensions of Leadership
- Specify Performance Levels
- Field Test the Instrument at Multiple Levels
- Implement Throughout the Organization
- Share Results With Universities and Research Institutions
- Use MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing Leaders
- Conclusion: Finding Answers Inside
- 10. Hallmarks of Excellence
- 11. Leadership Responsibilities for Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring
Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix
Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix
Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results
Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results
Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey
Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey
Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do
Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do
Resource E: Principal Evaluation Rubrics
Resource E: Principal Evaluation Rubrics
Resource F: Leadership Professional Growth Matrix
Resource F: Leadership Professional Growth Matrix
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"Without question, Reeves provides readers with insight in evaluating performance for improved individual and organizational results. The book makes a distinct contribution to the field of education."
—Kenneth M. Arndt, Superintendent
Community Unit School District 300, Carpentersville, IL
"Provides an excellent guide for developing a system and having important conversations with the leadership team."
—Rene S. Townsend, Principal of Leadership Associates
Price Charities
A blueprint for creating a fair and consistent leadership evaluation system!
As school systems search for ways to develop and retain effective leaders, a new vision for leadership assessment becomes increasingly vital. This revised edition of the bestseller by Douglas B. Reeves provides the information and tools necessary to successfully evaluate all types of educational leaders and improve both individual and organizational performance.
Incorporating the 10 Dimensions of Leadership, this field-tested resource is based on research, theory, and best practices in leadership, organizational effectiveness, and personnel evaluation. The author, a national expert on educational leadership and accountability, focuses on three critical concepts of leadership: the dramatic impact of leadership on student achievement, equity, and staff morale; the role of both personal predispositions and acquired knowledge skills on effectiveness; and how evaluation can be used to improve performance instead of merely rendering an assessment. Ideal for all school and district administrators and leaders, this updated edition includes new features such as:
- Sample hallmarks of performance excellence
- Practical insights into the distinction between evaluating and assessing leaders
- A new leadership assessment and coaching tool for providing confidential feedback to senior leaders
- Examples of real-world applications
By implementing this multidimensional leadership assessment system, school districts can improve teaching, learning, and leadership at every level!
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. Why Leadership Evaluation Is Broken
- The Knowing-Doing Gap
- Progress in Leadership Evaluation
- Ambiguous Leadership Standards
- Incoherent Leadership Evaluations
- Authority-Responsibility Disequilibrium
- A Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- 2. Reframing Leadership Evaluation
- Patrick's Choice
- A New Vision of Educational Accountability
- Criteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA)
- Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation
- 3. Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership Evaluation
- The Prevalence of One-Dimensional Evaluation
- Leadership Is More Than Test Scores
- Leadership Is More Than Popularity
- Leadership Is More Than Obedience
- 4. Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation System
- Domains of Leadership Performance
- Leadership Performance Standards
- Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- 5. Using Evaluation to Improve Performance
- The Capacity-Building Continuum
- The Challenge Continuum
- The Coaching Continuum
- The Counseling Continuum
- Defining Performance: The Key to Using the Continua
- 6. Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment System
- Leadership Domains
- Leadership Performance
- Leadership Assessment as a Research Goldmine
- Organizational Goals, Values, Priorities
- The Performance Continuum
- Qualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative Data
- Reflection and Self-Regulation
- 7. Building the Next Generation of Educational Leaders
- The Leadership Development Imperative
- Prototype for a Leadership Development System
- Authentic Assessment for Future Leaders
- 8. Leading Leaders
- The Coaching Conundrum: Results of Antecedents?
- Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing
- Applying MLA Throughout the Organization
- 9. Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- Analyze the Present Evaluation System
- Create Dimensions of Leadership
- Specify Performance Levels
- Field Test the Instrument at Multiple Levels
- Implement Throughout the Organization
- Share Results With Universities and Research Institutions
- Use MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing Leaders
- Conclusion: Finding Answers Inside
- 10. Hallmarks of Excellence
- 11. Leadership Responsibilities for Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring
Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix
Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix
Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results
Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results
Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey
Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey
Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do
Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do
Resource E: Principal Evaluation Rubrics
Resource E: Principal Evaluation Rubrics
Resource F: Leadership Professional Growth Matrix
Resource F: Leadership Professional Growth Matrix
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
Assessing Educational Leaders
Evaluating Performance for Improved Individual and Organizational Results
July 2008 | 240 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412951173 | $94.95 |
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412951180 | $42.95 |
| Lifetime | 27/02/2023 | 9781452280547 | $39.00 |
"Without question, Reeves provides readers with insight in evaluating performance for improved individual and organizational results. The book makes a distinct contribution to the field of education."
—Kenneth M. Arndt, Superintendent
Community Unit School District 300, Carpentersville, IL
"Provides an excellent guide for developing a system and having important conversations with the leadership team."
—Rene S. Townsend, Principal of Leadership Associates
Price Charities
A blueprint for creating a fair and consistent leadership evaluation system!
As school systems search for ways to develop and retain effective leaders, a new vision for leadership assessment becomes increasingly vital. This revised edition of the bestseller by Douglas B. Reeves provides the information and tools necessary to successfully evaluate all types of educational leaders and improve both individual and organizational performance.
Incorporating the 10 Dimensions of Leadership, this field-tested resource is based on research, theory, and best practices in leadership, organizational effectiveness, and personnel evaluation. The author, a national expert on educational leadership and accountability, focuses on three critical concepts of leadership: the dramatic impact of leadership on student achievement, equity, and staff morale; the role of both personal predispositions and acquired knowledge skills on effectiveness; and how evaluation can be used to improve performance instead of merely rendering an assessment. Ideal for all school and district administrators and leaders, this updated edition includes new features such as:
- Sample hallmarks of performance excellence
- Practical insights into the distinction between evaluating and assessing leaders
- A new leadership assessment and coaching tool for providing confidential feedback to senior leaders
- Examples of real-world applications
By implementing this multidimensional leadership assessment system, school districts can improve teaching, learning, and leadership at every level!
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- 1. Why Leadership Evaluation Is Broken
- The Knowing-Doing Gap
- Progress in Leadership Evaluation
- Ambiguous Leadership Standards
- Incoherent Leadership Evaluations
- Authority-Responsibility Disequilibrium
- A Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- 2. Reframing Leadership Evaluation
- Patrick's Choice
- A New Vision of Educational Accountability
- Criteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA)
- Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation
- 3. Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership Evaluation
- The Prevalence of One-Dimensional Evaluation
- Leadership Is More Than Test Scores
- Leadership Is More Than Popularity
- Leadership Is More Than Obedience
- 4. Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation System
- Domains of Leadership Performance
- Leadership Performance Standards
- Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- 5. Using Evaluation to Improve Performance
- The Capacity-Building Continuum
- The Challenge Continuum
- The Coaching Continuum
- The Counseling Continuum
- Defining Performance: The Key to Using the Continua
- 6. Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment System
- Leadership Domains
- Leadership Performance
- Leadership Assessment as a Research Goldmine
- Organizational Goals, Values, Priorities
- The Performance Continuum
- Qualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative Data
- Reflection and Self-Regulation
- 7. Building the Next Generation of Educational Leaders
- The Leadership Development Imperative
- Prototype for a Leadership Development System
- Authentic Assessment for Future Leaders
- 8. Leading Leaders
- The Coaching Conundrum: Results of Antecedents?
- Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing
- Applying MLA Throughout the Organization
- 9. Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
- Analyze the Present Evaluation System
- Create Dimensions of Leadership
- Specify Performance Levels
- Field Test the Instrument at Multiple Levels
- Implement Throughout the Organization
- Share Results With Universities and Research Institutions
- Use MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing Leaders
- Conclusion: Finding Answers Inside
- 10. Hallmarks of Excellence
- 11. Leadership Responsibilities for Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring
- Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix
- Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results
- Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey
- Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do
- Resource E: Principal Evaluation Rubrics
- Resource F: Leadership Professional Growth Matrix
- References
- Index