The Principal's Guide to Managing School Personnel

Richard D. Sorenson - University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Lloyd M. Goldsmith - Abilene Christian University
The Principal's Guide to Managing School Personnel
November 2008 | 216 pages | Corwin
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"An excellent tool for aspiring principals as well as those who find it uplifting to be reassured that they are doing the right thing."
—Gerard Dery, Principal
Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton, MA

"This book serves as a valuable tool for districts seeking to enhance the skill level of their principals and would be ideal for professional development."
—Carolyn Banks, Regional Director of Teacher Education
University of La Verne

A comprehensive guide to building successful relationships with all school personnel!

Inspiring faculty and support staff to perform their best is a key factor in developing a school culture that helps students thrive. This resource provides principals with the policies, procedures, and techniques to lead and manage school personnel and create an effective work environment.

The authors provide real-world scenarios and practical strategies to help define the principal's leadership role and strengthen personnel management skills. The book also offers reflective exercises in each chapter to assist administrators in evaluating their own schools and practices. Based on ISLLC and ELCC standards for school leadership, this book covers:

  • Shaping school culture to promote shared ownership of the school's vision
  • Recruiting, selecting, and retaining qualified personnel
  • Effective communication and conflict resolution
  • Handling challenging situations such as supervising marginal employees and addressing grievances

The Principal's Guide to Managing School Personnel is an indispensable reference for managing one of your school's most important resources: your staff.

Contents

List of Tables

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Figures

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors and Contributing Author

About the Authors and Contributing Author

1. Personnel and the National Standards

  • ISLLC Standards and Personnel
  • Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards
  • Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application

2. Personnel and School Culture

  • Culture and Climate
  • Shaping Culture for the Common Good
  • 11 Ten Most Wanted Strategies for Shaping School Culture
  • Quarter Till Eleven
  • Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

3. Personnel and the Principal

  • Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
  • The Effective School Leader and Personnel Relationship
  • The Principled Personnel Model
  • Leadership Traits Essential to Working Effectively With School Personnel
  • The Administration and Supervision of School Personnel
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

4. Personnel and Communication

  • Basics of Communication
  • The Completed Personnel Success Model
  • The Principled Personnel Model and Communication
  • Effective Communication Behaviors
  • Final Thoughts
  • One More Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Applications
  • Other Resources

5. Personnel and Conflict Resolution

  • Who Made You Boss?
  • Effective School Leadership in the Midst of Conflict
  • The Principal’s Peace Primer
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application

6. Personnel and Recruitment and Selection

  • Finding Mr. or Ms. Right
  • Recruitment of Personnel
  • Selection of Personnel
  • Leading by Interviewing
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

7. Personnel and Induction and Mentoring Programs

  • How Principals Fail Personnel
  • The Induction and Mentoring of Personnel
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application

8. Personnel and Adverse Situations

  • No Rules – No Worries
  • Leading Personnel Is Hard Work
  • Proactive and Corrective Actions
  • Performance Expectations
  • School Policies, Procedures, and Administrative Regulations
  • Documentation of Personnel
  • Due Process
  • Guidelines for Working With Personnel in Need of Assistance
  • Controversial Personnel Issues
  • The Supervision of Marginal Employees
  • Grievances
  • Causes for Termination
  • Union-Management Relationships
  • Contracts for Public School Employees
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

References and Further Reading

References and Further Reading

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

"An excellent tool for aspiring principals as well as those who find it uplifting to be reassured that they are doing the right thing."
—Gerard Dery, Principal
Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton, MA

"This book serves as a valuable tool for districts seeking to enhance the skill level of their principals and would be ideal for professional development."
—Carolyn Banks, Regional Director of Teacher Education
University of La Verne

A comprehensive guide to building successful relationships with all school personnel!

Inspiring faculty and support staff to perform their best is a key factor in developing a school culture that helps students thrive. This resource provides principals with the policies, procedures, and techniques to lead and manage school personnel and create an effective work environment.

The authors provide real-world scenarios and practical strategies to help define the principal's leadership role and strengthen personnel management skills. The book also offers reflective exercises in each chapter to assist administrators in evaluating their own schools and practices. Based on ISLLC and ELCC standards for school leadership, this book covers:

  • Shaping school culture to promote shared ownership of the school's vision
  • Recruiting, selecting, and retaining qualified personnel
  • Effective communication and conflict resolution
  • Handling challenging situations such as supervising marginal employees and addressing grievances

The Principal's Guide to Managing School Personnel is an indispensable reference for managing one of your school's most important resources: your staff.

Contents

List of Tables

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Figures

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors and Contributing Author

About the Authors and Contributing Author

1. Personnel and the National Standards

  • ISLLC Standards and Personnel
  • Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards
  • Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application

2. Personnel and School Culture

  • Culture and Climate
  • Shaping Culture for the Common Good
  • 11 Ten Most Wanted Strategies for Shaping School Culture
  • Quarter Till Eleven
  • Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

3. Personnel and the Principal

  • Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
  • The Effective School Leader and Personnel Relationship
  • The Principled Personnel Model
  • Leadership Traits Essential to Working Effectively With School Personnel
  • The Administration and Supervision of School Personnel
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

4. Personnel and Communication

  • Basics of Communication
  • The Completed Personnel Success Model
  • The Principled Personnel Model and Communication
  • Effective Communication Behaviors
  • Final Thoughts
  • One More Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Applications
  • Other Resources

5. Personnel and Conflict Resolution

  • Who Made You Boss?
  • Effective School Leadership in the Midst of Conflict
  • The Principal’s Peace Primer
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application

6. Personnel and Recruitment and Selection

  • Finding Mr. or Ms. Right
  • Recruitment of Personnel
  • Selection of Personnel
  • Leading by Interviewing
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

7. Personnel and Induction and Mentoring Programs

  • How Principals Fail Personnel
  • The Induction and Mentoring of Personnel
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application

8. Personnel and Adverse Situations

  • No Rules – No Worries
  • Leading Personnel Is Hard Work
  • Proactive and Corrective Actions
  • Performance Expectations
  • School Policies, Procedures, and Administrative Regulations
  • Documentation of Personnel
  • Due Process
  • Guidelines for Working With Personnel in Need of Assistance
  • Controversial Personnel Issues
  • The Supervision of Marginal Employees
  • Grievances
  • Causes for Termination
  • Union-Management Relationships
  • Contracts for Public School Employees
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources

References and Further Reading

References and Further Reading

Index

Index

Additional materials

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"An excellent tool for aspiring principals as well as those who find it uplifting to be reassured that they are doing the right thing."
—Gerard Dery, Principal
Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton, MA

"This book serves as a valuable tool for districts seeking to enhance the skill level of their principals and would be ideal for professional development."
—Carolyn Banks, Regional Director of Teacher Education
University of La Verne

A comprehensive guide to building successful relationships with all school personnel!

Inspiring faculty and support staff to perform their best is a key factor in developing a school culture that helps students thrive. This resource provides principals with the policies, procedures, and techniques to lead and manage school personnel and create an effective work environment.

The authors provide real-world scenarios and practical strategies to help define the principal's leadership role and strengthen personnel management skills. The book also offers reflective exercises in each chapter to assist administrators in evaluating their own schools and practices. Based on ISLLC and ELCC standards for school leadership, this book covers:

  • Shaping school culture to promote shared ownership of the school's vision
  • Recruiting, selecting, and retaining qualified personnel
  • Effective communication and conflict resolution
  • Handling challenging situations such as supervising marginal employees and addressing grievances

The Principal's Guide to Managing School Personnel is an indispensable reference for managing one of your school's most important resources: your staff.


Table Of Contents:

  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors and Contributing Author
  • 1. Personnel and the National Standards
  • ISLLC Standards and Personnel
  • Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards
  • Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • 2. Personnel and School Culture
  • Culture and Climate
  • Shaping Culture for the Common Good
  • 11 Ten Most Wanted Strategies for Shaping School Culture
  • Quarter Till Eleven
  • Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources
  • 3. Personnel and the Principal
  • Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
  • The Effective School Leader and Personnel Relationship
  • The Principled Personnel Model
  • Leadership Traits Essential to Working Effectively With School Personnel
  • The Administration and Supervision of School Personnel
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources
  • 4. Personnel and Communication
  • Basics of Communication
  • The Completed Personnel Success Model
  • The Principled Personnel Model and Communication
  • Effective Communication Behaviors
  • Final Thoughts
  • One More Final Thought
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Applications
  • Other Resources
  • 5. Personnel and Conflict Resolution
  • Who Made You Boss?
  • Effective School Leadership in the Midst of Conflict
  • The Principal’s Peace Primer
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • 6. Personnel and Recruitment and Selection
  • Finding Mr. or Ms. Right
  • Recruitment of Personnel
  • Selection of Personnel
  • Leading by Interviewing
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources
  • 7. Personnel and Induction and Mentoring Programs
  • How Principals Fail Personnel
  • The Induction and Mentoring of Personnel
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • 8. Personnel and Adverse Situations
  • No Rules – No Worries
  • Leading Personnel Is Hard Work
  • Proactive and Corrective Actions
  • Performance Expectations
  • School Policies, Procedures, and Administrative Regulations
  • Documentation of Personnel
  • Due Process
  • Guidelines for Working With Personnel in Need of Assistance
  • Controversial Personnel Issues
  • The Supervision of Marginal Employees
  • Grievances
  • Causes for Termination
  • Union-Management Relationships
  • Contracts for Public School Employees
  • Final Thoughts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Study Application
  • Other Resources
  • References and Further Reading
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

“The book does a wonderful job of taking the research about personnel management and translating it into practice for aspiring and current school leaders.”
Patricia M. Richardson, Professor of Practice, University of Maryland
"Principals, superintendents, district-level leaders, school board members, and human resource directors would all benefit from this book. The material and concepts presented are germane to today’s leadership challenges. The personnel function is more than hiring and firing, it is the heart and soul of schools and a critical factor that directly relates to student achievement."
Boyd Dressler, Professor, Montana State University
"This book serves as a valuable tool for districts seeking to enhance the skill level of their principals and would be ideal for professional development. I would have greatly welcomed a book of this nature when I was a principal."
Carolyn Banks, Regional Director of Teacher Education, University of La Verne
"An excellent tool for aspiring principals as well as those who find it uplifting to be reassured that they are doing the right thing."
Gerard Dery, Principal, Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton, MA
"Demonstrates the importance of the principal in personnel issues and provides thoughtful and well-researched suggestions, formats, behaviors, and ideas for dealing with the management, leadership, selection, induction, retention, and dismissal of employees. The chapters on conflict and adverse situations are of particular help."
Rosemarie Young, Principal, Watson Lane Elementary School, Louisville, KY

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