The Daily Practices of Successful Principals

Barbara L. Brock - Creighton University, USA
Marilyn L. Grady - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
The Daily Practices of Successful Principals
November 2011 | 192 pages | Corwin
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A grab-and-go guide for busy principals

While many books outline the attributes of successful school leaders, few describe how those traits manifest in daily practice. The Daily Practices of Successful Principals goes beyond the outward picture of excellence and provides a compendium of daily practices used by successful principals in various settings. Written by former administrators who have walked in your shoes, this handy guide's strategies are based on interviews with successful leaders and are applicable in multiple contexts. Inside you will find guidelines for:

  • Examining your values, educational platform, and personal style
  • Establishing learning as a common purpose
  • Identifying and leading school change
  • Effectively managing staff and student relationships
  • Developing teacher leaders

The authors understand that principals are expected to have the patience of Job, the tenacity of Atlas, the compassion of Mother Teresa, and a sense of humor. The recommended daily practices will help you stay focused on the most important things—leading effectively, promoting student achievement, and making a positive difference in students' lives.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Preface

Preface

I. Personal

  • 1. Tip 1 Personal Strategies
  • 2. Tip 2 Begin With a Vision
  • 3. Tip 3 Know Yourself; Know How You are Perceived
  • 4. Tip 4 Resonate Confidence
  • 5. Tip 5 Master Your Emotions
  • 6. Tip 6 Maintain a Work-Life Perspective that Sustains Your Well-Being

II. Operational

  • 7. Tip 7 Fan Flames of Positive Deviance
  • 8. Tip 8 Improve Education from the Inside: Empower Teachers
  • 9. Tip 9 Hire the Best and Maximize their Talents
  • 10. Tip 10 Use a Team Approach: Think WE Instead of I
  • 11. Tip 11 Honor the Role of the Classroom Teachers
  • 12. Tip 12 Do the Right Things—Be Accountable

III. School Community

  • 13. Tip 13 Create Trusting Relationships
  • 14. Tip 14 Context Matters: Adjust your Leadership to School Population

IV. Teaching and Learning

  • 15. Tip 15 Establish Learning as a Common Purpose
  • 16. Tip 16 Be a Leader of Teaching and Learning
  • 17. Tip 17 Link Professional Development with Teaching and Learning
  • 18. Tip 18 Invest Time in Developing Teacher Leaders
  • 19. Tip 19 Reflect on Your Success

Index

Index

Description

A grab-and-go guide for busy principals

While many books outline the attributes of successful school leaders, few describe how those traits manifest in daily practice. The Daily Practices of Successful Principals goes beyond the outward picture of excellence and provides a compendium of daily practices used by successful principals in various settings. Written by former administrators who have walked in your shoes, this handy guide's strategies are based on interviews with successful leaders and are applicable in multiple contexts. Inside you will find guidelines for:

  • Examining your values, educational platform, and personal style
  • Establishing learning as a common purpose
  • Identifying and leading school change
  • Effectively managing staff and student relationships
  • Developing teacher leaders

The authors understand that principals are expected to have the patience of Job, the tenacity of Atlas, the compassion of Mother Teresa, and a sense of humor. The recommended daily practices will help you stay focused on the most important things—leading effectively, promoting student achievement, and making a positive difference in students' lives.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Preface

Preface

I. Personal

  • 1. Tip 1 Personal Strategies
  • 2. Tip 2 Begin With a Vision
  • 3. Tip 3 Know Yourself; Know How You are Perceived
  • 4. Tip 4 Resonate Confidence
  • 5. Tip 5 Master Your Emotions
  • 6. Tip 6 Maintain a Work-Life Perspective that Sustains Your Well-Being

II. Operational

  • 7. Tip 7 Fan Flames of Positive Deviance
  • 8. Tip 8 Improve Education from the Inside: Empower Teachers
  • 9. Tip 9 Hire the Best and Maximize their Talents
  • 10. Tip 10 Use a Team Approach: Think WE Instead of I
  • 11. Tip 11 Honor the Role of the Classroom Teachers
  • 12. Tip 12 Do the Right Things—Be Accountable

III. School Community

  • 13. Tip 13 Create Trusting Relationships
  • 14. Tip 14 Context Matters: Adjust your Leadership to School Population

IV. Teaching and Learning

  • 15. Tip 15 Establish Learning as a Common Purpose
  • 16. Tip 16 Be a Leader of Teaching and Learning
  • 17. Tip 17 Link Professional Development with Teaching and Learning
  • 18. Tip 18 Invest Time in Developing Teacher Leaders
  • 19. Tip 19 Reflect on Your Success

Index

Index

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The Daily Practices of Successful Principals

Barbara L. Brock , Marilyn L. Grady
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November 2011 | 192 pages | Corwin

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A grab-and-go guide for busy principals

While many books outline the attributes of successful school leaders, few describe how those traits manifest in daily practice. The Daily Practices of Successful Principals goes beyond the outward picture of excellence and provides a compendium of daily practices used by successful principals in various settings. Written by former administrators who have walked in your shoes, this handy guide's strategies are based on interviews with successful leaders and are applicable in multiple contexts. Inside you will find guidelines for:

  • Examining your values, educational platform, and personal style
  • Establishing learning as a common purpose
  • Identifying and leading school change
  • Effectively managing staff and student relationships
  • Developing teacher leaders

The authors understand that principals are expected to have the patience of Job, the tenacity of Atlas, the compassion of Mother Teresa, and a sense of humor. The recommended daily practices will help you stay focused on the most important things—leading effectively, promoting student achievement, and making a positive difference in students' lives.


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Preface
  • I. Personal
  • 1. Tip 1 Personal Strategies
  • 2. Tip 2 Begin With a Vision
  • 3. Tip 3 Know Yourself; Know How You are Perceived
  • 4. Tip 4 Resonate Confidence
  • 5. Tip 5 Master Your Emotions
  • 6. Tip 6 Maintain a Work-Life Perspective that Sustains Your Well-Being
  • II. Operational
  • 7. Tip 7 Fan Flames of Positive Deviance
  • 8. Tip 8 Improve Education from the Inside: Empower Teachers
  • 9. Tip 9 Hire the Best and Maximize their Talents
  • 10. Tip 10 Use a Team Approach: Think WE Instead of I
  • 11. Tip 11 Honor the Role of the Classroom Teachers
  • 12. Tip 12 Do the Right Things—Be Accountable
  • III. School Community
  • 13. Tip 13 Create Trusting Relationships
  • 14. Tip 14 Context Matters: Adjust your Leadership to School Population
  • IV. Teaching and Learning
  • 15. Tip 15 Establish Learning as a Common Purpose
  • 16. Tip 16 Be a Leader of Teaching and Learning
  • 17. Tip 17 Link Professional Development with Teaching and Learning
  • 18. Tip 18 Invest Time in Developing Teacher Leaders
  • 19. Tip 19 Reflect on Your Success
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

“Just as The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Possner has become the classic textbook for graduate schools in leadership, The Daily Practices of Successful Principals will become the classic publication for practicing school principals. The material is straightforward, easy to read, and provides valuable information to all principals who wish to become even more effective. Readers will not be disappointed.”
Kenneth Arndt, Superintendent, Community Unit School District 300, Carpentersville, IL
“The book’s strengths are its balance on theory and practice – as well as its insistence reflecting on one’s own values, behaviors and habits – the questions and activities are thought-provoking and just make sense.”
Sheri Epstein, Principal, Thornlea Secondary School, Thornhill, ON, Canada
“An excellent resource for administrative licensure programs. The organization of the material and predictability of each section make it easy to follow and comprehend. The information is compiled in such a way that those new to administration can easily grasp some essential skills and strategies for successful leaders.”
Betty Flad, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
“The Daily Practices of Successful Principals is a great resource for principal network meetings or roundtable discussions. The reflective questions and practical tools give the reader a head start on thinking about their own success as instructional leaders. Using this book as a basis for developing parts of one’s annual performance review makes sense.”
Bonnie Tryon, Former Principal, School Administrators Association of New York, Latham, NY
“If you are a new principal looking for some practical strategies to establish yourself in the community you are about to serve, this book has practical strategies to implement and thought-provoking questions to reflect on as you move forward.”
Leslie Standerfer, Principal, Estrella Foothills High School, Goodyear, AZ

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