The Principal's Field Manual
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"An extensive and comprehensive resource for aspiring as well as practicing school leaders at every level. For aspiring school leaders, this book provides a multifaceted look at the complexity of school organizations. For practicing school leaders, the design of the content, the broad array of useful information, the action checklists, the quick-read guidelines, and the extensive references provide readers with a useful guide."
—Gerald N. Tirozzi, Executive Director
National Association of Secondary School Principals
An original, proven approach to help you meet challenges head-on!
Research has shown that effective school leadership is a key factor in promoting high student achievement. This very practical, easy-to-use reference draws from leadership lessons learned in both education and business. Written as a field manual for "school CEOs" to facilitate understanding and operating a school as an organization, this book is designed for easy access within a unifying framework to enable flexible use for busy principals.
Based on the Organizational Effectiveness Model, the manual offers a blend of background knowledge and practices that are immediately useful, in the context of five elements that are essential to all organizations:
- Mission, including the central importance of useful metrics
- Strategies, such as the value of seeing the whole system
- Structure, including skill with conflict management
- People, highlighting the usefulness of political savvy
- Leadership, including the fundamental importance of trust
Filled with practical strategies and tools, The Principal's Field Manual is an invaluable resource for helping both new and experienced administrators better understand and effectively operate the school as a vital and dynamic organization.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Figures
Very Quick Reference
Very Quick Reference
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- The Framing Model - Facets of Effectiveness
- Two Fundamental Techniques
Less Quick Reference
Less Quick Reference
Leadership
- Communications
- Dialog
- Trust
- Collaboration/Teamwork
- Fire Fighting
- Culture
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Leadership
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Leadership
Mission
- Mission
- Metrics
- Organizational Values
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Mission
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Mission
Strategy
- Scenario Planning
- Systems Thinking
- Decision-Making / Problem-Solving
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Strategy
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Strategy
Organizational Structure
- Project Management
- Change
- Conflict Management/Resolution
- Policies, Procedures, and Professional Judgment
- Competencies and Position Sketch
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Organizational Structure
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Organizational Structure
People
- Personal Values
- Data, Information, Inferences
- Managing Staff
- Followership
- Influence and Political Savvy
Ten Rules/Guidelines for People
Ten Rules/Guidelines for People
Conclusion
Conclusion
Glossary
Glossary
Appendix 1. Principal Responsibilities
Appendix 1. Principal Responsibilities
Appendix 2. Operating Styles
Appendix 2. Operating Styles
Appendix 3. Project Charter Sample
Appendix 3. Project Charter Sample
Appendix 4. Capacity to Act Assessment
Appendix 4. Capacity to Act Assessment
Appendix 5. Position Sketch
Appendix 5. Position Sketch
Appendix 6. Newmann’s Model
Appendix 6. Newmann’s Model
Appendix 7. Decision Requirements Table
Appendix 7. Decision Requirements Table
Appendix 8. Uncritical Inference Test
Appendix 8. Uncritical Inference Test
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"An extensive and comprehensive resource for aspiring as well as practicing school leaders at every level. For aspiring school leaders, this book provides a multifaceted look at the complexity of school organizations. For practicing school leaders, the design of the content, the broad array of useful information, the action checklists, the quick-read guidelines, and the extensive references provide readers with a useful guide."
—Gerald N. Tirozzi, Executive Director
National Association of Secondary School Principals
An original, proven approach to help you meet challenges head-on!
Research has shown that effective school leadership is a key factor in promoting high student achievement. This very practical, easy-to-use reference draws from leadership lessons learned in both education and business. Written as a field manual for "school CEOs" to facilitate understanding and operating a school as an organization, this book is designed for easy access within a unifying framework to enable flexible use for busy principals.
Based on the Organizational Effectiveness Model, the manual offers a blend of background knowledge and practices that are immediately useful, in the context of five elements that are essential to all organizations:
- Mission, including the central importance of useful metrics
- Strategies, such as the value of seeing the whole system
- Structure, including skill with conflict management
- People, highlighting the usefulness of political savvy
- Leadership, including the fundamental importance of trust
Filled with practical strategies and tools, The Principal's Field Manual is an invaluable resource for helping both new and experienced administrators better understand and effectively operate the school as a vital and dynamic organization.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Figures
Very Quick Reference
Very Quick Reference
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- The Framing Model - Facets of Effectiveness
- Two Fundamental Techniques
Less Quick Reference
Less Quick Reference
Leadership
- Communications
- Dialog
- Trust
- Collaboration/Teamwork
- Fire Fighting
- Culture
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Leadership
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Leadership
Mission
- Mission
- Metrics
- Organizational Values
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Mission
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Mission
Strategy
- Scenario Planning
- Systems Thinking
- Decision-Making / Problem-Solving
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Strategy
Ten Guidelines/Rules for Strategy
Organizational Structure
- Project Management
- Change
- Conflict Management/Resolution
- Policies, Procedures, and Professional Judgment
- Competencies and Position Sketch
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Organizational Structure
Ten Rules/Guidelines for Organizational Structure
People
- Personal Values
- Data, Information, Inferences
- Managing Staff
- Followership
- Influence and Political Savvy
Ten Rules/Guidelines for People
Ten Rules/Guidelines for People
Conclusion
Conclusion
Glossary
Glossary
Appendix 1. Principal Responsibilities
Appendix 1. Principal Responsibilities
Appendix 2. Operating Styles
Appendix 2. Operating Styles
Appendix 3. Project Charter Sample
Appendix 3. Project Charter Sample
Appendix 4. Capacity to Act Assessment
Appendix 4. Capacity to Act Assessment
Appendix 5. Position Sketch
Appendix 5. Position Sketch
Appendix 6. Newmann’s Model
Appendix 6. Newmann’s Model
Appendix 7. Decision Requirements Table
Appendix 7. Decision Requirements Table
Appendix 8. Uncritical Inference Test
Appendix 8. Uncritical Inference Test
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
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The Principal's Field Manual
The School Principal as the Organizational Leader
May 2009 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 28/04/2023 | 9781412971164 | $39.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412971157 | $84.95 |
| Lifetime | 28/04/2023 | 9781452273037 | $36.00 |
"An extensive and comprehensive resource for aspiring as well as practicing school leaders at every level. For aspiring school leaders, this book provides a multifaceted look at the complexity of school organizations. For practicing school leaders, the design of the content, the broad array of useful information, the action checklists, the quick-read guidelines, and the extensive references provide readers with a useful guide."
—Gerald N. Tirozzi, Executive Director
National Association of Secondary School Principals
An original, proven approach to help you meet challenges head-on!
Research has shown that effective school leadership is a key factor in promoting high student achievement. This very practical, easy-to-use reference draws from leadership lessons learned in both education and business. Written as a field manual for "school CEOs" to facilitate understanding and operating a school as an organization, this book is designed for easy access within a unifying framework to enable flexible use for busy principals.
Based on the Organizational Effectiveness Model, the manual offers a blend of background knowledge and practices that are immediately useful, in the context of five elements that are essential to all organizations:
- Mission, including the central importance of useful metrics
- Strategies, such as the value of seeing the whole system
- Structure, including skill with conflict management
- People, highlighting the usefulness of political savvy
- Leadership, including the fundamental importance of trust
Filled with practical strategies and tools, The Principal's Field Manual is an invaluable resource for helping both new and experienced administrators better understand and effectively operate the school as a vital and dynamic organization.
Table Of Contents:
- List of Figures
- Very Quick Reference
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- The Framing Model - Facets of Effectiveness
- Two Fundamental Techniques
- Less Quick Reference
- Leadership
- Communications
- Dialog
- Trust
- Collaboration/Teamwork
- Fire Fighting
- Culture
- Ten Rules/Guidelines for Leadership
- Mission
- Mission
- Metrics
- Organizational Values
- Ten Guidelines/Rules for Mission
- Strategy
- Scenario Planning
- Systems Thinking
- Decision-Making / Problem-Solving
- Ten Guidelines/Rules for Strategy
- Organizational Structure
- Project Management
- Change
- Conflict Management/Resolution
- Policies, Procedures, and Professional Judgment
- Competencies and Position Sketch
- Ten Rules/Guidelines for Organizational Structure
- People
- Personal Values
- Data, Information, Inferences
- Managing Staff
- Followership
- Influence and Political Savvy
- Ten Rules/Guidelines for People
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Appendix 1. Principal Responsibilities
- Appendix 2. Operating Styles
- Appendix 3. Project Charter Sample
- Appendix 4. Capacity to Act Assessment
- Appendix 5. Position Sketch
- Appendix 6. Newmann’s Model
- Appendix 7. Decision Requirements Table
- Appendix 8. Uncritical Inference Test
- References
- Index