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I wish I had had access to these insights during my own turbulent years as a school principal

--From the Foreword by Roland S. Barth, Founding Director, The Principals Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education

In the 12 years since the publication of the first edition of this bestseller, policymakers and school reformers have increasingly pointed to the school principal as the most important agent for needed change in our schools. With this recognition, principals are now expected to do even more in their already overloaded schedules. In this much-awaited, fully revised new edition, the author offers valuable advice and practical guidelines that draw on new research and focus on what's still worth fighting for in our schools:

* Deep and creative learning for all students not just minimum competency in tested achievement

* Professional learning communities that respect and engage teachers in the quest to improve learning

* Sustainable leadership that creates lasting improvement rather than quick fixes that fade all too fast after early promise.
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Using a strong social/historical foundation, this book deals in plain English with the real tasks facing any principal It is designed to provide starter ideas and activities for projects, research, and discussion It also deals with current issues while providing a thorough legal and organizational base. This book provides readers with topics that address real, current issues principals face daily and includes information on collaborative ventures with community agencies, full-service schools and evaluation as affected by the standards movement and high stakes testing. Coverage also includes teacher morale, gay rights, and pressure resulting from mandated testing. For professionals in the position of school principal.

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Foreword by Roland S. Barth

An insider’s view of the principalship

Here’s the essential information you need to succeed — whether you’re starting your first principalship or moving to a new post.

You’ll find out how to sharpen your crucial problem-solving skills. Make good decisions quickly, without second-guessing yourself. Develop a proactive approach and address small concerns before they become big problems.

Alvy and Robbins offer you ideas, strategies, and words of wisdom gleaned from practical experience to help you prepare for anything a school leader might encounter. You’ll learn how to

• Manage your time to best advantage

• Boost staff morale

• Rally community support for your school

• Advocate for every program, student, and teacher

• Provide staff members with meaningful evaluation and professional guidance

• Develop strong, healthy relationships with staff members

• Practice purposeful visibility

Let teachers, students, and your school community see you on the campus, not just in your office. Focus on the real center of your school — the classrooms — and visit each class regularly.

Make sure you ask the right questions of your staff, your students, and the community. Be observant, and do what you can to learn every day — especially from your mistakes.

The authors suggest expanding your expertise by forging relationships with experts you can call on for advice. Join or start a network with other principals. Cultivate a core group you can count on for a second opinion, as a sounding-board, or for emotional support.

Who benefits from your excellence as a school leader? You, your staff, parents, and the community — but most of all, your students.

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In its revised sixth edition,The Principalship continues to emphasize school culture, standards, and building community, while also providing a moral basis for leadership as a means of navigating contextual issues and constraints that principals routinely face. Studying The Principalship, future principals will explore in-depth the array of decisions that they will be confronted with and how those decisions will affect students, teachers, and school policy. Extensively updated, the new edition emphasizes diversity as a part of community building; the importance of instructional and shared leadership; and the building of communities of practice, while the book's trademark concentration on reflective practice is maintained throughout the text. The sixth edition also contains a new "Some Reflections" feature that appears in most chapters and that offers students a chance for further critical thinking and enriched class discussions..
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Merrill Education and ETS (Educational Testing Service) are proud to presentCase Studies in School Leadership: Keys to Effective School Principalship by Karen Hessel and John Holloway (ETS, 2003), based on A Framework for School Leaders: Linking the ISLLC Standards to Practice. This book was authored by practitioners from across the United States and presents a collection of twelve real problems encountered by today's school principals. This book describes twelve real problems encountered by today's school principals, provided by practitioners from throughout the United States. The book aids in the development of decision-making and problem-solving skills, then provides opportunities for reflection on leadership. Most importantly, it offers specific strategies to improve principals' performance levels, then links key educational issues in each real-world case to an ISLLC standard..
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Replete with confidence-boosting tips, tools and first-hand insights, this invaluable resource helps you hone your leadership skills, reduce your stress, improve your communication, manage your time and your staff, resolve your conflicts, and maximize your leadership potential..
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Succeed in your future career with THE PRINCIPALSHIP! This education text prepares you for your role as principal by addressing topics and issues faced daily by every principal at every school level, including curriculum development and implementation, professional development, developing effective communications, budgeting and school facilities, creating safe schools, community relations, ethics, and legal issues. End-of-chapter Field-Based Activities, current examples of effective school practice, and integrative case help you gain a better understanding of the day-to-day experience of principals and apply important concepts..
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