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On weekends, redheaded Tillie climbs trees and teaches her little brother how to skip. During the week, of course, she goes to school. Her principal, Mr. Keene, is the kind of gung ho leader any school would be lucky to have. That is, until he goes a little over the top. "Oh!" he says. "Aren't these fine children? Aren't these fine teachers? Isn't this a fine, fine school?" And then this exuberant administrator decides five days isn't nearly enough for such a fine school. "From now on, let's have school on Saturdays, too!" The teachers and students are not thrilled, but no one is willing to burst Mr. Keene's bubble. Soon their well-meaning principal has done away with weekends, holidays, and summer vacation. It's time for someone to take action... gently, though. Young Tillie has just the right amount of subtlety and tact--and motivation--for the job.

Sharon Creech is the bestselling author of many fine, fine books for kids and teens, including the Newbery Medal-winning Walk Two Moons, and a Newbery Honor Book, The Wanderer. Wonderfully clever touches by the illustrator, award-winning New Yorker cartoonist and cover artist Harry Bliss, include signs in the cafeteria ("Why not study while you chew?") and the priceless expressions on students' and teachers' faces as Principal Keene announces yet another plan to increase school daze. Wonderful! (Ages 6 to 10) --Emilie Coulter.
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Is the work you give students engaging--enabling them to learn what they need to learn in order to succeed in the world? Maverick educator Phillip Schlechty believes that the key to improving education is to improve the quality of this student work. He calls this "Working the Work" (WOW), and he's developed a framework that allows educators to put the WOW principles into practice.

Beginning with 12 essential components of a WOW school, Schlechty suggests ways to improve the quality of content, organization of knowledge, measurement of achievement, nurturance of creativity, and novelty and variety of tasks. In addition, you'll get:
* Practical guidelines for re-designing classroom activity so that more students are highly engaged in schoolwork
* Clear and compelling standards for assessing student work
You'll also make clear connections between what students are doing and what they are expected to produce as you gain insight into the roles of teachers, principals, and superintendents--and, how they individually and collectively play a part in the WOW process..
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"John Hoyle and his co-authors have done the impossible-they have produced a textbook on the superintendency that is both research based and readable They have also bridged the gap between the world of those who believe everything is measurable and those who see leadership as spiritual and learning as a work in progress. This is a major addition to the field of educating school system leaders."
Paul Houston, Executive Director
American Association of School Administrators

Paul Houston, Executive DirectorAmerican Association of School Administrators

"Professors, workshop facilitators, school administration students, and superintendents will find the content and authors’ insights to be highly relevant and enlightening."
Theodore J. Kowalski, Kuntz Family Chair in Educational Administration
University of Dayton

Theodore J. Kowalski, Kuntz Family Chair in Educational AdministrationUniversity of Dayton

"This book represents an important contemporary effort to provide direction to the construction of a text-anchored curriculum for the preparation of superintendents."
Michelle Young, Executive Director
University Council for Educational Administration

Michelle Young, Executive DirectorUniversity Council for Educational Administration

Transform the role of superintendent into the district’s Chief Executive Officer!

Executive CEOs need the management and executive skills to meet complex issues of budgets, personnel, information technologies, product accountability, and competition. Superintendents require many of the same skills to effectively manage their districts. The Superintendent as CEOidentifies the knowledge and skill base needed by current and aspiring school district administratorsto become high-performing CEOs of their districts and schools. The authors blend selected elements of the ISLLC and NCATE standards into the benchmark AASA Professional Standards for the Superintendency to outline the multiple ways of knowing and acting in the complex role of the CEO superintendent.

This scholarly and friendly research- and field-based curricula for district CEOs, workshop planners, and doctoral preparation programs thoroughly examines:

• District vision and school culture
• Politics and school governance
• Internal and external communication
• Organizing for high performance
• Curriculum design and delivery
• Human resource management for student learning

Intended for both practicing and aspiring superintendents, this book will provide the foundation for developing and cultivating the CEO leadership, values, and skills that superintendents will find helpful in moving from simply knowing to becoming the CEO.

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“This is the best textbook for aspiring school superintendents It presents material that is relevant to the position and adds reality via the case studies at the end of each chapter.”
-Floyd Boschee, The University of South Dakota

“The School Superintendent uses outstanding case studies and excellent conceptual context that will enable aspiring superintendents to stretch and use higher- level thought processes. The book provides an excellent bridge from the theoretical to a practical application for those wishing to obtain the position of superintendent.”
-Ralph A. Waltman, Kent State University

Now in its Second Edition, The School Superintendent: Theory, Practice, and Cases provides reflective summaries, pertinent questions, and case studies at the end of each chapter to encourage the reader to engage in reflection by linking content with personal experiences. The text provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the school district superintendent position and a blend of theory and practical knowledge pertaining to contemporary practice.

The Second Edition balances perspectives of the potential professional and personal rewards and challenges commonly experienced by school superintendents. Important topics covered include the emerging role of superintendent as communicator, the changing conditions in districts and schools, and the treatment of policy administration, leadership roles, and community involvement.

New to this edition:

• Encompasses career planning, application and interview processes, preparation and state licensing, professional development, and quality-of life-considerations
• Broadens the focus on managerial responsibilities into two chapters, which separately examine material resources and human resources
• Examines in depth the relationship between the superintendent and the school board
• Provides reflective summaries, pertinent questions, and case studies at the end of each chapter to encourage the reader to engage in reflection by linking content with personal experiences

Written as both a textbook and reference for practitioners, The School Superintendent is a perfect fit for superintendent courses and professional libraries.

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Here, the authors offer a way for superintendents and those in training to combine best-practice theory with practice using everyday, realistic situations within the framework of state and national standards..
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In What Every Rookie Superintendent Should Know the author lays the foundation with a systematic mindset, a strategic thinking approach, and skills sets, which not only helps the rookie survive, but decreases the learning curve time..
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The Board-Savvy Superintendent's hard-hitting, no-nonsense, advice on school board leadership capitalizes on Houston and Eadie's hands-on experience working with hundreds of boards and superintendents over the past quarter-century. It is a practical, survive-and-thrive book that will help school district leaders--board members, superintendents, and senior administrators--learn to work together successfully in leading their districts in these extraordinarily challenging times..
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An impossible job? That’s what many have called the superintendency. With its growing and completing demands, it is a profession that can baffle even the most knowledgeable and well prepared. Public education resources have become more limited. There are new national and state testing requirements. Social issues are pulled into the schools and want more control over their operation. Add in politics and bureaucracy, and the end result is quite an unmanageable scenario.

Unfortunately, more superintendents seem to be leaving the profession. Whether it is because of the demands superintendents face, the quality of preparation programs or a combination of both, the trend is a growing concern. Many superintendents are unprepared to deal with what they may encounter in running a school district.

Yet the office is not all doom and gloom. Offering opportunities that are unavailable in many other careers, the superintendency is a position in which you will be taken seriously by others. And it is a profession in which one person, through skilled leadership, can make a difference by getting everyone to pull together and create a better environment for students. Surveys actually have shown that most superintendents would become superintendents again if they had the chance.

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