Launching Your First Principalship
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Launching Your First Principalship
"I couldn′t put the bookt down, and I′ve been a principal for 24 years. The information is excellent for all individuals interested in the principalship." Denny Vincent, Principal Muhlenberg North High School, Greenville, KY "Brock and Grady present a realistic glimpse of the issues that principals must deal with, either knowingly, or unfortunately, unknowingly. This book can help principals avoid the latter." Mike Parnell, Principal Carrollton High School, Carrollton, MO Be the leader you want to be with this always-on-hand mentor! Whether you are an aspiring principal, a first-year principal, or a veteran administrator, this invaluable resource can help 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. Replete with confidence-boosting tips and tools, this practical guide covers everything from interviewing and accepting the position, to experiencing the first days and end of the school year, and beyond. It offers first-hand insights from new and seasoned principals that provide not only a source of comfort, but also a wealth of ideas to help you to avoid common mistakes and become a highly effective, visionary leader. Here are just a few of the user-friendly features: Models for leadership, conflict resolution, and stress management Staff and community relations tips Helpful strategies for managing your time and your staff Help with beginning and ending your school year effectively "The Principal′s Key," a comprehensive, yet succinct, summary of each chapter Checklists, assessment tools, plus resources focusing on interviewing and the selection process
The Principal's Companion
`This book adds extremely relevant knowledge and skills for innovative reformers and for more traditional leaders alike. It provides a solid set of interesting and shrewd suggestions that can be used immediately by practising principals′ - From the Foreword by Kent D Peterson, Professor, Department of Educational Administration, University of Wisconsin, Madison Despite the administrative leadership training that most principals receive in university courses, their most useful learning doesn′t occur until they are on the job. And the new knowledge - much of it the result of trial and error, success and failure - is gained in relative isolation, simply because there is no one else at that responsibility level within the school. Pam Robbins, an educational consultant and Harvey B Alvy, a practicing principal, offer a well-organized, interactive manual for the role of principal. They have worked with hundreds of schools, educators, and other organizations around the world, collecting data that form the basis for The Principal′s Companion. This easy-to-read book combines the most helpful `tried-and-true′ strategies with the most relevant leadership research and theory. The authors discuss creative leadership and necessary skills, the wide variety of roles played by principals, how to create a `learning community,′ personal and professional issues, and much more. Quotes from practicing principals are included throughout the book, and readers are encouraged to jot down their own reflections about each chapter theme. The Principal′s Companion is a rare opportunity to `collaborate′ with other principals - an excellent professional resource that will be referred to again and again. Ideal for practicing and aspiring principals, it is also highly useful as a text for administration courses.
Getting It Right From the Start
Author: Marjorie J. Kostelnik
language: en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date: 2009-03-26
From understanding how the youngest children learn to working with ECE agencies, this practical guide presents the information principals need to create effective early childhood education programs.