A school district’s journey to excellence : lessons from business and education /: lessons from business and education. ([2009])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bill McNeal, Tom Oxholm ; foreword by Jim Hunt.
• Authors: McNeal, Bill; Oxholm, Tom
• Contents: Foreword by Governor Jim Hunt; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Leadership in Context; 2. Leadership and Courage; Accountability; Leadership; Organizing Your Leadership; Communicating With Your Public; Business Partnerships That Make a Difference; 3. Leadership and Brains; Goal Setting and Planning; Making Use of Retreats; Training Leaders; Measuring Success; Dollars and Sense; 4. Leadership and Heart; Students Matter Most; Teachers Matter Most; Parents Matter Most; Involving the Entire Village; 5. Bringing It All Home; Making a Home of the School; Conclusion; Afterword; Appendices; A. Selected Readings Organized by Chapter; B. Criteria for a Superintendent's Evaluation; C. Recommendation for National Superintendent of the Year; D. National Recognitions for WCPSS and Wake County; Index
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 184 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 371.207; Academic achievement -- United States -- Evaluation; Educational tests and measurements -- United States; Education -- United States -- Evaluation; Community and school -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452215457; 1452215456
• Related ISBNs: 9781412941570; 9781412941587
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.