Beginning the Principalship : a Practical Guide for New School Leaders /: a Practical Guide for New School Leaders. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John C. Daresh, Linda Alexander.
• Authors: Daresh, John C; Alexander, Linda
• Contents: Introduction; Plan for the Book; A Word of Caution; Suggested Readings; A Framework for Understanding the Beginning Principal; Case Study: I’m Not a Politician; Case Study: To Go or Not to Go; Case Study: Figuring Out the Papers; Balance is the Key; Suggestions for Improvement and Professional Development; Suggested Readings and References; PART I: Self Awareness; Affirming Your Ethical Stance; Returning to Elijah’s Dilemma; Knowing the Difference between Right and Wrong; Foundations of Ethical Judgments and Behaviors; References; Reviewing Personal Values; Case: Because It’s Important to Me; Case: But What About the Children?; What Do You Do with the Platform?; Your Personal Platform; Being a “Boss"; Others’ Perceptions; So What Do You Do?; Strategies to Reduce Isolation; Easing into the Principalship As an Assistant; Your Personal Plan; Suggested Readings; A Personal Leadership Checklist; Critical Leadership Skills; Your Personal Plan; References; PART II: Socialization; Seeing Your Invisible Heroes; Office Workers; Custodial Staff; Food Service Workers; Building a Personal Plan; Suggested Readings and References; We’re All on the Same Side: Home-School-Community Relations; Traditional Functions of Home-School Relations; Fostering Effective Two-Way Communication as Relational Trust; Utilizing Community Resources; Your Personal Plan; References; Learning Your School’s Culture; Don’t Just Look…See; Listen… Don’t Just Hear; Celebrate the Past; Develop an Action Plan; Others’ Expectations; Critical Skills for Beginning Principals: A Survey; So What Does this Mean?; Your Personal Plan; PART III: Technical and Managerial Skills; Understanding the Environment of Accountability; No Child Left Behind; What Happened with NCLB and Where do we go from Here?;
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 371.2/012; First year school principals -- United States; School management and organization -- United States; Educational leadership -- United States; Educational leadership; First year school principals; School management and organization; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506337371; 1506337376; 9781506337388; 1506337384
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