1st Edition

Building Learning Capacity in an Age of Uncertainty Leading an Agile and Adaptive School

By James A. Bailey Copyright 2021
194 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

194 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

194 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

In an increasingly complex context of global pandemic, economic uncertainty, increased racial inequities, and a climate crisis, this practical guide for school leaders explores how capacity as learning at the individual, team, and organizational level can help schools become more agile and adaptive. Author James A. Bailey unpacks a new model of capacity building that combines learning process,... Read more

1: Complexity, Agility, and Capacity;  2: A New Model of Capacity for Learning;   3: Capacity as Organizational Learning Processes;  4: Capacity as Organizational Conditions;  5: Capacity as Individual Skills and Beliefs;  6: Capacity as Effective Teaming;   7: Leading for Capacity Development;  8: Back to the Future 

Biography

James A. Bailey is a former elementary and high school principal, assistant superintendent, superintendent, and turnaround leader. He is currently a school improvement consultant and leadership coach at Brass Tacks Innovations, and serves as a faculty member at Walden University, USA.

James Bailey’s Building Learning Capacity in an Age of Uncertainty: Leading an Agile and Adaptive School offers a new definition for capacity — grounded in research and accompanied by a series of diagnostic tools and supporting resources to help school leadership teams create a responsive, creative culture.

Lori A. Napolitano, Assistant Superintendent, Maine School Administrative District 6, USA