1st Edition
Smart, Fast, Efficient The New Principal's Guide to Success
By Leanna Isaacson
Copyright 2005
240 Pages
by
Eye On Education
240 Pages
by
Eye On Education
240 Pages
by
Eye On Education
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For a newly appointed principal or assistant principal, this book describes the skills and talents necessary to meet the demands on today's school leaders. It provides step-by-step details about
- what to do
- when to do it
- and how to do it.
Each chapter includes
- Survival Tips (practical, savvy advice)
- When Do I Begin? (to help principals plan and schedule)
- Practical advice based on the realities of school leadership
- and more
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Preface
1. Preparing for Your Assignment: The Journey Begins
2. Building Background: Separating the Forest from the Trees
3. Establishing a Collaborative Environment: I Am Now an Administrator-I Have Keys, I Have an Office. But Where Am I?
4. Expecting and Handling the Unimaginable: Crisis vs. Conflict--Triage and Bandages
5. Getting and Keeping Organized: Working Smarter, Not Harder
6. Understanding and Establishing Positive Relationships: Building Trust--I Was a Teacher Once, but Who Are These People?
7. Studying and Learning Through Observations: Where Is Everyone--Same Book, Same Chapter, Same Page, or on Another Planet?
8. Utilizing Data and Standardized Testing to Make Decisions: The Testing Plan--Stakes Are high, but It Is Not My Fault, Yet!
9. School Improvement Plans, Staff Evaluations, Budgets and Master Schedules: The Final Stretch Conclusion Appendix A: The Overwhelmed Administrator: This Can Occur at Any Time to Anyone--Recognize It!
Appendix B: 10 Big Ones: Key Survival Tips
Recommended Reading
About the Author
Preface
1. Preparing for Your Assignment: The Journey Begins
2. Building Background: Separating the Forest from the Trees
3. Establishing a Collaborative Environment: I Am Now an Administrator-I Have Keys, I Have an Office. But Where Am I?
4. Expecting and Handling the Unimaginable: Crisis vs. Conflict--Triage and Bandages
5. Getting and Keeping Organized: Working Smarter, Not Harder
6. Understanding and Establishing Positive Relationships: Building Trust--I Was a Teacher Once, but Who Are These People?
7. Studying and Learning Through Observations: Where Is Everyone--Same Book, Same Chapter, Same Page, or on Another Planet?
8. Utilizing Data and Standardized Testing to Make Decisions: The Testing Plan--Stakes Are high, but It Is Not My Fault, Yet!
9. School Improvement Plans, Staff Evaluations, Budgets and Master Schedules: The Final Stretch Conclusion Appendix A: The Overwhelmed Administrator: This Can Occur at Any Time to Anyone--Recognize It!
Appendix B: 10 Big Ones: Key Survival Tips
Recommended Reading
Biography
Isaacson, Leanna