Successful school leadership : planning, politics, performance, and power / James W. Guthrie, Patrick J. Schuermann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guthrie, James W.

Contributor:

Schuermann, Patrick Jude.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Education leadership series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

United States.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

xiv, 442 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Allyn & Bacon, [2010]

Summary:

Successful School Leadership Provides a Complete Overview of the Primary Topics that Current and Aspiring School Leaders Will Face. Bending Theory and Practice, This Foundational Text Provides Both Traditional and Cutting-Edge Content in Each of the Key Domains of Responsibility facing current and aspiring school leaders. Case studies, media articles, and reflection points in each chapter enhance student synthesis, understanding, and application.

The book is presented in four frames of references selected for optimal learning: Planning, Politics, Performance, and Power. As each function is learned, future school leaders will gain new tools with which to successfully surmount the modern challenges of education and instruction.

Features

Blends leadership theory and Practice through case studies, contemporary news articles, literature syntheses, and exercises that clearly demonstrate the connection.

Follows the Educational leadership Constituent Consortium (ELCC) standards, providing advanced-preparation for educational leaders.

Uses Wiggins and McTighe’s six facers of understanding, deepening student comprehension through discussion questions, case students, learning objectives, and mainstream articles.

Provides a knowledge base and skill set supported by the theoretical underpinnings and best practices for school leaders to excel in strategic leadership.

Covers the full range of management practices necessary for leaders to succeed in the field of educational policy.

Contents:

Part 1 Planning for Change: Understanding Strategic Leadership 1

Chapter One The Evolving Context of Leadership: What Strategic Leadership is and Why it is Needed Now 13

Looking Back: A Historical Note 16

Evolving Contextual Details 20

Strategic Leadership: What it is and Why it is Now Needed 26

What a Strategic Leader is Not 29

Chapter Two Strategic Leadership in an Organizational Context 33

Theoretical Views of Organizations and their Import for a Strategic Leader 34

Leadership Theories and Styles 39

The Idea of Strategic Leadership 44

Combining Appraisal and Action 45

Chapter Three Planning Operational Details 51

What is Strategic Planning? 52

Impact of Politics on Goal Setting and Strategic Planning 55

Key Considerations in the Planning Process 58

Part II Politics: Policy Knowledge Needed By Strategic Leaders 69

Chapter Four Governance 76

The Seemingly Seamless Spectrum of Schooling Stakeholders 76

Scale and Scope of U.S. Schooling 78

Constitutional Underpinnings of Education’s Complexity and Diversity 86

Informal Centralization 88

Structure of States for Governing Education 89

General Government and Education 89

Chapter Five Politics and Education Policy Issues 99

Illustrating How Policy Matters for Education Leaders 100

Explaining the Formation of Policy 104

Policy, Public Policy, Education Policy, and a Policy System Paradigm 105

Cultures of Policy 110

Inside the “Modern” Education Reform Policy Paradigm 112

Chapter Six Finance 116

Providing Strategic Leaders with the Finance Knowledge they Need 118

Education Finance Operational Magnitude 119

Generating and Distributing State and Federal Education Revenues 122

Allocating Resources Productively in and Education Organization 126

What is Wrong with this (Financial) Picture? 129

Possible Explanations for the Financial Accounting Status QUO 132

So What if Things were Different? 133

Likely Future Context of Education Finance 134

Chapter Seven Law 138

Conventions, Constitutions, Cases, Courtrooms, and Classrooms 139

Protecting (and Sometimes Restricting) Students Rights 151

Protecting (and Sometimes Restricting) Employee Rights 157

Part III Performance: What a Strategic Leader Needs to Know Regarding Knowing 163

Chapter Eight Learning 171

Importance of Instructional Time 172

Significance of Specifying What is to be Learned 176

Instructional Program Alignment 177

Learning Theories 181

Dimensions of Knowledge 184

Implication of Brain-Based Learning Theory and Cognitive Science For Learning Environments 186

What do we Expect Student to be Able to do with What they Learn? 190

How Should Students be Motivated to Learn? 192

What is the Role of the Teacher in the Learning Process? 194

Cultural Diversity and Instructional Environments 196

Chapter Nine Programs 201

Forces Influencing School Programs in the United States 202

Perspectives on Assessing the Quality and Alignment of State standards 213

Approaches to Enhancing School Programs 225

Intersection of K-12 Programs and Postsecondary Education 225

Chapter Ten Performance 233

Assessing the Performance of Students 234

Assessment of Leadership Performance 240

Assessing School Performance 246

Value-Added Performance Measures 248

National and International Assessments of Education Performance 250

Chapter Eleven Data-Based Decision Making 263

Strategic Approaches to Decision Making in Education 264

Systematic Collection and Use of School Data 267

Analyzing Data Integral to School Effectiveness 278

Analyzing Data Integral to School Efficiency 288

Part IV Power: The Application of Strategic Leadership 291

Chapter Twelve Power: Decision Making and Implementation 297

Important Definitions and Distinctions 298

Chapter Thirteen People 312

People and School Success 313

Profiling America’s Educators 315

Compensating America’s Educators 317

Compensation Reform Possibilities 323

Selecting Teachers, Administrators, and Others 332

Professional Development 335

Teacher Evaluation 338

Chapter Fourteen Partnering Schools with parents and Communities 347

Theoretical and Empirical Research Considerations 347

Strategically Linking Family and Community to Student Performance 352

Practical Considerations in Linking Schools to Their Communities 353

Collecting Data on Community Involvement 357

Developing Strategic Community Partnerships 359

Chapter Fifteen Practicing Strategic Leadership 372

Shaping One’s Leadership Style 373

Constructing Professional Philosophies 377

Setting Performance Priorities 378

Communicating Purposes, Creating Impressions, Confronting Conflict 387

Leader Ethics and Consistent Behavior 390

Unsung Significance of Predictable Leader Behavior 391

Chapter Sixteen Preparing to be a Strategic Education Leader 395

Positive Trajectory of Education Leadership as a Profession 396

Multiple Challenges of Twenty-First-Century Education Leadership 396

The Path of Leadership is Evolving 399

Great Demand for Leaders, and New Leaders, in Education 400

Leading, Learning, and Implementing Policy: The New Professional Practitioner Paradigm 400

Career Preparation Changes Necessitated by Strategic Leadership 401

Educational Leader Remuneration 406

Paths to Professional Leadership Positions 408.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

020546999X

9780205469994

OCLC:

144564174