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The new school management by wandering around / William A. Streshly, Susan Penny Gray, Larry E. Frase ; foreword by Fenwick W. English.
LIBRA LB2805 .S8144 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Streshly, William A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School management and organization--United States.
- School management and organization.
- United States.
- Educational leadership--United States.
- Educational leadership.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, [2012]
- Summary:
- Achieve success step by stepThe topic of management by wandering around is not new, but the authors' approach is fresh and timely. This current rendition based on the original work by Frase and Hetzel gives new and seasoned administrators smart, practical advice about how to "wander around" with purpose and develop a more interactive leadership style. This text cites more than 20 well-constructed research studies that show how management by wandering around produces desirable outcomes, including:Higher student achievementImproved school culture Higher teacher efficacyManagement by wandering around is not a rigid, linear process: it is a combination of proven methods and a flexible, organic approach to the whole of leadership. Topics covered include developing meeting agendas, supervising instruction, dealing with marginal teachers, and creating safe campuses. The bottom line? If you want to accomplish more, start by getting out more-and this book shows you how to make it count.
- Contents:
- 1 Defining the MBWA Leader 1
- Personal Attributes and Beliefs of MBWA Leaders 3
- Examples of MBWA From History 5
- Examples of MBWA From Industrial and Educational Leaders 6
- The Research Base 8
- 2 School Leadership: What Matters Most 11
- "Great Man" Theory of Leadership 12
- The Trait Theory 12
- Modern Leadership Theories 13
- Assessing Your Leadership Style 15
- 3 Why Teachers Teach and Why They Leave 37
- Why Teachers Teach 40
- Why Teachers Leave 41
- 4 Why Teachers Stay 47
- Supportive Leadership of the MBWA Principal 48
- The Improvement Ethic 50
- 5 Promoting Quality Curriculum Through MBWA 67
- Quality of Curriculum Content 68
- Ensuring High-Quality Instruction 81
- Monitoring the Curriculum 87
- Caveats on Research 88
- 6 Getting Into Classrooms 91
- Research Supporting Frequent Principal Classroom Observations 93
- Conducting Informal Classroom Observations 94
- Informal Classroom Observation Protocols 106
- 7 Finding Time for MBWA 117
- The Research on How Principals Spend Their Time 120
- How MBWA Administrators Find the Time 123
- Time Management Myths 131
- Finding Time at Work for MBWA 135
- Meetings: Wasting Time Versus Making Progress 155
- Planning a Productive Meeting 159
- 8 Promoting Good Student Discipline and a Safe Campus 173
- Plan A Team Approach to Schoolwide Student Discipline 174
- Know the Board's Policies and Regulations 174
- Create a Student Discipline Plan 175
- Make the Campus Safe 180
- Supervise Adequately 181
- Establish Lines of Communication With the Police 183
- 9 Dealing With Unmet Expectations: Marginal and Incompetent Teachers 185
- The Day of Reckoning 188
- Analyzing Teacher Performance 189
- Dealing With Unsatisfactory Teachers: A Four-Phase Process 194
- Avoiding or Dealing Effectively With Grievances 210
- 10 Ensuring Due Process and Building the File 213
- Why Tenure? 214
- Due Process 216
- Documentation and File Building 242
- The Formal Disciplinary Memo 246
- Alternatives to the Dismissal Process 251.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 141299604X
- 9781412996044
- OCLC:
- 754727141
- Publisher Number:
- 99950354393
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