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The superintendent's rulebook : a guide to district level leadership / Patrick Darfler-Sweeney.

Van Pelt Library LB2831.7 .D37 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Darfler-Sweeney, Patrick, author.
Contributor:
James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
Series:
Eye on Education book
An Eye on Education book
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
School superintendents.
Educational leadership.
Genre:
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Physical Description:
xxii, 194 pages ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Summary:
"A concise and accessible text, The Superintendent's Rulebook explores the human resource, political, and leadership dimensions of the superintendency. This important book is designed for new, aspiring superintendents, and Boards of Education, helping readers apply the many leadership lessons taught in training programs and education leadership courses to their everyday practice. Full of real-world examples, takeaway strategies, and supplemented with discussion and "inbox" questions, this valuable resource encourages reflection, while capturing the-day to-day spirit and complexities of district level leadership"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Tone & climate
Labor relations/negotiations
80-90% on site-time commitment
Secretaries, support staff
Discipline
Accountability/evaluation
Facilities management
Building the relationship with BOE/trustees
Training BOE/trustees members
Your marriage with the BOE/trustees
Live by the news, die in the news
Know who you answer to and to whom you are charged to guide and know the difference
Everything counts
All politics is local/all education is local, until the state says it isn't
Never become a crusader
Developing your network
Interviewing
Public information center
Leadership fitness
Logic means nothing, B.F. Skinner had it right!
Learn and understand the 20-60-20 scale rule
Be patient
Do your homework, and, keep your eye on the ball
Web 0.0 to 2.0 & beyond
Educating in the digital world
Learning is messy
Quality of life.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781138294738
113829473X
9781138294745
1138294748
OCLC:
1021216298
Publisher Number:
99977610458

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