Qualities of effective principals / James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stronge, James H., author.

Xu, Xianxuan, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School principals--United States.

School principals.

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : ASCD, [2021]

Summary:

This book shows principals how to successfully balance the needs and priorities of their schools while continuously developing and refining their leadership skills.

Contents:

What It means to be an effective principal

Instructional leadership : supporting best practice

School climate : the heart of the school

Human resource administration : Recruiting, selecting,supporting, and retaining quality teachers and staff

Teacher evaluation : Assessing instructional quality

Organizational management : building a foundation for teaching and learning

Communication and community relations : working with internal and external constituencies

Professionalism and the principal : making a difference in the educational community

The ultimate challenge : the principal's role in student achievement

Principal effectiveness : Tools you can use

Principal skills assessment checklists

Look-fors and red flags.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781416629962

1416629963

9781416630326

1416630325

OCLC:

1224583413