The servant leader and high school change : more lessons from principal to principal / Rocky Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Rocky, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

High schools--United States--Administration.

High schools.

High school principals--United States.

High school principals.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Across the country, there is an urgent call for transformational high school reform. The Servant Leader and High School Change addresses the plea for secondary school reinvention, inspiring the reader to get more involved in local school improvement efforts. Wallace captures_in story form_what students, teachers, administrators, and parents have been saying for a long time: there is a simpler, more effective way to run a people-centered school.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. Time; Chapter Two. Calendar Management; Chapter Three. Priorities; Chapter Four. Integrity Heals the Culture; Chapter Five. ""Barnyard"" Politics; Chapter Six. Instructional Support; Chapter Seven. Students Know What Is Missing; Chapter Eight. Holding Teachers Accountable; Chapter Nine. Abusers of Children; Chapter Ten. Jocks; Chapter Eleven. Peer Harassment (The Unspoken Subculture); Chapter Twelve. Modeling-Leading by Doing; Chapter Thirteen. Hiring the Best; Chapter Fourteen. Seniors-Prepared for Life?

Chapter Fifteen. Curriculum-If Not Relevant, It Is UselessChapter Sixteen. ""Puppy Love"" or Obsession?; Chapter Seventeen. Cheerleaders; Chapter Eighteen. Narcissism; Chapter Nineteen. Termination-Calling the Terrorist's Bluff; Chapter Twenty. Serving; Chapter Twenty-One. Core Values Drive Everything!; Chapter Twenty-Two. Passage; Chapter Twenty-Three. Mentor; Chapter Twenty-Four. Leadership Cadres; Chapter Twenty-Five. Closing Thoughs; References; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-21647-6

1-282-52257-4

9786612522574

1-57886-953-6

OCLC:

311297622