Straight talk for principals / Raymond E. Lemley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemley, Raymond E., 1937-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School principals.

School management and organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Campus eBookstore Inc - CEI, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This guide addresses the ground level, more mundane issues that confound principals daily and offers simple yet provocative answers to the befuddling things that require the principal's attention and demand the principal's mindful responses.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Engage Passionately with All That You Do; 2. Bring your Best to the Job; 3. Build the School's Vision; 4. Focus on the School's Vision; 5. Live the School's Vision; 6. Define and Lead the Culture in Your Organization; 7. Go Find Talent; 8. Focus on the Tasks Your Teachers Need to Perform; 9. Pay Attention to Effective Teaching; 10. Be an Instructional Leader; 11. Define Expectations for Everyone in the Organization; 12. Develop a Passion for Outcomes; 13. Teach, Model, and Expect Loyalty

14. Work for the Small Gains15. Make Policy Make Sense; 16. Reward Success in Your School; 17. Spend Time with Students; 18. Understand the Nonrational; 19. Talk About your Own Success; 20. Talk About the Successes Around you; 21. Respond Quickly to Needs; 22. Take Some Time for Yourself; 23. Stay Intellectually Challenged; 24. Share Information the Organization Needs; 25. Address Small Problems Early; 26. Keep Things Simple; 27. Anticipate Confusion; 28. Encourage Collegiality; 29. Seek the Simplest Plan; 30. Keep Every Meeting Agenda to a Few Key Points; 31. Emphasize Positive Activities

32. Support Healthy Behaviors33. Encourage Autonomy for Your People; 34. Explain What Needs Explaining, Then Stop; 35. Provide Lots of Feedback; 36. Fix What's Fixable; Walk Away from the Rest; 37. Avoid the Urge to Overcontrol; 38. Plan for Change; 39. Avoid Fighting Useless Battles; 40. Respect Experience wherever you find it; 41. Keep Track of what's Easily Lost; 42. Plan for Stress in your Life; 43. Understand Ambiguity; 44. Keep the Organization Healthy; 45. Understand What Is There When you Get There; Appendix A: A Checklist for Principals; Appendix B: Leadership Behavior Inventory

An Enriched Bibliography for School LeadersAbout the Author

Notes:

"A ScarecrowPress book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191).

Print Version Record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-43422-1

979-82-16-34043-0

1-299-38620-2

0-585-46711-0

OCLC:

1474111673