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The Trust Imperative provides school leaders with practical strategies to foster a culture of trust throughout the school, identifying examples that can transform the work of the school leader. Applying theory to practice, readers will renew or revise their thinking about their own leadership practices and create a trust-filled organization.
List of contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Importance of a Trust-Filled School
Part I: Building Trust through Personal Competencies
Chapter 2: Empathy, Integrity, and Ethical Leadership
Chapter 3: Restraint, Composure, and A Call for Civility
Chapter 4: Courage
Chapter 5: Intentional Trust
Part II: Fostering Trust with School Staff
Chapter 6: Staff Relations
Chapter 7: Management at the Core of Leadership
Chapter 8: Collaborative Trust
Part III: Fostering Trust with Students
Chapter 9: Leading for All
Chapter 10: Hiring for Kids
Chapter 11: Rigidity, High Standards, and a Trusting Student Body
Part IV: Trust Beyond the Schoolyard
Chapter 12: Fostering Family Trust
Chapter 13: Community Trust
Chapter 14: Meet the Press
Part V: Trust at the Leadership Level
Chapter 15: Leading the Board
Chapter 16: A Mission of Trust
Chapter 17: Planning for Trust
Part VI: Personal Trust
Chapter 18: Building Personal Trust through Self-Care
Chapter 19: Being the Type of Leader You'd Like to Follow
Bibliography
About the Author
About the author
Andrew Dolloff is a 25-year veteran of school leadership, having been a high school principal and superintendent of schools in several award-wining districts. While teaching graduate courses for aspiring school leaders and working alongside veteran administrators over the past two decades, he has defined and implemented practical approaches to school leadership that lead to a more trusting relationship at all levels of the organization.
