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Informationen zum Autor John Eller has had a variety of experiences in working with adults over the years he has been in education. His experiences include work educational leaders at Virginia Tech University, developing teacher leaders in a Maters program, serving as the Executive Director of Minnesota ASCD, work as a principal's training center director, a position as an assistant superintendent for curriculum, learning, and staff development, and several principal positions in a variety of settings. In addition to the work he does in training and supporting facilitators, John also does work in the areas of dealing with difficult people, building professional learning communities, employee evaluation, conferencing skills, coaching skills, strategic planning strategies, school improvement planning and implementation, differentiated instruction, leadership for differentiation, employee recruitment, selection, and induction, supervisory skills, and effective teaching strategies. He has his PhD. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Loyola University-Chicago and his MS in Educational Leadership from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. John has authored books on substitute teaching, wrote The Training Video Series for the Professional School Bus Driver , The principals' Guide to Custodial Supervision contributes articles for the publication Superintendents Only . He wrote Effective Group Facilitation in Education: How to Energize Meetings and Manage Difficult Groups, and co-authored So Now You're the Superintendent, the best selling, Energizing Staff Meetings and Creative Strategies to Improve School Culture all through Corwin Press. Klappentext This book focuses on practical strategies and contains comprehensive coverage about most of the areas needing the most focus for superintendents new to their positions Zusammenfassung This book focuses on practical strategies and contains comprehensive coverage about most of the areas needing the most focus for superintendents new to their positions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. My Office Key Works, What¿s Next? About This Chapter The Superintendency: Understanding the Historical Context Potential Pitfalls for New Superintendents Challenges of Leading a School District The Importance of Focusing on the "Big Picture" Jockeying for Position The Windowpane Model: A Tool for Analyzing and Understaning Constituent Perspectives The Superintendent as Community Liaison Develop a Key Communicators Listing The Changing Role of the Superintendency Navigating the Changing Landscape Successful School Change Hills to "Die On" Successful Communicator Summary 2. The Superintendent-School Board Relationship: A Cornerstone of Your Success About This Chapter Managing the Superintendent-Board Relationship The Importance of Equal Treatment The "Inner Circle" Addressing Individual Board Member Requests When Is Equal Treatment Unequal? Superintendent-Board Chair/President Interaction Establishing Superintendent-Board Chair/President Interaction Norms Keeping the Chair/President Relationship Productive The Basics of Board Communication Successful Communication: Form and Frequency Forms of Communication A Special Note About E-Mail Communication Frequency of Communication Establishing Effective Superintendent-Board Chair/President Communication Emergency Communication Standards Maintenance of Your Communication Plan With the Board Board Standards and Operating Protocols Who Has Authority for What: The Board and Superintendent as a Team Summary 3. Organizational Trust and Culture: What Every Superintendent Should Know About This Chapter Organizational Culture
