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Informationen zum Autor Lyle Lee Jenkins is a full-time author, consultant and speaker with his Scottsdale, Arizona firm, From LtoJ Consulting Group, Inc. His earlier career was in the public schools of California as a district superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, math coordinator and teacher. In addition he was a professor/administrator for Oregon State University for five years. Lee’s best-seller is Permission to Forget: And Nine Other Root Causes of America’s Frustration with Education. Other continuous improvement titles are Improving Student Learning and From Systems Thinking to Systemic Action. He started his writing career with math manipulative books including It’s A Tangram World, Let’s Pattern Block It, Fraction Tiles, Coin Stamp Mathematics and The Balance Book. Lee continues to be significantly influenced by the teaching of W. Edwards Deming. The impetus for his current work began in 1992 with a 4-day, in person, Dr. Deming seminar. He received a Ph.D. from The Claremont Graduate University, a master’s degree from California State University/San Jose and a bachelors degree from Point Loma Nazarene University. Lee’s speaking engagements have taken him to most USA states, Canada, India, Guatemala, Peru, Brazil, Peru, and Chile. He offers keynotes, breakout sessions, and 1-3 day seminars. On his website, www.LtoJConsulting.com , a full keynote, plus segments of breakouts/seminars, are posted. Lee, and his wife Sandy, have celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary, have two sons, 7 grandchildren one great-grandchild. Klappentext Lead the change that you want to see in your school!Is your school or district heading in the right direction? A trusted advisor to numerous districts, author Lee Jenkins shows how to successfully transform your school culture - for the long-term. Discover how to: Evolve your leadership style to guide, empower and serve Apply the principles of continuous strategic improvement as an antidote to win/lose approaches to school accountability Spearhead change across classrooms, departments and organizations - with valuable insights for leaders of individual schools and school districts Develop a healthy, positive culture of achievement by deeply engaging your students in their own progress and success Zusammenfassung This book provides the leadership principles unknown to most educators. It gives them the tools, practical advice, and theory to become the leader they want to become. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Michael Fullan Preface Introduction Part I. Continuous Strategic Improvement for Optimization Chapter 1. Continuous Improvement: Placing Wheels on Servant Leadership Chapter 2. Adding Strategic to Continuous Improvement Chapter 3. Efficiency: Removing Waste Chapter 4. Effectiveness: Testing Countermeasures Part II. The Classroom First and Foremost Chapter 5. Continuous Strategic Improvement: Classroom Chapter 6. Student Experts: The Standards Chapter 7. Practices That Support Powerful Standards Part III. Continuous Strategic Improvement for Instructional Leadership Chapter 8. Optimization With the Radar Chart Chapter 9. The Strategic Plan Chapter 10. Alignment and Stabilization Chapter 11. Strategies Worth Testing Chapter 12. The Dichotomous Rubric and Performance Expectations Part IV. Optimizing Human Resources and Finance Chapter 13. Human Resources Chapter 14. Finance and Operations Part V. Creating a Culture of Continuous Strategic Improvement Chapter 15. Classroom: Teacher Experts in Continuous Strategic Improvement Chapter 16. The Role of the Principal With Continuous Strategic Improvement Chapter 17. Reflection Part VI. Results Chapter 18. Data and Sta...
