Steps to Success - What Successful Principals Do Everyday

Steps to Success: What Successful Principals Do Every Day is purposefully written for practicing and aspiring public and private school administrators who desire - on a daily basis - to gain relevant skills, specialized knowledge, and overall expertise associated with being a successful school principal.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Tables

Introduction

Chapter 1. Daily Step #1 - Embrace the Day - Embrace the Leadership Role

Where Have You Been; Where Are You Going?

Yes, It's a Journey!

Who Are You? Who Do You Want to Be? Where Do You Want to Go?

Take Time to Think and Reflect

Mastering a Set of Essential Leadership Skills to Embrace Daily Challenges

Embrace Involved Service

Involved Service Defined

Initiating Successful Involved Service

Essential Elements of Involved Service

Factors Resulting from Involved Service

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - Chasing Lions: Embracing Involved Service

Application Questions

Chapter 2. Daily Step #2 - Be Organized and Prepared

Getting Organized and Staying Organized - A Daily Process

Why Being Organized Matters: Examining the Daily Benefits

The Top-10 Daily Habits and Routines Essential to Becoming an Organized Principal

A Dozen Daily Principal Leadership Practices

Areas of Relevant Leadership Preparedness

Successful Principal Preparedness Attributes

Behaviors of the Organized and Prepared Principal: A Leadership Assessment

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - Prepared and Organized: One Principal's Journey

Application Questions

Chapter 3. Daily Step #3 - Lead, Delegate, but Never Dump!

What Kind of Leader Do You Want to Be?

The Situational Principal

Shared Leadership

Supporting Novice Faculty

Investing in New and Experienced Faculty

In with the New, Out with the Old: A Principal Conundrum?

Delegating: A Mentoring Act, Not a Dumping Act

Connecting to Students

From New Principals to Successful Principals

Encouragement, Inspiration, and Motivation

Trust but Verify

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - "And I Wanted to Be a School Principal!"

Application Questions

Chapter 4. Daily Step #4 - Anticipate, Adjust, and Learn

Anticipating the Work Day and Work Week

Checking the Pulse

Mindfulness

Culture, Goals, and Honesty: Principal Guides to Better Anticipating, Adjusting, and Learning

Adjusting for Everyday Events

Handling Crises

Mindful of "Top-Down" Dictates and Demands: Principals on the "Frontline"

Understanding Similar Events May Have Different Outcomes

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - Strangers, A True Story of Principal Leadership: Anticipating, Adapting, and Learning!

Principled Leadership Actions

Application Questions

Afterthought

Chapter 5. Daily Step #5 - Recognize, Understand, and Embrace Diversity

What Do You Bring to the Table?

Unconscious or Implicit Bias

Successful Principals and Implicit Bias

Addressing Bias

The Principalship and Marginalized Groups

Communication: A Key to a Successful Principalship

Juan's Story: "Yo Hablo Español?"

Take Time to Think and Reflect

Successful Principals Encourage Alternative Views and Embrace Opposing Views

Never "No" but "Let's Arrange to Meet"

Successful Principals Embrace Diverse Personalities and Perspectives

How to Work with Difficult Teachers

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - What Are You Doing or What Should You Be Doing?

Application Questions

Chapter 6. Daily Step #6 - Meet, Greet, and Engage in Good Humor

Do This First, Every Day - Smile!

Do This Next, Every Day - Meet and Greet!

The People-Centered Principal

People Skills: An Essential Leadership Element - What Principals Must Do Daily to Lead and Succeed

The Good Humor Man (Woman) Sells More Than Ice Cream!

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - Test Your People Skills

Scoring Interpretations

Chapter 7. Daily Step #7 - Build Capacity

Building Capacity in Education

Capacity Defined

Car Analogy #1

Successful Principals Build Capacity for Everyone's Achievement, Everyday

The How, and By What Means?

Car Analogy #2

The Top 10 - 11 Capacity Building Tools

Capacity-Building and Sustainability

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - Canadian Geese: An Educational Leadership Allegory

Application Questions

Chapter 8. Daily Step #8 - Self-Reflect, Understand the Power and Problems with Social Networking, Protect Against Cyber-Bullying, and Establish Professional Networking

Being There

Confidence vs. Ego

Self-Reflection

Tomorrow is Another Day

Equality and Equity

In the Era of Social Media and Social Networking

Social Networking and Cyber-Bullying

Bullying and Cyber-Bullying Prevention

Informal and Formal Networks

Social Movements and Critical Thinking

Alternative Teachers with Alternative Training

Leadership in a Changing World

Final Thoughts

Discussion Questions

Case Study Application - Cyber-Stalked

The Rub: Therein Lies the Trip!

Application Questions

References

Index

About the Authors

Info autore

Angus S. Mungal is an assistant professor at The University of Texas at El Paso. He teaches graduate courses in Diversity, Advocacy, Qualitative Methodology, and Policy Analysis. Dr.Patrick “Tod” Colegrove, Ph.D., MSLIS, is Director of the Carson City Public Library, and former State Librarian/Administrator of the Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records division. Emeritus faculty of the University of Nevada, Reno, he served as Head of the DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library and led the team that earned the library international recognition. He holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree with concentration in competitive intelligence and knowledge management earned from Drexel University, as well as Doctorate and Master of Science degrees in Physics. His career in libraries builds on over fourteen years of entrepreneurial experience as leadership in high-tech private industry, capped by a decade teaching in the university classroom. Colegrove has led libraries in achieving notable firsts, including the first academic library in the United States to offer 3D printing and scanning services, being named one of the Most Interesting Makerspaces in America, and pioneering the rollout of virtual reality equipment in libraries statewide in support of career exploration and workforce development. A thought leader, his work is recognized internationally with invited presentations ranging from TEDx speaker and congressional panels in Washington D.C. to service with the International Baccalaureate program in The Hague, service separately under the U.S. Speaker Program of the Department of State with libraries across Belarus, and work with the top colleges and libraries in China at the intersection of libraries, innovation, entrepreneurship, and design.

Riassunto

Steps to Success: What Successful Principals Do Every Day is purposefully written for practicing and aspiring public and private school administrators who desire - on a daily basis - to gain relevant skills, specialized knowledge, and overall expertise associated with being a successful school principal.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Angus S. Mungal, Angus S. Sorenson Mungal, Angus S./ Sorenson Mungal, Angus S. Mungal PhD, Richard D. Sorenson, Sorenson Richard D.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781475853384
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5338-4
• Pagine: 166
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Leadership, EDUCATION / Administration / School Superintendents & Principals, achievement, administration, leaders, leadership, leadership success, principal, principal preparation, principels, principles, school administrator, school leadership, successful school principal, Organization & management of education, teacher training, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Educational administration & organization