Creating a Successful Leadership Style

principal. Because this was such an important event for the school and one that required that the planner have a total picture o ...

times. A plan was worked out with the union representative to do this within the parameters of the contract. Working with the c ...

less and that they would find the day as rewarding for themselves as for the students. All such presenters who saw the Mr. Thele ...

nically against the rules) and drop his supplemental math class, mandated as he had not yet passed the required exit examination ...

ing is a difficult job. Working with children five or more hours a day is physically and emotionally draining. On those bad days ...

to see its imperfections—a tile slightly misshapen or a color not quite the right hue. You see the dings and chips of time and m ...

and she must seriously weigh the advantages of making a change against the unanticipated consequences that may follow. Perhaps, ...

171 Most texts on school leadership tell aspiring school leaders to “think outside of the box.” Yes, they have to be creative, b ...

promulgated a new regulation on the reporting of such incidents and pro- vided principals with a workshop on this new regulation ...

The following September, Mr. Chen received no calls from the inves- tigators. Months passed, and he thought that the matter had ...

to file the initial report and for failing to follow up. In his job, the assistant had seen the iniquities of the very small min ...

paid more money than teachers. Mr. Chen gave the usual answers— greater responsibility, training staff, handling administrative ...

teacher loved her, was dating her, and was going to run off and marry her. Mr. Blue said the student was in his class, but he ne ...

Many students in Principal Thelen’s academic-vocational school were not very mathematical, even though they were excellent in th ...

to leave early were more tempted to cut a last period gym class. Coming unprepared meant that students were not properly and saf ...

the students in their own recitation classes. There were timing and con- tractual issues involved, but in most cases the program ...

a two-period required class and one-period optional class) in the eleventh and twelfth years. The vocational program did not suf ...

Life is unfair, but with the help of the school community, he may be able to level the playing field. The only downside to follo ...

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183 This book is about the principles, techniques, and strategies that create a people-oriented leadership style. All the theori ...