The Principal: Creative Leadership for Excellence in Schools
Using the seven Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards as an organizational tool, the revised seventh edition of The Principal: Creative Leadership For Excellence in Schools continues to provide future school administrators with both the necessary theory and the necessary practical skills to become effective educational leaders. At the same time, the newly updated text incorporates fresh material on modern legal issues, expanded coverage on the topic of cultural and...
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This text is organized around the ELCC Standards and provides a bridge from the theory of school administration to the practical problem solving in which school principals and other leaders engage. The Principal is organized into four parts centered on the seven Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards developed specifically for school leaders. Each of the four major parts of the book is framed with one or two of the Standards as its major theme. Now in its sixth edition, this text continues to be based on the research indicating linkages between educational leadership and productive schools, especially in terms of outcomes for children. It supports the understanding that formal leadership in schools is a complex, multi-faceted task that requires continual learning and that effective school leaders must be strong educators focused on the central issues of learning, teaching, and school improvement.
1The principal : a creative blend of substance and style32The learning community223Decision processing and decision making at the school site374School improvement through systematic planning585Creating a positive learning climate896The school curriculum1077Promoting student achievement1318Special students and special services1599Human resources development17910Staffing the school : recruitment, selection, and termination processes20511Restructuring the deployment of instructional personnel22112Restructuring time : scheduling24113Fiscal accounting, budgeting, and building management26714Technology applications for school management29115The school and the community30916Legal rights and responsibilities of staff and students336App. ACase studies in school leadership and management367App. BELCC standards389
