Creating a Learning Environment: An Educational Leader's Guide to Managing School Culture [Paperback]

Drawing on his personal experience as a modern day school administrator, John M. Brucato believes that there is a pathway to survival, success, and enjoyment in the role of a school leader that keeps the focus on meeting the needs of young people, while nurturing relationship with all stakeholders responsible for bringing this to fruition.Creating a Learning Environmentaddresses the need to: Assess the culture that defines a school's environment, Reflect on the variables which can improve/degrade the culture, Determine what practices to employ in order to make necessary improvement. By using the practical examples related to the everyday dynamics of school business, educational leaders working in large or small schools can collectively identify with the situations, scenarios, and processes described. This book should be of interest to all educators who assume or aspire to leadership roles and administrative positions.John M. Brucatois the principal of Milford High School, Milford, Massachusetts. He is an active member of the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association Executive Board and a former social studies teacher, athletic coach, dean of students, athletic director, assistant principal, and leadership advisor.

I have already recommendedCreating a Learning Environmentto three superintendents for use in principal mentoring programs. It would elicit rich conversation about everything from classroom instruction to teacher support and home-school communications. School Administrator

He says leaders must define their purpose relating to the culture of the schoolhouse, determine if they are a good match for the institution, and be committed to collaborating with fellow school leaders who have roots in similar cultures. Reference and Research Book News

Part 1 Foreword by Phillip F. Flaherty
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Acknowledgments
Part 4 Introduction
Part 5 Part I: The Problem
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