If I Only Knew...: Success Strategies for Navigating the Principalship [Paperback]

Ideas, strategies, and words of wisdom gleaned from practical experience to help prepare you for anything a new school leader might encounter.

Ideas, strategies, and words of wisdom gleaned from practical experience to help prepare you for anything a new school leader might encounter.

An encyclopedic compilation of insights on the major issues confronting school principals. Suggestions are concrete, sensible, and approachable.  

Foreword - Roland S. Barth
Preface
Introduction: A Veteran Principal Finds Himself or Herself New, Again
Part 1: The Challenges and Problems Facing Rookie and Veteran Principals New to Their Schools
1. Factors That Affect Rookie and Veteran Principals Changing School Settings
2. The Loneliness of the Principalship
3. The Time Juggernaut
4. Expectations of the Instructional Leader: Promoting Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Innovation
5. The Complexity of Relationships: Faculty, Students, Classified Staff, Parents, and the Community
6. Management Concerns
Part 2: Finding Solutions to the Challenges and Problems: Strategies, Advice, and Insights for Success
7. Becoming a Lifelong Learner
8. Human Relations and Authentic Communication
9. Honoring the Experienced/Veteran Staff
10. Balancing Leadership and Management
11. Expanding the Principal's Expertise: School Law, the Master Contract, and Grievance Strategies
12. Implementing a Proactive Behavioral Program
13. A Principal's Vision for Teaching and Learning
14. The Obvious Is Not Always Obvious: What School Principals Often Forget
References
Index