John C. Daresh, educational leadership expert, offers a practical and up-to-date mentoring plan to pair experienced administrators with new and struggling colleagues.
John C. Daresh, educational leadership expert, offers a practical and up-to-date mentoring plan to pair experienced administrators with new and struggling colleagues.
"This is truly a how-to book for designing and implementing a mentoring program. Daresh pulls the reader in with a relaxed style and logical structure. The reader finds practical info about the possible pitfalls of starting a mentoring program and how to deal with them. I highly recommend this book."
Introduction
PART ONE: PLANNING THE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
What Is Mentoring? And Why Is It so Important?
Initial Program Development
What Is Our Purpose?
PART TWO: IMPLEMENTING YOUR PROGRAM
Who Is a Mentor?
Preparing People to Serve as Mentors
The Match Game
Now That You're a Mentor, What Do You Do?
Mentoring for Beginning Leaders
Mentoring for Veterans
PART THREE: ASSESSING YOUR PROGRAM
How Do We Know if It Worked?
What Is Next?