Principal to Principal: Conversations in Servant Leadership and School Transformation [Paperback]

Principal to Principal: Conversations in Servant Leadership and School Transformationtakes the reader into the real world of school leadership, as a retiring elementary principal and his successor engage in a 12-month mentoring partnership. Packed with emotion and the complexities of the twenty-first century school, the story weaves in and out of the day-by-day transformation that can take place when past paradigms and traditions are challenged, and students are put first. The unleashed potential of the servant leadership model, and the critical importance of core values, vision, and strategic change are addressed with passion and intensity as the two colleagues discover together how fast a school can really change-if the human resources are all focused on the same goal: creating a great school that meets the variety of needs of every child it serves-no exceptions.Rocky Wallacehas served as a school principal, leadership consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education, and as an adjunct professor at Morehead State University.

Rocky Wallace offers us a common sense, easy-to-understand approach to leading today's schools. Wallace draws on his commitment to core values in making decisions that positively influence student achievement. He brings all stakeholders together in making schools a great place for learning. Kathy Rice, principal, Ponderosa Elementary, Catlettsburg, Kentucky

All principals who care about meaningful school improvement and their legacy must read this book. Dr. Wallace captures our attention and conscious in a story of servant leadership. Full of questions and good intentions, a new principal finds the mentoring advice of the school's retiring principal priceless-as both come to better understand the impact and legacy of a principal on the school and community. Hobart Harmon, education consultant, author, and evaluator

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