Beginning the principalship : a practical guide for new school leaders / John C. Daresh ; foreword by Vincent Ferrandino and Gerald N. Tirozzi.

By:

Daresh, John C

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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press : National Association of Elementary School Principals : National Association of Secondary School Principals, c2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xi, 184 p. ; 28 cmISBN:

1412926815 (cloth)
1412926823 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

371.2/012 DAR 22

LOC classification:

LB2831.92 .D37 2006

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Contents:

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Introduction Plan for the Book Suggested Reading 2. A Framework for Understanding the Beginning Principalship Case Study: Figuring Out the Papers Case Study: To Go or Not to Go Case Study: I'm Not a Politician Balance Is the Key Suggestions for Improvement and Professional Development Building a Personal Plan References Part I: Technical and Managerial Skills 3. A Personal Leadership Checklist Critical Leadership Skills Your Personal Plan References 4. Expectations for Technical and Managerial Skills Some Apparent Contradictions Formal Requirements Informal Tasks Before the Year Begins After the Year Begins Toward the End of the Year Building a Personal Plan Suggested Reading 5. Learning to Lead by Assisting Remember Your Role Using the Role for the Future Your Personal Plan Suggested Reading 6. Assuming Responsibility for Accountability Terms of the No Child Left Behind Act The Realities Your Personal Plan References Part II: Socialization 7. Seeing Your Invisible Heroes Office Workers Custodial Staff Food Service Workers Building a Personal Plan References Suggested Reading 8. Parents as Partners? Traditional Functions of Home-School Relations Current Problems With School-Community Relations Your Personal Plan References 9. Others' Expectations Critical Skills for Beginning Principals: A Survey So What Does This Mean? Your Personal Plan 10. Learning Your School's Culture Don't Just Look...See Listen...Don't Just Hear Celebrate the Past Develop an Action Plan Part III: Self-Awareness 11. Reviewing Personal Values Case: Because It's Important to Me Case: But What About the Children? Building a Platform What Do You Do With the Platform? Your Personal Platform 12. Being a "Boss" Others' Perceptions So What Do You Do? Strategies to Reduce Isolation Your Personal Plan Suggested Reading 13. Building a Personal Timeline for Learning and Development A Developmental Framework What's This Got to do With Me? Developing a Personal Timeline for Action Suggested Reading 14. Building a Support System Strategy 1: Find a Mentor Strategy 2: Develop Networks Strategy 3: Participate in Professional Associations Strategy 4: Maintain Personal and Family Support Developing a Plan of Action 15. Some Concluding Thoughts Not Just a Job Keep Your Sense of Humor How Far Are You Willing to Go? Make Your School Your Family Keep Your Eye on the Target Last Words Appendix: Beginning Principals' Administrative Skills Assessment Instrument

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Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction
Plan for the Book
Suggested Reading
2. A Framework for Understanding the Beginning Principalship
Case Study: Figuring Out the Papers
Case Study: To Go or Not to Go
Case Study: I'm Not a Politician
Balance Is the Key
Suggestions for Improvement and Professional Development
Building a Personal Plan
References
Part I: Technical and Managerial Skills
3. A Personal Leadership Checklist
Critical Leadership Skills
Your Personal Plan
References
4. Expectations for Technical and Managerial Skills
Some Apparent Contradictions
Formal Requirements
Informal Tasks
Before the Year Begins
After the Year Begins
Toward the End of the Year
Building a Personal Plan
Suggested Reading
5. Learning to Lead by Assisting
Remember Your Role
Using the Role for the Future
Your Personal Plan
Suggested Reading
6. Assuming Responsibility for Accountability
Terms of the No Child Left Behind Act
The Realities
Your Personal Plan
References
Part II: Socialization
7. Seeing Your Invisible Heroes
Office Workers
Custodial Staff
Food Service Workers
Building a Personal Plan
References
Suggested Reading
8. Parents as Partners?
Traditional Functions of Home-School Relations
Current Problems With School-Community Relations
Your Personal Plan
References
9. Others' Expectations
Critical Skills for Beginning Principals: A Survey
So What Does This Mean?
Your Personal Plan
10. Learning Your School's Culture
Don't Just Look...See
Listen...Don't Just Hear
Celebrate the Past
Develop an Action Plan
Part III: Self-Awareness
11. Reviewing Personal Values
Case: Because It's Important to Me
Case: But What About the Children?
Building a Platform
What Do You Do With the Platform?
Your Personal Platform
12. Being a "Boss"
Others' Perceptions
So What Do You Do?
Strategies to Reduce Isolation
Your Personal Plan
Suggested Reading
13. Building a Personal Timeline for Learning and Development
A Developmental Framework
What's This Got to do With Me?
Developing a Personal Timeline for Action
Suggested Reading
14. Building a Support System
Strategy 1: Find a Mentor
Strategy 2: Develop Networks
Strategy 3: Participate in Professional Associations
Strategy 4: Maintain Personal and Family Support
Developing a Plan of Action
15. Some Concluding Thoughts
Not Just a Job
Keep Your Sense of Humor
How Far Are You Willing to Go?
Make Your School Your Family
Keep Your Eye on the Target
Last Words
Appendix: Beginning Principals' Administrative Skills Assessment Instrument

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