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The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders
A Practical Guide for Principals
Edited by:
May 2005 | 328 pages | Corwin
A ready-reference school management tool for new (and veteran) principals!
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
The Quick-Reference Handbook for School Leaders is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?"
Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading.
- Organization and Management - the role of the principal, negligence and liability, media relations, managing conflict and difficult people, effective meetings, resource management, records and information, facility management
- Teaching and Learning - school programs, learning communities, special education, supervision and evaluation, staff development, unions, celebrating success
- Behavior and Discipline - safe schools, code of conduct, supervision and expulsion, search and seizure, police protocols
- Health and Safety - reporting child abuse, occupational health and safety, emergency preparation, medical needs, health and safety resources
- Looking After Yourself - professional development, wellness, and balance
With words of wisdom from first-year principals, and voices of experience from more than 60 veteran elementary and secondary principals, this reference book will be used over and over again. Make sure you keep it close by!
Introduction
Part I. Organization and Management
1. The Role of the Principal
2. Legal Framework
3. Negligence and Liability
4. Management Skills
5. Communication
6. Public and Media Relations
7. Managing Conflict and Difficult People
8. Effective Meetings
9. Records and Information Management
10. Budget and Resource Management
11. Technology
12. School Advisory Groups
13. School Organization and Scheduling
Part II. Teaching and Learning
14. School Programs
15. Special Education and English As a Second Language
16. Data Driven School Improvement
17. Staff Supervision and Performance Appraisal
18. Teaching Staff: Selection and Development
19. Professional Relations
20. Celebrating Success
Part III. Behavior and Discipline
21. Student Behavior and Discipline in the School
22. Student Behavior and Outside Agencies
Part IV. Health and Safety
23. Protecting Our Students
24. Occupational Health and Safety
25. Emergency Preparedness
26. Student Medical Needs
Part V. Looking After Yourself
27. Professional Learning and Personal Well-Being
28. Support for School Leaders
Appendices and Resources
Resources
References
Index