The Effective School Leader's Guide to Management

Discover how to be a successful school leader and managerExploring 15 vital topics as well as offering strategies and examples Jane L.Sigford demonstrates how e... » 

Discover how to be a successful school leader and managerExploring 15 vital topics as well as offering strategies and examples Jane L.Sigford demonstrates how effective schools are a marriage of management andleadership. Organized into three sections management and leadership theoriesmanaging the school and managing yourself this resource helps administratorsunderstand the complexity of leadership and addresses the application ofeffective management skills to create successful learning communities.Written for new and veteran school leaders this essential guideo Acts as a handbook which contains an overview of individual components ofschool leadership normally scattered among many textbooks and resourceso Provides suggested resources for more indepth studyo Offers individual reflective practice questions throughout for personal useo Suggests questions to help facilitate professional development groupdiscussions especially among peersThe Effective School Leaders Guide to Management illustrates how schooladministrators can run a school efficiently balancing their roles asinstructional leaders and effective school managers while still having time toimprove professional development foster parent and community relationshipsmake datadriven decisions and nurture personal growth and leadership. «