Full Description
A concise and accessible text, The Superintendent's Rulebook explores the human-resource, political, and leadership dimensions of the superintendency. This important book is designed for new aspiring superintendents and Boards of Education, helping readers to apply the many leadership lessons taught in training programs and education leadership courses to their everyday practice. Full of real-world examples, takeaway strategies, and supplemented with discussion and "inbox" questions, this valuable resource encourages reflection, while capturing the day-to-day spirit and complexities of district-level leadership.
Contents
Contents
Meet the Author
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1 Human Resources
Chapter 1 Tone & Climate
Chapter 2 Labor Relations/Negotiations
Chapter 3 80-90% On Site-Time Commitment
Chapter 4 Secretaries, Support Staff
Chapter 5 Discipline
Chapter 6 Accountability/Evaluation
Chapter 7 Facilities Management
Part 2 Political Realities
Chapter 8 Building the Relationship with BOE/Trustees
Chapter 9 Training BOE/Trustees Members
Chapter 10 Your Marriage with the BOE/Trustees
Chapter 11 Live by the News, Die in the News
Chapter 12 Know Who You Answer To and To Whom You are Charged to Guide and KNOW the Difference
Chapter 13 Everything Counts
Chapter 14 All Politics is Local/All Education is Local, Until the State Says It Isn't
Chapter 15 Never Become a Crusader
Chapter 16 Developing Your Network
Chapter 17 Interviewing
Chapter 18 Public Information Center
Part 3 Lighthouse
Chapter 19 Leadership Fitness
Chapter 20 Logic Means Nothing, B.F. Skinner Had it Right!
Chapter 21 Learn and Understand the 20-60-20 Scale Rule
Chapter 22 Be Patient
Chapter 23 Do Your Homework, and, Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Chapter 24 Web 0.0 to 2.0 & Beyond
Chapter 25 Educating in the Digital World
Chapter 26 Learning is Messy
Chapter 27 Quality of Life
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