Full Description
"At last, a book that adds value by bringing principals and superintendents together in a new kind of partnership."
—Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Lillian Radford Professor of Educational Leadership
Trinity University
"This book has wonderful resources to help principals and superintendents build strong collaborative teams."
—Elaine McEwan, Educational Consultant
Author, Ten Traits of Highly Effective Schools
"This thoughtful book is cutting edge."
—Margaret Grogan, Professor and Chair of Educational Leadership
University of Missouri, Columbia
"This book goes to the heart of the matter. It breaks new ground on how both superintendents and principals can create a truly collaborative model in their schools."
—Joanne Rooney, Codirector
Midwest Principals' Center
Build alliances of transformational leadership for your school and district!
Ideal for new or experienced school and district administrators, this book shows how to develop a strong superintendent-principal partnership. Written by a principal and a superintendent with decades of experience, this resource provides strategies for effective leadership, communication, and collaboration, and includes:
Both the principal's and the superintendent's perspectives on issues such as performance expectations and characteristics of quality teams
Critical experience- and research-based team components
Stories from the field about successful principal-superintendent teams
Reflective questions, summaries, and other tools to help readers apply the principles and strategies to their own practice
Use these practical and proven approaches to create a healthy school/district culture and promote mutually supportive professional relationships.
Contents
Preface
Superintendent's Perspective
Principal's Perspective
About Our Book
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I. Leadership Teaming
1.The Superintendent's Perspective: Characteristics of High-Quality Teams
Leadership Teams Work in Harmony
Vision of a Leadership Team
Develop an Affirmative Orientation
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
2. The Principal's Perspective: What Phenomenal Teams Look and Feel Like
Teamwork Defined
The Right People
The Right Work
The Right Way
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
Part II. Leadership Qualities
3. The Superintendent's Perspective: What Superintendents Want in a Principal?
Competence
Character
A Caring Heart
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
4. The Principal's Perspective: Superintendents Principals Want to Work For
The Transformational Leader
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
Superlative Superintendents
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
Part III. Leadership Team Essentials
5. The Superintendent's Perspective: The Importance of Trust in Communication
Message Madness
The Importance of Trust
Portraits of Trust
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
6. The Principal's Perspective: Communication Expectations and Relationships
Critical Attributes
Principals' Perspectives
Superintendents' Perspectives
Expectation Development
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
Part IV. Leadership Learning
7. The Superintendent's Perspective: Cultivating Team Capacity
The Learning Team
Applying the Professional Learning Community Concepts
The Arlington Leadership Professional Learning Community
Lessons Learned, Points to Ponder
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
8. The Principal's Perspective: Perfecting Principal Performance
Ensuring Success
Perfecting Performance
Principal Performance Impact
Perfecting Superintendent Performance
Take-Away Message
Closing in on Key Concepts
Extending Your Thinking
Conclusion
Leadership Teaming Key Concepts
Resources
Resource A: Code-Building Exercise 1
Resource B: Code-Building Exercise 2
Resource C: Code Review Activity
Resource D: Principal Entry Plan
Resource E: Principal Professional Goal Plan
References
Suggested Readings
Index
