Full Description
Coping with Educational Crises: Approaches from School Leaders Who Did It provides readers with perspectives and research-based strategies regarding the leadership approaches employed by school district administrators at all levels of organizational responsibility including superintendents of schools; assistant superintendents; program directors and coordinators; principals; assistant principals; and teacher leaders to confront unexpected major crises in school operations such as that created by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
This book consists of eight chapters written by practicing administrators, leadership researchers, and experienced educators who present their analyses and insights about managing the people, things, and ideas of educational organizations during crisis situations. They articulate various approaches that they and other educational leaders employed to abate the deleterious impact of crises on their respective organizations.
Coping with Educational Crises also provides recommendations to current and future school leaders who may face similar crises during their careers. Additionally, the editors and contributing authors offer sage advice to educational policymakers, school administrators, parents, and community leaders to recognize the collateral opportunities associated with any crisis including reforms to the pre-crisis traditional educational system since some of its key foundations, procedures, and expectations may have been significantly changed forever.
Contents
Foreword
Peter DeWitt
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. School Leadership in a Global Crisis: A Study of Initial Reactions and Future Perspectives
Carol S. Cash, Jodie L. Brinkmann, and Ted S. Price
Chapter 2. A Practicing Superintendent's Experiences During a Global Crisis: Recommendations for Preparing for the Next One!
Jeffrey Robert Rabey
Chapter 3. Constructing a Comprehensive Crisis Management Framework: Sunflower Unified School District Case Study
John E. McKenna and Walter S. Polka
Chapter 4. Instructional Leadership: The Critical Spark to Lead Meaningful Educational Change
Monica J. VanHusen and Walter S. Polka
Chapter 5. Managing the Auxiliary School Services: Budget, Finances, Facilities, Transportation, and Food Services in Crisis Situations
Rubie Harris
Chapter 6. Human Resources During Crises: Emphasize the HUMAN in Human Resources
John E. McKenna and Moira H. Cooper
Chapter 7. Commencing New Leadership Positions During Crises: Finding an Appropriate Leadership Conceptual Framework to Address Unexpected Personal and Professional Challenges
Michelle Grimes
Chapter 8. The Next Era is Up to Us: Seizing Opportunities and Creating a New Future
John E. McKenna, Monica J. VanHusen, and Walter S. Polka
Afterword
Thomas Payton
About the Editors and Contributors
