Full Description
Solving Contemporary School Leadership Challenges: A Case Learning Approach is for aspiring school principals, connecting theoretical and practical knowledge with the current realities of school leadership. The featured cases link to relevant Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) standards and cover a range of problems encountered by school principals including cyber bullying, diversity, equity and inclusion issues, school community relationships and supervision of personnel.
Adopting this case learning approach, the intended use of the cases as an instructional tool, engages aspiring leaders in problem framing, critical thinking, decision-making and reflective practice. The case studies bring reality into theory, involve students in personal learning and promote creation of a community of learners.
Contents
PART I. Advancing Well-Being for All Students Through Equity-Centered Leadership
Chapter 1. Building a Culturally Responsive Environment
Chapter 2. Know Thyself - Implicit and Explicit Bias in School Leadership
Chapter 3. Advancing Equity in Advanced Placement - Expanding Access for Minoritized Student
Chapter 4. Advocacy and Inclusion in a Rural School
Chapter 5. Shifting the Mirror: Reimagining Faculty Recruitment at East High School
Chapter 6. Too Many Referrals - Addressing Racial Disparities in School Discipline
Chapter 7. Voices in Every Language: Steering Community School #23 Toward Equity and Excellence
PART II. Instructional Leadership: A Catalyst for Teacher Support and Student Success
Chapter 8. Crossroads of Care: Leading Instructional Equity at Hamlin Park Middle School
Chapter 9. Guiding Growth with Care - Supporting Instructional Practice
Chapter 10. When Experience Isn't Enough
Chapter 11. Struggles and Resistance in Rolling Out the New Reading Initiative
Chapter 12. Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Aligning Pacing with Practice
PART III. Closing the Achievement Gap: Equity-Driven Leadership for Inclusive Excellence
Chapter 13. Data and More Data - Using Data Literacy for Student Achievement
Chapter 14. Testing, Testing, Testing - The Challenge of Social Promotion
Chapter 15. Case Study — Why Are You Calling My Child a "Bubble Kid"?
Chapter 16. Data at the Crossroads - Turning the Tide at Traditional High School
Chapter 17. "Numbers with a Name": Leading a Data-Driven Culture for Special Needs Students in Rural Brookstone
Chapter 18. Bridging the Divide: Cultivating an Inclusive Data Culture at Jimmy Carter School
Chapter 19. Beyond the Numbers: A Novice Principal's Quest to Build a Data-Focused Culture at Fairview Heights Middle School
PART IV. Organizational Leadership: Navigating Complexity in School Systems
Chapter 20. Staffing the Gap: A Leadership Dilemma at Jefferson High School
Chapter 21. Communication is Key: Rebuilding Trust at Lincoln High School
Chapter 22. Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in School Leadership at Lincoln High School
Chapter 23. Transformational Leadership in Turning Around Low- Performing Schools
Chapter 24. Revitalizing School Culture and Climate Through Transformational Leadership
Chapter 25. Redemption or Risk? Ethical Hiring in Urban School Leadership
Chapter 26. Baptism by Budget: A First-Year Principal's Wake-Up Call
Chapter 27. Counting Every Penny: Navigating Fiscal Storms at Riverside High
Chapter 28. Duty of Care Amid Cuts: Navigating a Union Reduction-in-Force at Fairmont Avenue Elementary
Chapter 29. Shadows in the Cloud: A Cyberbullying Crisis at Clearbrook High
