The Superintendent's FieldbookGuidance for ever-changing challenges, success through improved effectiveness Equip yourself to face the demands of a superintendent with this practical guide for new and veteran school leaders. Understanding leadership and budgets is only one piece of a pie that has grown to include privatization, performance- based teacher compensation, technology, and global comparisons like PISA. Based on 15 years of research with 300 superintendents, including members of the National Superintendents Roundtable, The Superintendents Fieldbook will become your touchstone for practical advice that you can implement today. The authors developed this new edition to help you Navigate difficult situations through sample cases and tips for action Lead with an eye on global impacts by illuminating education abroad Understand the Common Core standards as explained by fellow superintendents Explore instructional coaching and rounds as professional learning opportunities |
Contents
ORIENTATION | 1 |
LEADING YOUR SCHOOLS | 25 |
COPING WITH GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES | 69 |
LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT | 105 |
ADDRESSING RACE AND CLASS | 145 |
DEVELOPING YOUR PRINCIPALS | 193 |
COLLABORATING WITH YOUR ALLIES | 233 |
ENGAGING YOUR COMMUNITY | 261 |
SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN? | 299 |
APPENDICES | 337 |
THE NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS ROUNDTABLE AND THE FORUM FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT | 339 |
MEMBERS OF THE DANFORTH FORUM FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT | 341 |
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS ROUNDTABLE | 345 |
CONTRIBUTORS | 351 |
355 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
achievement gap administrators African-American agenda American schools assessment assets behavior budget building Cache County challenges charter schools classroom close the achievement coach collaboration Common Core complex create culture curriculum effective effort encourage evaluation Fieldbook focus focused George H. W. Bush groups Heifetz high school Hispanic images important improve individual instructional interview involved issues James Harvey Kathleen Hall Jamieson Kiva lead learning organization Luvern ment mental models minority organizational Over-the-Rhine parents participants people’s percent Peter Senge practice principals problem professional development programs public engagement Public Schools questions race and class responsibility role RTTT Sandy Hook says School District school leaders school reform staff standards strategies student achievement student learning success Superintendent’s systems thinking talk teachers teaching There’s things tion understand union University walkthrough Washington what’s you’re young