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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Leading with Integrity | |
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| Understand the Importance of Integrity | |
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| Expect Position Accountability | |
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| Work to Establish Trust | |
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| Share Beliefs and Values | |
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| Recognize Tests of Leadership | |
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| Value Relationships | |
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| Model Integrity | |
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| Essence of Integrity | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Keeping the Focus | |
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| Know the Mission | |
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| Assess District Strengths and Needs | |
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| Use the Administrative Team | |
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| Develop a Communication Network | |
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| Plan Strategically to Meet Priorities | |
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| Focus on the Plan | |
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| Essence of Keeping the Focus | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Developing an Effective School Board | |
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| Start Early | |
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| Be Proactive | |
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| Communicate Well and with Purpose | |
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| Keep the Focus | |
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| Use Common Sense | |
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| Essence of Developing an Effective School Board | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Building an Administrative Team | |
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| Select the Administrative Team Members | |
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| Understand the Purpose of Administrative Team Meetings | |
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| Plan for Frequent Meetings | |
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| Prepare Formal Agendas | |
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| Encourage the Team Model | |
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| Develop the Team Members | |
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| Essence of Building an Administrative Team | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Enhancing School-Community Relations | |
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| Embrace Communication Responsibilities | |
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| Apply Communication Rules | |
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| Communicate with a Variety of Audiences | |
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| Essence of Enhancing School-Community Relations | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Monitoring Efficient Operations | |
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| Review and Assess Operational Functions | |
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| Assure Regulatory and Legal Compliance | |
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| Communicate with the Business Office | |
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| Consider Partnerships | |
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| Value All Employees | |
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| Be a Leader and a Manager | |
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| Manage District Finances | |
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| Essence of Monitoring Efficient Operations | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Thinking Strategically | |
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| Rely on the Administrative Team | |
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| Develop "What If" Scenarios | |
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| Keep the School Board Informed | |
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| Have Courage | |
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| Think about Impact of Decisions | |
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| Essence of Thinking Strategically | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Facilitating Meaningful Change | |
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| Prepare for Resistance | |
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| View Change as a Planning Process | |
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| Study Expert Advice | |
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| Recognize the Purpose of Change | |
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| Avoid "One Size Fits All" Reforms | |
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| Prepare Staff | |
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| Evaluate Results | |
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| Keep the Focus | |
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| Essence of Facilitating Meaningful Change | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Advocating for Students | |
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| Review the District Plan | |
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| Gather, Analyze, and Use Meaningful Data | |
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| Make the Best Hiring Decisions | |
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| Assure That Professional Development Is a Priority | |
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| Speak Up in the Political Arena | |
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| Essence of Advocating for Students | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Seeking, Retaining, and Transitioning Positions | |
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| Understand the Role and Expectations | |
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| Assess the Fit | |
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| Adjust to a New Role | |
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| Develop Trust | |
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| Read the Signs | |
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| Essence of Seeking, Retaining, and Transitioning Positions | |
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| Tips and Advice | |
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| Quick Tips | |
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| References | |
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| Contributors | |
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| About the Author | |