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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Author | |
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A School Leader's Compass: In Who's Interest? | |
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Introspection: Clarifying Core Beliefs and Values | |
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Personal Skills Assessment | |
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Professional Skills Assessment | |
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Sampling of Published Assessment Instruments | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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The Nuts and Bolts of School Leadership | |
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Leadership for Today's Schools: What the Literature Says | |
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Accountability and the Principalship: Making the Grade | |
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Standards for Today's School Leaders: Measuring Up! | |
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Defining Instructional Leadership | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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Blueprints for Success | |
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Mission | |
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Vision | |
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Goals and Objectives | |
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Strategies | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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A School's Organizational Superglue | |
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Assessing School Climate and Culture | |
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Leadership Essential to Positive School Cultures | |
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From Classrooms and Cubby Holes to School Community | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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Organizational Conduits: Communication Strategies for Effective Instructional Leadership | |
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Seeking First to Understand | |
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Facilitating Collaboration Within the School | |
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Connecting With Parents and the Community as Partners | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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A Learning Organization's Whetstones: Best Leadership Practices for Facilitating Professional Growth and Development | |
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Reflective Practice | |
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Supportive Supervision | |
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Cooperative Evaluation | |
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Collaborative Professional Development | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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The Lens of Instructional Leadership | |
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Focusing on Learners and Learning | |
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Creating a Climate for Learning | |
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Communicating High Expectations for Learning | |
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Looking for Indicators of Effective Teaching and Learning | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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Tape Measures, Plumb Lines, and Common Sense: What Counts in Accountability | |
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Assuming the Accountability Reins | |
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Making Good Sense and Best Use of Standards | |
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Focusing on Classrooms for Accountability and Students' Achievement | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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The Instructional Leader's Power Tools: Cutting-Edge Leadership Strategies | |
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The Leader as Architect of Change | |
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Putting Data to Work | |
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Tapping Into the Power of Technology | |
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Pointers for the Principal | |
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The Ultimate Leadership Tool: Personal Fitness | |
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Investing in Personal Fitness | |
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Common Pitfalls of the Principalship | |
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In Conclusion | |
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Recommended Toolbox Resources | |
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References | |
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Index | |