Preparing for Educational Leadership: A Study Guide for Success in Taking Educational Leadership Licensure Examinations - Softcover

Forman, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1323818278 ISBN 13: 9781323818275

Publisher: Pearson, 2018

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Kenneth Forman

Dr. Forman started his career in education as a middle school science teacher for the NYC public schools. He has served as middle school assistant principal, director of state and federal programs, director of curriculum and instruction, executive assistant to the superintendent, and most importantly, principal in NYC and Long Island public schools, having 39 years' of experience. He is currently the coordinator of Educational Leadership Programs and instructor in Stony Brook University's Educational Leadership Program. He is also the author of Diving into Data, a companion book that deals with thoughtful use of data for improved school leader decision-making and student achievement. Dr. Forman has received recognition as "Friend of Education" from Phi Delta Kappa and member of the New York Academy for Public Education. He has written many journal articles, too numerous to mention. He also serves an educational consultant to a variety of educational organizations, and most recently as an advisor to a New York State Regent.

Dr. Forman is a graduate of Queens College, Brooklyn College, and received his doctorate from New York University in Educational Administration.

Jeffrey Soloff

Mr. Soloff earned his certificate in educational administration, masters and bachelor's degrees from Brooklyn College. His professional interests include developing a cadre of future school leaders and performing School Quality Reviews throughout the United States. Jeffrey has been an adjunct professor of educational leadership at Stony Brook University in New York since 2001. He teaches courses in leadership theory, leadership practice, building administration and supervises administrative interns.

His career began in 1970 as an elementary school teacher. Subsequently, he assumed a variety of administrative positions at the building and district levels. Jeffrey spent nineteen years as an elementary school principal in New York City and in the Plainedge School District in North Massapequa, New York.

Jeffrey's years of administrative experience in public schools have given him a vast amount of knowledge and expertise that he has incorporated into this book.

From the Back Cover

PREPARING FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, Third Edition
A study guide for success in taking educational leadership exams
Preparing for Educational Leadership, Third Edition is a guide for educational leadership candidates' preparation for New York State School Building Leader and School District Leader licensure examinations. This book provides selected and extended performance tasks aligned with the PSEL standards. Each solution is inclusive of a rationale to assist the candidate in understanding how to deal with that particular issue.
Features: ¿ Performance tasks that mirror real-life school and district issues ¿ Document-based selected response questions involving analysis and interpretation of data ¿ Teacher observations in alignment with the teacher observation rubric ¿ Alignment with PSEL standards
As you peruse through our book in preparation for taking the SBL and SDL licensing examinations and you come across something that you question or think you might have a more informed response, feel free to email us at: Preparingforedleaders3@gmail.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1323818278
• ISBN 13: 9781323818275
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 376