Priority Leadership: Generating School and District Improvement through Systemic Change: 8 (Leading Systemic School Improvement) - Softcover

Hess, Robert T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578864380 ISBN 13: 9781578864386

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006

Synopsis

Priority Leadership shows not only what actions and attitudes leaders should take, but also what pitfalls to avoid. Each chapter addresses hindrances to change and hallways for improvement. It is a practical book that will put into the hands of educators a blueprint for positive change that will lead to measurable improvement. This book will be of interest to all educational leaders.

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Review:

The uniquely practical wisdom of two veterans in school leadership. This book is invaluable for authentic strategic planning.--Juanita Lamely, Oregon State University

I wish I had had this no-nonsense little volume in front of me during my turbulent days as a school principal....Rob T. Hess and James W. Robinson are the keepers of the candle of uncommonly good sense in our profession of too much non-sense....School people see outsiders' efforts to reform their schools as changing things without improving them much. Outsiders see what school people do as improving things a bit without changing them much. Hess and Robinson show us how to change AND improve things.--Roland Barth, founder, Harvard Principals' Center and the International Network of Principals' Center

A unique look at leadership. This is not a list of tricks but a clear picture of how to authentically lead a school district to greater levels of achievement....Robert T. Hess and James W. Robinson have taken their local and personal leadership experiences and made them universal. They speak to all of us as we challenge our own conceptions of leadership.--Tom Ruhl, Program Director, Educational Leadership Program, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

The text is at once practical and inspiring, presenting in orderly fashion a compelling 'continuum of change' skill set. It concludes with a priority leader assessment tool, which will help leaders apply concepts and help district colleagues understand what priority leadership is all about. Recommended.--CHOICE

Priority Leadership will gently but persuasively tell you things you should have already known and wish you would have acted on much earlier.--School Administrator

The 10 chapters are presented as a growth continuum. They cover subjects such as moving from planning to vision, from hidden agendas to authentic listening, and from arrival to growth.--Reference and Research Book News

Synopsis:

"Priority Leadership" not only shows what actions and attitudes leaders should take, but what pitfalls to avoid. Each chapter addresses hindrances to change and hallways for improvement. It is a practical book that will put into the hands of educators a blueprint for positive change that will lead to measurable improvement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1578864380
• ISBN 13: 9781578864386
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180