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The School Leadership Playbook
A Field Guide for Dramatic Improvement
Jean Desravines (Author), Benjamin Fenton (Author)
9781119044215, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 29 May 2015
208 pages
23.6 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.299 kg
A proven framework for whole-school improvement The School Leadership Playbook is a practical guide for education leaders looking to push their school's and students' achievement to the next level. Developed by renowned leadership preparation program New Leaders, the Transformational Leadership Framework focuses on the five categories that drive a school's success: Learning and Teaching, School Culture, Talent Management, Operations and Systems, and Personal Leadership. This book illustrates how each of these factors contributes to breakthrough gains, and outlines a plan for implementing changes in your own school. You'll learn how to accurately diagnose the current state of your school's academics and culture and create an action plan for the year ahead. The TLF is grounded in the latest research and case studies of the highest-gaining turnaround schools, and shows you the specific actions you can take to attract, retain, and support high-performing teachers; improve school culture; successfully involve parents and the community; and ultimately drive student success. New Leaders developed the UEF to pinpoint what schools achieving significant student academic gains were doing, and how they were doing it. This book provides a practical breakdown of the framework to help you begin leading these changes in your own school. By matching the needs of the school to effective principal actions and school practices, leaders can create a plan for transformational change.
About the Authors vii About New Leaders ix Leadership for School Improvement 1 Our Experience: Developing Transformational Leaders for High-Poverty Schools 3 The Transformational Leadership Framework 4 What Is the TLF? 5 Chapter One Learning and Teaching 13 Lever 1 Aligned curriculum 22 Lever 2 Classroom practices and instruction 26 Lever 3 Data 30 Lever 4 Student-centered differentiation 36 Chapter Two School Culture 39 Lever 1 Shared mission and values 48 Lever 2 Relationships 56 Lever 3 Family and community engagement 62 Chapter Three Talent Management 65 Lever 1 Recruitment and onboarding 76 Lever 2 Instructional leadership team 84 Lever 3 Performance monitoring and evaluation 88 Lever 4 Professional learning and collaboration 96 Chapter Four Operations and Planning 101 Lever 1 Goal setting and implementation 108 Lever 2 Time management 112 Lever 3 Budget 116 Lever 4 Community and district relations 122 Chapter Five Personal Leadership 127 Structure 132 Levers in the Personal Leadership Category 132 Lever 1 Belief-based and goal-driven leadership 137 Lever 2 Equity-focused leadership 138 Lever 3 Interpersonal leadership 139 Lever 4 Adaptive leadership 140 Lever 5 Resilient leadership 141 Conclusion 143 Appendix Methodology of the New Leaders Research Study 145 Glossary 148 Bibliography and Works Cited 156 Index 172
Subject Areas: Education [JN]
