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Principal, The: Creative Leadership for Excellence in Schools, 6/E
Gerald C. Ubben, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Larry W. Hughes, University of Houston
Cynthia J. Norris, Lincoln Memorial University

ISBN-10: 020548137X
ISBN-13: 9780205481378

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Cloth; 432 pp
Published: 05/05/2006

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<>This text is organized around the ELCC Standards and provides a bridge from the theory of school administration to the practical problem solving in which school principals and other leaders engage.

 

The Principal is organized into four parts centered on the seven Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards developed specifically for school leaders. Each of the four major parts of the book is framed with one or two of the Standards as its major theme.

 

Now in its sixth edition, this text continues to be based on research indicating linkages between educational leadership and productive schools, especially in terms of outcomes for children. It supports the understanding that formal leadership in schools is a complex, multi-faceted task that requires continual learning and that effective school leaders must be strong educators focused on the central issues of learning, teaching, and school improvement. School leaders must also be moral agents and social advocates for the children and communities they serve while working with community stakeholders to create learning communities that value and care for others as individuals and as members of the educational community.

  • A solid research base relates directly to practice in the field, giving the text real-world authenticity.
  • Chapter-ending activities, selected readings, and thirty case studies are provided as supplemental learning tools.
  • The book's four sections are organized around the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards and focus on the key issues that form the heart and soul of effective leadership. Located in page margins throughout the text, references to ELCC Standards assist students and professors in linking their knowledge base with basic standards.
  • Constant attention is given to issues of learning and teaching and the creation of powerful learning environments. Each standard is supported by a list of elements that provide greater specificity to each standard. A complete list of all seven standards along with their associated elements is located in
    Appendix B.
  • Thirty case studies with scoring rubrics throughout the text, similar to the School Leaders Licensure Exam (SLLA) exam items and referenced to the standards, provide great practice opportunity and preparation for the actual exam.
  • An integrated focus on learning organizations and learning communities highlights the changing role of the principal as a transformational leader working with teachers, parents, and children to create a successful school.
  • A chapter on technology incorporates the use of important new technologies such as the World Wide Web (Ch. 14).

  • Increased emphasis on diverse school populations is included in Chapter 5 to reflect today’s school practice.
  • New activities and readings have been included throughout to maintain currency.
  • A "Social Justice" theme emphasizes for readers how many decisions made by a school principal have social justice implications (values chapter, school culture chapter, human relations chapters).
  • An emphasis on learning communities demonstrates how the school organization plays an important role in the opportunities for educators and children to interact (Ch. 2).
  • New supplements including an Instructor’s Manual/Test Bank and Powerpoint presentations have been developed by the authors to assist instructors teaching the course.  These supplements are available online by request from your local representative.
  • Technology Advantage—Allyn & Bacon Educational Leadership SuperSite (www.ablongman.com/edleadership) provides additional information and resources to supplement the text.

All chapters conclude with “Summary,” “Activities,” “Endnotes,” and “Selected Readings.”

 

Preface.

 

I. CREATING A VISION OF LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING.

 

1. The Principal: A Creative Blend of Substance and Style.

 

The School: The Context for Leadership.
The Principalship: The Role in Context.
The Principal: The Leader within the Role.
The Leadership Background.


2. The Learning Community.

 

Learning Communities.
High Performance Organizations.


3. Decision Processing and Decision Making at the School Site.

 

Decision Making: A Perspective.
Decision Making as Problem Solving.
Decision Settings.
Decision Processing.
The Work Group as a Problem Solving Unit.
Problem-Solving Work Groups.
The Garbage Can Model of Decision Making.


4. School Improvement through Systematic Planning.

 

The Principal's Role.
Gathering Baseline Data.
Determining Vision and Mission.
Clarifying Expectations for Student Learning.
Analysis of Instructional and Organizational Effectiveness.
Action Planning/Project Management.
The Project Calendar: Gantt Charting.

 

II. DEVELOPING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE.


5. Creating a Positive Learning Climate.

 

It's No Secret.
The School as a Culture.
Positive Student Control.
Actively Encouraging a Positive Learning Environment.
The Counseling Program.
Student Services.


6. The School Curriculum.

 

The Principal's Role in Curriculum Administration.
Curriculum Analysis.
Curriculum Design and Development.
Curriculum Delivery.
Curriculum Flexibility.
Curriculum Continuity.
Curriculum Balance.
Curriculum Classification System.
A Curriculum Model.
Offering Curricular Breadth.


7. Promoting Student Achievement.

 

Individual Differences among Children.
Grouping Students.
Instructional Processes and Types of Instruction.
Research on Teaching.


8. Special Students and Special Services.

 

The 1997 Idea Amendments.
Special Education and Related Services.
Disciplining Students with Disabilities.
Dealing with Parents of Special Children.
The Role of the Principal.
The Role of the Regular Classroom Teacher.
Outside Public Agencies.


9. Human Resources Development.

 

Human Resource Development and Organizational Context.
Individual and Group Needs.
Professional Development.
Personnel Evaluation and Supervision.
The Staff Evaluation Cycle.
Mentoring.
Organizational Development.
Implications for Leaders.

 

III. MANAGING THE ORGANIZATION.


10. Staffing the School–Recruitment, Selection, and Termination Processes.

 

Recruitment.
The Selection Process.
Employee Probationary Status.
Teacher Tenure.
Involuntary Termination.
Voluntary Termination.


11. Restructuring the Deployment of Instructional Personnel.

 

Empowerment.
Learning Communities.
Organizing for Learning Community Development.
Staffing Patterns for Elementary and Middle Schools.
Staffing Patterns for Secondary Schools.
The School as a Learning Community.


12. Restructuring Time–Scheduling.

 

Schedule Flexibility.
Schedule Design.
Learning Community Planning Time.
Elementary School Schedules.
Middle School Schedules.
Secondary School Schedules.
Block Schedules – Middle and High School.
Year-Round Schools.


13. Creative Budgeting, Fiscal Accounting, and Building Management.

 

The Budgeting and Planning Process.
Implementing a Planning, Programming, Budgeting System.
Accounting for Financial Resources and Expenditures.
Supplies and Equipment Management.
Care of the School Plant.
Working with Classified Personnel.


14. Technology Applications for School Management.

 

How to Get Started.
Technology Plans.
Technology Applications for a School Office.
Management Information Systems.
Local Area Networks (LAN).
World Wide Web (WWW).
Staff Development for Technology.
Hardware Security.

 

IV. INTERACTING WITH THE EXTERNAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.


15. The School and the Community.

 

The Community.
The School in the Complex Community: The Impact of the Gesselschaft Society.
Informal Community Forces.
Anticipate Obvious Flashpoints.
Formal Community Forces.
Promising Public Relations Techniques: Dealing with the Formal and Informal Forces.
Getting the Message Out: One-Way Public Relations Techniques.
Getting the Message Out and Back: Two-Way Public Relations Techniques.


16. Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Staff.

 

Legal Bases for Schools: A Federal, State, and Local Perspective.
Due Process.
Issues of Equity.
First Amendment Rights.
Sexual Harassment.
Common Tort Liability Settings.
Privacy and Confidentiality of Student Records.


Appendix A: Case Studies in School Leadership and Management.

Appendix B: ELCC ISLLC Standards (1-7).

 

“The Principal…is a timely and realistically written text that links scholarship with practice quite effectively. This book is well written and the majority of students in my educational leadership classes for the past five years have had nothing but high praise for this text, which they hold in high esteem.”

 

–Jerry E. Garrett, Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne

 

The Principal is organized into four parts centered on the seven Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards developed specifically for school leaders. Each of the four major parts of the book is framed with one or two of the Standards as its major theme.  Now in its sixth edition, this text continues to be based on the research indicating linkages between educational leadership and productive schools, especially in terms of outcomes for children.

 

New To This Edition:

 

·  Increased emphasis on diverse school populations is included in Chapter 5 to reflect today’s school practice.

 

·  A social justice theme emphasizes for readers how many decisions made by a school principal have social justice implications (values chapter, school culture chapter, human relations chapters).

 

·  New activities and readings have been included throughout to maintain currency.

 

·  An emphasis on learning communities demonstrates how the school organization plays an important role in the opportunities for educators and children to interact (Ch. 2).

 

·  New supplements including an Instructor’s Manual/Test Bank and PowerPoint presentations have been developed by the authors to assist instructors teaching the course.

 

 

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