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Author Goodman, Carole

Title Great Assistant Principals and the (Great) Principals Who Mentor Them : a Practical Guide
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (168 pages)
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Meet the Authors; Contents; Preface; Introduction; What This Book Is, What it Isn't, and How to Use It; Making the Case for Strong Relationships; Roadblocks to Assistant Principal Development: Two Perspectives; What This Book Is and Isn't; Other Than as a Doorstop, How Can You Use this Book?; 1 The Traditional Assistant Principal in Nontraditional Times; Once Upon a Time; Assistant Principal 2.0: The Evolution From Training to Leadership Development; The Assistant Principal Assignment: Old School vs. New School of Thought
A New Approach to the Assistant Principal Assignment: Shuffle and DealTrying New Things; 2 The Difference Between Principal's Job and the Assistant Principal's Job; The Deceiving Look of the "Glamorous Principalship"; The Rhyme and Reason of Delegation; The (Temporary) View from the Big Chair; Shining a Spotlight on the Assistant Principal; The View from the Top Through the Principal's Looking Glass; 3 The Assistant Principal Role: What the Students Need; "Getting to Know You ... "; Keeping It Positive, Keeps It Productive; Knowing Their Name Isn't Enough: Knowing What They Need
When What the Student Needs Has Little to Do with the Classroom4 The Assistant Principal Role: What the Staff Needs; Recognizing the Difference Between What Teachers Want and Need; Implementing the Principal's Vision: Do You See What I See?; Follow the (Instructional) Leader: What Does the Data Tell Us?; Collaboration Beyond "Playing Well with Others"; Like Most Things, It's the Relationship; 5 The Assistant Principal Role: What the Parents and Community Need; A Conversation with a Parent Is Rarely a One-on-One Proposition; The Assistant Principal as Community Organizer
The Most Important Question Concerning ParentsWhy Don't Parents Come with an Instruction Manual?; Difficult Conversations: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?; Positive Parent Communication: The Glass is Full!; 6 Hey! What About What I Need? And How Do I Know This?; Examining Both Sides of the Equation: Personal and Professional Needs; Experience (and the Experience of Others) Is the Best Teacher; The Care and Feeding of an Assistant Principal; You Can't Take Care of Others If You Don't Take Care of Yourself; 7 Principal and Assistant Principal Communication: The Honest High-Wire Act
Walking the WalkMetacognitive Processing: Was I Just Thinking That or Did I Say it Out Loud?; In the Loop, Part I: The Principal Never Like Surprises; In the Loop, Part II: The Principal's Eyes and Ears; Honesty Never Fails; 8 Assistant Principal Communication: How to Effectively Connect with Others; Learning from "The Great Communicator"; The Risks of Putting It Out There; ... And Speaking of E-mail; Administrators Sometimes Need Extended Time, Too; Please Don't Put Me In the Middle of This; With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility; 9 Building the Administrative Team
Summary Written for principals and assistant principals to read and reflect on together, this book describes the most common challenges facing today's assistant principals - and provides practical solutions. Authors Carole Goodman and Christopher Berry examine how principals and assistant principals can develop the kinds of relationships that serve to meet the needs of students, staff, and parents. Contents include: The Difference between the Principal's Job and the Assistant Principal's Job, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Students Need, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Staff Needs, and
Notes Two Powerful Building Blocks
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Form Electronic book
Author Berry, Christopher
ISBN 9781317926542
1317926544