Qualities of Effective Principals

Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part 1—What It Means to Be\ran Effective Principal......Page 18
1—Instructional Leadership:\rSupporting Best Practice......Page 20
2—School Climate:\rThe Heart of the School......Page 33
3—Human Resource\rAdministration: Selecting,\rSupporting, and Retaining\rQuality Teachers and Staff......Page 52
4—Teacher Evaluation:\rAssessing Instructional Quality......Page 82
5—Organizational Management:\rBuilding a Foundation for\rTeaching and Learning......Page 105
6—Communication and\rCommunity Relations:\rWorking with Internal and\rExternal Constituencies......Page 127
7—Professionalism and the\rPrincipal: Making a\rContribution to the\rEducational Community......Page 140
8—The Ultimate Challenge:\rThe Principal’s Role in\rStudent Achievement......Page 155
Part 2—Principal Effectiveness:\rTools You Can Use......Page 164
Section I—Principal Skills Assessment Checklists\r......Page 168
Section II—Principal Quality Indicators\rand Red Flags......Page 180
Section III—Annotated Bibliography......Page 198
References......Page 244
Index......Page 262
About the Authors......Page 266