The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact

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John Wiley & Sons, Feb 3, 2014 - Education - 192 pages
The author of Six Secrets of Change describes how and why the principal's role must change to maximize student achievement

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Principals are often called the second most crucial in-school influencers (after teachers) of student learning. But what should the principal do in order to maximize student achievement? One of the best-known leadership authors in education, Fullan explains why the answer lies neither in micro-managing instruction nor in autonomous entrepreneurialism. He shows systematically how the principal's role should change, demonstrating how it can be done in short order, at scale.

  • Reveals the three key roles that administrators must play in today's schools
  • Explains how to choose the right versus wrong drivers of school success
  • Filled with "action items" to help implement Fullan's program effectively
  • Includes strategies that have been successfully field-tested in schools across the United States and Canada
 

Contents

Outmoded
1
Vices and Virtues
17
The First KeyLeading Learning
51
The Second KeyBeing a District
93
The Third KeyBecoming
119
The Future Is Now
141
References
161
Index
169

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About the author (2014)

Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is a professor emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. He consults with leaders of education systems worldwide and is the award-winning author of more than thirty books, including Leading in a Culture of Change, The Six Secrets of Change, and Change Leader. To learn more, visit www.michaelfullan.ca.

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