Dale L. Brubaker is Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has also served on the faculties of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He received his doctorate in foundations of education from Michigan State University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on education and educational leadership, including CREATIVE CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP (Corwin), STAYING ON TRACK, (Corwin), and CREATIVE SURVIVAL IN EDUCATIONAL BUREAUCRACIES. Larry D. Coble is Managing Associate with School Leadership Services, A Division of The Coble Professional Group, a leadership and management consulting organization, and Director of the Collegium for the Advancement of Schools at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He provides speeches and seminars on leadership nationwide. He was a Senior Program Associate at the Center for Creative Leadership and served as assistant principal, principal, and superintendent in school systems in North Carolina. His most recent superintendency was in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received his doctorate in educational administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is coauthor of STAYING ON TRACK (Corwin).

"An exciting guide to help aspiring educational leaders develop."

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPrologue: A Cautionary Tale1. Accountability and High-Stakes TestingThe National LevelThe State LevelThe School-System LevelThe School LevelConclusion2. Self-Assessment ChecklistsChecklist AChecklist BConclusion3. What Causes Educational Leaders to Derail?Causes of Assistant Principal and Principal DerailmentCauses of Superintendent DerailmentConclusion4. Antiderailment StrategiesThe RecommendationsConclusion5. Professional and Personal Plans for DevelopmentWhat Works and Doesn’t Work in Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Recommendations for a School or School SystemA Personal Development Plan for ImprovementConclusion6. Preparing Teacher Leaders for Tomorrow’s Leadership PositionsA Grounding for Teacher Leader DevelopmentThe Realities of Context in Which Teachers LeadThe Teacher Leader and the Presentation of SelfThe Teacher Leader and MeetingsThe Teacher Leader as NetworkerConclusion7. The Seasons of An Educational Leader’s CareerPreparing the Way to Become an Educational AdministratorEntering Educational AdministrationSettling In—The Middle YearsThe Later Years as an Educational AdministratorConclusionAfterwordResourcesReferencesIndex

Dale L. Brubaker is Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has also served on the faculties of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He received his doctorate in foundations of education from Michigan State University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on education and educational leadership, including CREATIVE CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP (Corwin), STAYING ON TRACK, (Corwin), and CREATIVE SURVIVAL IN EDUCATIONAL BUREAUCRACIES. Larry D. Coble is Managing Associate with School Leadership Services, A Division of The Coble Professional Group, a leadership and management consulting organization, and Director of the Collegium for the Advancement of Schools at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He provides speeches and seminars on leadership nationwide. He was a Senior Program Associate at the Center for Creative Leadership and served as assistant principal, principal, and superintendent in school systems in North Carolina. His most recent superintendency was in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received his doctorate in educational administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is coauthor of STAYING ON TRACK (Corwin).

"An exciting guide to help aspiring educational leaders develop."

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPrologue: A Cautionary Tale1. Accountability and High-Stakes TestingThe National LevelThe State LevelThe School-System LevelThe School LevelConclusion2. Self-Assessment ChecklistsChecklist AChecklist BConclusion3. What Causes Educational Leaders to Derail?Causes of Assistant Principal and Principal DerailmentCauses of Superintendent DerailmentConclusion4. Antiderailment StrategiesThe RecommendationsConclusion5. Professional and Personal Plans for DevelopmentWhat Works and Doesn’t Work in Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Recommendations for a School or School SystemA Personal Development Plan for ImprovementConclusion6. Preparing Teacher Leaders for Tomorrow’s Leadership PositionsA Grounding for Teacher Leader DevelopmentThe Realities of Context in Which Teachers LeadThe Teacher Leader and the Presentation of SelfThe Teacher Leader and MeetingsThe Teacher Leader as NetworkerConclusion7. The Seasons of An Educational Leader’s CareerPreparing the Way to Become an Educational AdministratorEntering Educational AdministrationSettling In—The Middle YearsThe Later Years as an Educational AdministratorConclusionAfterwordResourcesReferencesIndex