Nancy Langley has been a World Languages teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia and a department chair and member of several school, district, and state-wide committees. She has developed curriculum and has worked on school planning, extra-curricular activities, and policy.Mark M. Jacobs worked his way up from classroom teacher to district-level administrator. In Webster Central Schools, New York, he was involved in curriculum, safety, attendance, residency and other legal issues of the school system.

Insightfulness, interpersonal skills, and flexibility! Just a few of the essentials skills that Jacobs and Langley teach you how to use in combination to become a more effective school leader. Packed with common sense observations and advice, this book is a great guide for today’s educational leaders.

• Foreword by William B. Stroud, Ed.D.PrefaceChapter 1 - Setting the Record Straight on TerminologyChapter 2 - Leadership StylesChapter 3 - One Final Word before We Present the Five SkillsChapter 4 - The Ability to Be InsightfulChapter 5 - Positive, Strong Interpersonal SkillsChapter 6 - Self-GrowthChapter 7 - FlexibilityChapter 8 - Keeping in Touch with the CommunityChapter 9 - Bringing It All TogetherChapter 10 - Now What?Chapter 11 - One Final PointChapter 12 - Your TurnBibliographyAbout the Authors

Nancy Langley has been a World Languages teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia and a department chair and member of several school, district, and state-wide committees. She has developed curriculum and has worked on school planning, extra-curricular activities, and policy.Mark M. Jacobs worked his way up from classroom teacher to district-level administrator. In Webster Central Schools, New York, he was involved in curriculum, safety, attendance, residency and other legal issues of the school system.

Insightfulness, interpersonal skills, and flexibility! Just a few of the essentials skills that Jacobs and Langley teach you how to use in combination to become a more effective school leader. Packed with common sense observations and advice, this book is a great guide for today’s educational leaders.

• Foreword by William B. Stroud, Ed.D.PrefaceChapter 1 - Setting the Record Straight on TerminologyChapter 2 - Leadership StylesChapter 3 - One Final Word before We Present the Five SkillsChapter 4 - The Ability to Be InsightfulChapter 5 - Positive, Strong Interpersonal SkillsChapter 6 - Self-GrowthChapter 7 - FlexibilityChapter 8 - Keeping in Touch with the CommunityChapter 9 - Bringing It All TogetherChapter 10 - Now What?Chapter 11 - One Final PointChapter 12 - Your TurnBibliographyAbout the Authors

Nancy Langley has been a World Languages teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia and a department chair and member of several school, district, and state-wide committees. She has developed curriculum and has worked on school planning, extra-curricular activities, and policy.Mark M. Jacobs worked his way up from classroom teacher to district-level administrator. In Webster Central Schools, New York, he was involved in curriculum, safety, attendance, residency and other legal issues of the school system.

Insightfulness, interpersonal skills, and flexibility! Just a few of the essentials skills that Jacobs and Langley teach you how to use in combination to become a more effective school leader. Packed with common sense observations and advice, this book is a great guide for today’s educational leaders.

• Foreword by William B. Stroud, Ed.D.PrefaceChapter 1 - Setting the Record Straight on TerminologyChapter 2 - Leadership StylesChapter 3 - One Final Word before We Present the Five SkillsChapter 4 - The Ability to Be InsightfulChapter 5 - Positive, Strong Interpersonal SkillsChapter 6 - Self-GrowthChapter 7 - FlexibilityChapter 8 - Keeping in Touch with the CommunityChapter 9 - Bringing It All TogetherChapter 10 - Now What?Chapter 11 - One Final PointChapter 12 - Your TurnBibliographyAbout the Authors