Holistic Leadership, Thriving Schools

Build a school where students flourish academically while also meeting their social and emotional learning needs. In this practical school leadership book, author Jane A. G. Kise offers a toolkit of strategies specially designed to support the daily work of school leaders. Learn how to overcome ongoing challenges, navigate competing priorities, and unite your entire school community around one common purpose: supporting whole-child learning.

Lead schools in teaching the whole student, with help from this educational leadership book:

• Understand the benefits of student engagement and having the whole child present in the classroom.
• Study the twelve lenses of leadership -- core educational leadership responsibilities that are essential for leading whole-child schools.
• Develop leadership skills and emotional intelligence to overcome biases and balance student and adult needs.
• Learn how to create an environment strengthened by collaborative trust, where students and educators feel engaged and motivated.
• Gain insight into SMART goal-setting for leadership development, establishing a priority focus to achieve real goals.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Developing Leadership for Whole-Child Schools
Chapter 2: Thinking in Terms of Both and And: A Core Leadership Competency
Chapter 3: Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Leading for the Whole Child
Chapter 4: Leading Toward a Common Vision and Guiding Others in Leading Themselves
Chapter 5: Implementing Initiatives and Making Them Meaningful
Chapter 6: Building a Learning Community Where Individuals Have Autonomy
Chapter 7: Taking Reality Into Account While Pursuing a Vision
Chapter 8: Building on Current Success While Changing to Meet the Future
Chapter 9: Moving Ahead Quickly While Moving Ahead for the Long Haul
Chapter 10: Balancing Logical Objectivity With Valuable Subjectivity
Chapter 11: Getting Results While Building Trust
Chapter 12: Using Positional Power While Sharing Power
Chapter 13: Finding Clarity on What and Why With Flexibility on How
Chapter 14: Planning in an Ever-Changing, Uncertain Environment
Chapter 15: Making Measurable Progress and Finding Purpose
Chapter 16: Focusing on Your Priorities
Appendix: Personality Type and the Twelve Lenses of Leadership