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What does it take for a woman to be a successful administrator in education? Is it more than a matter of being the best qualified person for the job? Are there specific traits that can help you reach your goals? In their new book, Gupton and Slick bring you the stories of women who've made it. They reveal exactly what's necessary--and how to do it. They give you the kind of insider information newer administrators need to jump-start their careers and keep on track. Fifteen successful educational administrators share their lives and their experiences. They can help you: * Cultivate a desire to succeed * Learn how to be comfortable with pursuing power * Use your "participatory" leadership style * Broaden your educational qualifications * Develop networking and mentoring skills Explore the reasons behind top-level inequities in educational administration. Find out how you can successfully battle the system-wide practices that perpetuate the status quo. Learn how to overcome the cultural stereotypes: Build your own support systems, nourish your crucial desire for success, set up your own network, and get ready to climb. Use the important lessons you'll learn here to propel your career right to the top.
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"I applaud Gupton's focus on the learner. This is the most important tenet for a school administrator's decision making. Each chapter describes a portion of school leadership that the successful principal needs to master."—Sharon Madsen Redfern, PrincipalHighland Park Elementary School, Lewistown, MT
Use these powerful leadership tools to build teamwork and improve instruction!
Every school leader needs a toolbox of strategies for improving teaching and learning schoolwide. In this second edition of The Instructional Leadership Toolbox, Sandra Lee Gupton examines the role of principals in leading instruction and provides practical ways for leaders to reflect on and improve their practice.
Emphasizing a democratic approach that involves stakeholders in instructional leadership, this resource offers a compendium of helpful skills and strategies drawn from current research and theory in school administration. The book provides:
Updated standards from NAESP and ISLLCNew research that shows how a principal's actions can affect student achievementQuestions for reflective practiceQuotes and examples of instructional leadership strategies by practicing principals and veteran educatorsAdditional resources such as Web sites, workbooks, books, and articlesThis valuable guide provides a blueprint that demonstrates how school leaders can focus on student learning, while using specific tools to empower others and build teams for a common goal: increased student achievement.