Susan P. Gray – författare

"These successful principals move beyond platitudes and optimistic denial and learn to face the facts of what is necessary to improve schools—then they do it. These star principals learn to work with teachers and their union rather than around them."—Charles Taylor Kerchner, Hollis P. Allen Professor Claremont Graduate University"Links Collins′s work to success in the school setting. The examples of school leaders who were able to lead effective, systemic change are powerful."—Brenda Dean, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction Hamblen County Department of Education, TNMake the leap from ordinary to stellar school leadership!"What can I do to make a difference and lift my school to excellence?" From Good Schools to Great Schools answers this question for principals and considers other critical issues in a detailed examination of school leadership.Based on the concepts from the national bestseller Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don′t, this guidebook identifies nine characteristics of high-performing "Level 5" school leaders through:In-depth discussions and detailed case studies of six "star" school principalsA comparison of principals and corporate leaders, including qualities exclusive to school leadershipReflection questions for more effective application of leadership principlesTemplates, implementation tips, and additional resourcesCorrelated with ISLLC standards, this comprehensive resource is a valuable resource for aspiring and practicing school administrators, site leaders, and supervisors.

"This book is right on target with its thought-provoking ideas and concepts on the characteristics of successful educational leaders."—Thomas F. Leahy, Consultant, Executive Search Department, Illinois Association of School Boards"Our best teachers obtain great results by building positive relationships with their students. Gray and Streshly show how our best principals do the same thing and how these behaviors can be learned and practiced."—Kevin Singer, Superintendent, Topeka Public Schools, KSBuild your capacity to lead your school to greatness!Great leaders are made, not born. Written by the authors of From Good Schools to Great Schools, this sequel shows how great school leaders can be developed and how leaders can acquire the powerful personal leadership characteristics that the best administrators use to lead their schools to greatness.Based on sound strategies and the work of Jim Collins, Susan Penny Gray and William A. Streshly tackle how to build relationships, communicate effectively, exercise your personal will with humility, face brutal facts, get faculty on board, and build a school culture of self-discipline. Chapters include:Case studies that provide an ongoing context for professional learning Self-assessments that reveal your inherent leadership dispositionsInterviews and tips from exceptional principals in the fieldStrategies for developing specific leadership qualitiesApplication exercises that reinforce how to put the strategies into action Reflection activities that encourage professional growthAppropriate for both individual and group professional development, Leading Good Schools to Greatness reveals how leadership skills can be learned and used to take your school to the next level.