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Principal Leadership

Applying the New Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards

By: Elaine L. Wilmore

Foreword by John R. Hoyle

Finally, the new joint Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards, now recognized as the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards, are at your fingertips, ready to be applied by new and experienced principals alike, as well as by administrator preparatory programs.

The first to make the connection between the new standards and the principal's leadership role in creating and sustaining a school's culture and values, the simple consistent format includes:

Standards for the Learning Community
Philosophical Framework
Case Studies
Conclusion
The Ultimate Application

At the end of each chapter, easy-to-use learning tools include "Activities for Professional Development" and reflective questions.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9780761945550
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2002
Page Count: 160
Publication date: June 12, 2014

Price: $28.95

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"Certification, assessment, and standards for school principals are here to stay. Elaine Wilmore takes a fresh and innovative look at how standards for school administration are tied to the very core of educational leadership. A must read for all aspiring and practicing school leaders. Bravo!"
Theodore Creighton, Executive Director
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration

"This book informs school leaders how they can carry out critical leadership responsibilities that will lead to ever higher levels of academic achievement for all students."
John H. Stevens, Executive Director
Texas Business and Education Coalition and
Chairman of the Board, Texas Principals Leadership Initiative

Principal Leadership is the first book on the market that provides you with the new ELCC standards in a cohesive, easy-to-follow manner!

Finally, the new joint Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards, now recognized as the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards, are at your fingertips, ready to be applied by principals as well as administrator preparation programs.

This is first book to make the connection between the new standards and the principal's leadership role in creating and sustaining a school's culture and values. Its simple, consistent format includes:

Meeting the standards for the learning community
Creating, developing, and implementing school vision and culture
Organizing learning community resources
Establishing collaborative partnerships within the school community
Dealing with the dilemmas, politics, and professional development in school communities
Transforming the learning community

In addition to a thorough discussion of the new standards, each chapter includes easy-to-use learning tools that include "Activities for Professional Development" and reflective questions to help individuals, groups, or classes get the most from the book's practical, insightful, and easy-to-read format. Principal Leadership is a must-read for current and future school leaders who recognize the increasing complexity of the principal's role in our ever-changing, complicated world.

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Elaine L. Wilmore

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Dr. Elaine Wilmore was a public school teacher, counselor, elementary, and middle school principal before she moved to higher education. She has extensive background in everything from Early Childhood Education to creating and leading doctoral programs. She currently serves as a Doctoral Dissertation Adviser for Nova Southeastern University. She also founded and is President of Elaine L. Wilmore Leadership Initiatives, which focuses on improving campus and district leadership to increase student performance. Elaine formerly served as a Professor, the Chair of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations and as the founding Doctoral Director at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. She also served at Dallas Baptist University as Assistant Vice President for Educational Networking and Program Director for the M.Ed. and, again, the implementing director of the Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership.

Prior to her position at Dallas Baptist University, Dr. Wilmore served as Special Assistant to the Dean for NCATE Accreditation, Chair and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), and was the founder of all initial Educational Leadership graduate programs at UTA including the innovative field-based and grant funded Educational Leadership UTA, which received national acclaim, and the Scholars of Practice program. While at UTA she also served as Director of University Program Development where she developed and was the original Chair of the Faculty Governance Committee for the College of Education. Dr. Wilmore’s respect amongst those in higher education has led her to serve as a tenure reviewer in four states and a manuscript and proposal reviewer for many conferences and professional journals.

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

About the Author

Part I: Introduction

1. Our Changing World and Schools: The Need for a Learning Community

The Role of the Principal

Expectations

Is This Book for You?

The ELCC Standards for School Leaders

2. Standards for the Learning Community

A Brief History: The Standards Story

The Standards

Why?

Part II: Application of the Standards

3. Creating the Vision of a Collaborative Learning Community

Standard 1

Philosophical Framework

Case Studies