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The School Leadership Triangle

From Compliance to Innovation

By: Paul L. Kimmelman

Foreword by M. Rene Islas

Position your school or district for continuous improvement in the 21st century!

While educational leaders must be responsive to federal policy mandates, compliance alone will not guarantee continuous school improvement. The author creates a triangular framework for meaningful, systemic improvement based on federal policy compliance, effective leadership, and innovation. Filled with practical examples, this remarkable book:

Provides a rare glimpse into the thought processes of the legislators and policy makers behind NCLB
Includes contemporary thinking on how leaders can distribute leadership throughout a school or district
Focuses on the critical role of innovation in creating successful reform efforts

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Grade Level: K-12
ISBN: 9781412978040
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2010
Page Count: 176
Publication date: March 07, 2014

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"Paul Kimmelman's book is full of interesting thoughts on how to generate successful educational innovations in a policy environment that demands accountability. His blend of on-the-ground experience as a teacher and school administrator, coupled with his understanding of change practices in business, leads to many fresh insights."
—Robert C. Granger, President
William T. Grant Foundation

"This book provides a rare, insightful analysis of the ideas and concerns of national leaders who shaped legislation. Kimmelman's work encourages individuals to embrace a new form of leadership and redesign schools that reflect the economic and social realities of the present and future."
—Kenneth Arndt, Superintendent
Community Unit School District 300, Carpentersville, IL

Position your school or district for continuous improvement in the 21st century!

While educational leaders must be responsive to federal policy mandates, compliance alone will not guarantee continuous school improvement. Leaders must create conditions that foster innovative solutions to perennial problems and engage all educators in systemic reform.

Paul L. Kimmelman creates a triangular framework for improving education based on federal policy compliance, effective leadership, and innovation. With practical examples from business and education, this remarkable book:

Provides a rare glimpse into the thought processes of legislators and policy makers who wrote the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Includes contemporary thinking on how leaders can distribute leadership throughout a school or district
Focuses on the critical role of innovation in creating successful reform efforts

The School Leadership Triangle provides leadership teams with a solid foundation for discussing key issues that can lead to substantive improvements in schools and districts while addressing the challenges of federal laws.

Read the EducationNews.org interview with Paul Kimmelman on his interviews with Congressional leaders behind NCLB.

Key features

Based on a unique conceptual framework designed around the intersection of federal policy compliance, leadership, and innovation
Provides a rare glimpse into the thought processes of federal legislators responsible for the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Includes contemporary thinking about how leaders can work to ensure alignment with followers
Focuses on the critical role of innovation in creating successful reform efforts

Author(s)

Paul L. Kimmelman

Paul L. Kimmelman is senior adviser to the CEO at Learning Point Associates. He has served as a consultant to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in England, and senior consultant to Project 2061 Professional Development Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He worked in K–12 education for more than 30 years as a teacher, high school assistant principal, middle school principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent, and he has been an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities. Currently, he is adjunct professor at Argosy University. As superintendent in Lima, Ohio, he worked to help the district successfully comply with a federal desegregation order. He served as president of the First in the World Consortium when he was a superintendent in Illinois. The consortium was a collaborative group of school districts that were the first noncountry group to participate in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. He has authored numerous articles and publications on education and presented at national and state education meetings. He is author of Implementing NCLB: Creating a Knowledge Framework to Support School Improvement (2006) and coauthor (with David Kroeze) of Achieving World-Class Schools: Mastering School Improvement Using a Genetic Model (2002). He was appointed by former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley to the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching, chaired by former senator and astronaut John Glenn, and served on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study Technical Review Panel. He was also appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige to serve on the Teacher Assistance Corps and participated in the Teacher-to-Teacher project, offering sessions on building teacher leaders.

Table of Contents

Foreword by M. Rene Islas

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

1. Compliance

Author Note

Introduction

Why Pass NCLB?

Calls for Reform Prior to NCLB

Some Additional Reports – Post-NCLB

Summary

Discussion Activity Questions

How Can Teachers and Government Build a Relationship to Achieve World-Class Standards? by Sir Michael Barber

2. Leadership

Introduction

History of Leadership Theories

Summary

A Transformation of Education Leadership

Training Programs for School Leaders

Summary

Discussion Activity Questions

3. Innovation

Introduction

The Innovation Process

An Education Innovation Process Framework

Summary

Some Innovations Currently Being Used in Education

Summary

Discussion Activity Questions

4. Final Thoughts and Conclusions

Compliance

Leadership

Innovation

Discussion Activity Questions

Final Words, by Gina Burkhardt

Appendix A: Biographies of Contributors

Appendix B: List of Interviewees

References

Index

Reviews

"Paul Kimmelman's book is full of interesting thoughts on how to generate successful educational innovations in a policy environment that demands accountability. His blend of on-the-ground experience as a teacher and school administrator, coupled with his understanding of change practices in business, has led to many fresh insights."

Robert C. Granger, President
William T. Grant Foundation

"Finally we have a book that encourages educators to take charge of the situation and shape the future of public education. This book provides a rare and insightful analysis of the ideas and concerns of national leaders who have shaped legislation. Kimmelman’s work encourages individuals to embrace a new form of leadership and redesign schools that reflect the economic and social realities of the present and future. America was established under the precepts of innovation, and Kimmelman challenges our schools to embrace change."

Kenneth Arndt, Superintendent
Community Unit School District 300, Carpentersville, IL

Other Titles in: Leadership | School Change, Reform, & Restructuring | Standards & Accountability

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