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What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership

Set the tone for schoolwide success and watch student achievement soar!

Packed with straightforward insights, research, anecdotes, and proven best practices, this second volume of the seven-part series is a one-stop resource for harnessing the power of school culture to boost morale and achievement, while fostering a successful learning community.

It provides the nuts and bolts for building and strengthening the four-tiered cultural role of every principal to promote: a positive school climate, visionary leadership, cultural diversity, and school self-renewal. The user-friendly guide crystallizes key points for quick access and easy implementation to inspire new and veteran principals.

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  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781412915878
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2005
  • Page Count: 144
  • Publication date: December 06, 2005

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Set the tone for schoolwide success and watch student achievement soar!

Heightened student achievement is cultivated in a safe, stimulating, and cooperative learning environment. This user-friendly guide provides principals ways to focus on creating a positive school climate and culture, realizing visionary leadership, embracing cultural diversity, and promoting school self-renewal.

Both research based and rich with examples, this second volume of a seven-part series will instill confidence in new principals and renew the enthusiasm of veteran administrators. Its straightforward insights and proven best practices make it a one-stop resource for harnessing the power of school culture to boost morale and achievement while fostering a successful learning community schoolwide.

This well-organized resource crystallizes key points for quick access and easy implementation through features such as: 

  • "Before We Get Started" questionnaire and response analysis
  • Case study and accompanying reflective questions
  •  "What You Should Know About" section framing each chapter
  •  Self-assessment resource for determining effectiveness of cultural leadership

Other titles in this leadership series:

What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Jeffrey Glanz

Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University’s College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...

1. Introduction

Case Study and Reflective Questions

2. Best Practices in Sustaining Positive Organizational Climate and Culture

Building Relationships With Students

Building Relationships With Teachers

Building an Ethic of Caring

Building Staff Morale

Conclusion

3. Best Practices in Visionary Leadership

Examining Beliefs and Values

Composing a Vision Statement

Actualizing Your Vision

Conclusion

4. Best Practices in Promoting Cultural Diversity

Encouraging Culturally Relevant Teaching

Debunking Myths About Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Leading in Culturally Relevant Ways

Conclusion

5. Best Practices in Fostering Organization Self-Renewal

Dealing With the Problem of Change

Dealing With the Problem of Conflict

Dealing With the Challenge of Renewal

Conclusion

Conclusion: Building and Sustaining a Learning Community

Resource A. Realities of Cultural Leadership: In-Basket Simulations

Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Cultural Leader

Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources

References

Index


Other Titles in: Cultural Competence | Principalship

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