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What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership

By: Jeffrey G. Glanz

Strengthen and hone your strategic leadership skills for effective school planning! 

This last volume in a seven-part leadership series gives direction to new and veteran school leaders focused on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership. It presents nine steps to strategic planning, with guidelines for promoting a vision and mission, using data to improve and empower, and implementing change. This leadership resource includes:

  • Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
  • Case study with reflective questions
  • "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
  • Self-assessment resources for leadership effectiveness
  • "In-Basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples
Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781412915922
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2005
  • Page Count: 184
  • Publication date: November 10, 2005

Price: $34.95

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Strengthen and hone your strategic leadership skills for effective school planning! 

This is an essential guide for new and veteran school leaders focused on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it provides nine steps to strategic planning, plus guidelines for promoting a vision and mission, using data to empower and implement change, evaluating school programs, and moving from micro-political to transformational leadership practice. This last volume in a seven-part leadership series features examples, and best practice, including:

  • Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
  • Case study with reflective questions
  • "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
  • Self-assessment resources for leadership effectiveness
  • "In-Basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples

For leadership that can empower and transform a school community, this insightful volume provides a sure-footed path for leaders seeking to foster and manage effective and lasting change.

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 Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Jeffrey G. 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 Planning Strategically

     9 Steps to Successful Planning

     Promoting Your Vision, Mission, and Goals

     Conducting a SWOT Analysis

     A Guide to Strategic Planning

     West Morris Regional High School District’s Long Range Plan

     Conclusion

3. Best Practices in Data-Driven Decision Making

     Learning From Role Models

     Using Data to Empower

     Collecting Data

     Easy Steps to Program Evaluation

     Conclusion

4. Best Practices in Transformational Leadership

     Understanding Micropolitical Leadership

     Understanding, Planning, and Implementing Change

     Monitoring Change

     Leading Change

     Becoming a Transformational Leader

     Conclusion

Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality

Resource A: Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations

Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership

Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources

References

Index