Authors: Jeffrey G. Glanz
ISBN-13: 9781412915922, ISBN-10: 1412915929
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: January 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Jeffrey Glanz currently holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values in the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University in New York City. Glanz was dean of Graduate Studies and chair of the Education Department at Wagner College in New York City. Prior to that he was executive assistant to the president at Kean University and was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association. He was also the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the same year. Glanz has authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited twenty volumes on various educational topics, including the 7-book What Every Principal Should Know about Leadership series with Corwin. He is a national speaker on topics including supervision, leadership, and self-improvement strategies for educators.
This guide for school leaders is filled with examples, best practice, and reflective questions on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership.
Dedication | vii | |
Acknowledgments | viii | |
About the Author | x | |
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started... | xiii | |
1 | Introduction | 1 |
Case Study and Reflective Questions | 9 | |
2 | Best Practices in Planning Strategically | 20 |
Nine Steps to Successful Planning | 25 | |
Promoting Your Vision, Mission, and Goals | 27 | |
Conducting a SWOT Analysis | 29 | |
A Guide to Strategic Planning | 31 | |
West Morris Regional High School District's Long-Range Plan | 41 | |
Conclusion | 46 | |
3 | Best Practices in Data-Driven Decision Making | 47 |
Learning From Role Models | 49 | |
Using Data to Empower | 56 | |
Collecting Data | 61 | |
Easy Steps to Program Evaluation | 71 | |
Conclusion | 77 | |
4 | Best Practices in Transformational Leadership | 78 |
Understanding Micropolitical Leadership | 82 | |
Understanding, Planning, and Implementing Change | 89 | |
Monitoring Change | 92 | |
Leading Change | 95 | |
Becoming a Transformational Leader | 99 | |
Conclusion | 103 | |
Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality | 105 | |
Resource A | Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations | 107 |
Resource B | Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership | 111 |
Resource C | An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources | 115 |
References | 120 | |
Index | 124 |