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Written by an award winning superintendent and a successful educator and business person, this book is about courage, heart, brains and homeùfour assets that are essential teffective education Educational leaders must have the courage tdthe right thing, open their hearts tcare for others, use their brains tcontinuously improve, and promote caring and nurturing homesA School DistrictÆs Journey tExcellence shows educators how tbecome adept at employing these four assets along with appropriateápractices tsuccessfully educate public school children The authors help superintendents, school leaders, school boards, and their constituencies understand the importance of implementing new methods and illustrate how tfacilitate: Increased student achievement Progressive instructional leadership Better use of precious resources Strong school-community and school-business relationships Readers will find a realistic perspective on the best practices that work inside schools and how school boards and the greater community can best collaborate with school leaders tserve our children Filled with sound educational and business practices, rich examples, cases, and data, this book will become a critical how-tmanual tfoster productive school change
