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A must read for practitioners of educational leadership and students alike! Offers powerful strategies, recommendations, and resources tsuccessfully lead school reform The checklists are invaluable tools tbring about the cultural shift needed tfocus all stakeholders on teaching and learningùRoy F Davenport, Principal, Alfred E Beach High School, Savannah, GA Urban principals face unique challenges that deserve unique solutions How can urban principals meet the challenge of educating students in environments that routinely include poverty, violence, aging infrastructure, lack of funding, cultural differences, and high levels of turnover? This accessible manual offers powerful tools and practical guidance tensure that urban principals succeed as school leaders Gwendolyn J Cooke provides tried-and-true, research-based strategies for initiating, stabilizing, and sustaining effective practices Each chapter includes reflective thinking activities thelp school leaders assess needs, and set and achieve goals This second edition examines the challenges the current educational environment and links the ISLLC standards tseven keys of leadership:Control: manage the school community by building consensusCaring: create a school climate that invites students tlearn, grow, and exploreChange: use effective strategies timplement constructive change processesCharisma: cultivate your own charismatic potential Communication: strengthen your ability tcommunicate in different settingsCurriculum: provide instructional leadership by harnessing the power of curriculumCourage: find the courage needed ttake risks that will move your school forward Use these proven strategies tincrease your leadership capacity and effect real change in your school!
