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9781118801178 English 1118801172 A principal's job, first and foremost, is to diagnose their school's needs and match them to effective principal actions and school practices that drive student success. Successful principals use their diagnosis to build an action plan that pushes their school--and student achievement--to the next level. New Leaders developed their Transformational Leadership Framework (TLF) to understand exactly what schools achieving dramatic gains are doing and to share that knowledge throughout the school leadership community. Armed with this knowledge and aligned system supports, educational leaders--whether they are principals, assistant principals, teacher leaders, or district administrators--can drive significant gains in student achievement and help close the achievement gap. "The New School Leader" is a detailed field guide of the school practices and principal actions found in the highest-gaining urban public schools. The book is based on over 100 visits and case studies of schools that were identified as achieving dramatic gains, and draws on the latest research on the practices of effective schools, turnaround schools, secondary schools, and leadership. Desravines and Fenton focus on five categories of school practices. Among them are two primary drivers of student achievement: rigorous, goal and data-driven learning and teaching and achievement and belief-based school-wide culture. Two additional categories of a principal's work are essential to supporting these drivers: building and managing a high-quality aligned staff to the school's vision and instituting operations and systems to put the vision into place. Undergirding all of these categories is the personal leadership modeled by a principal who sets the tone for all student and adult relationships and practices in the school., Bridge the achievement gap with proven strategies for student success Breakthrough Principals debunk s the myth of the superhero principal by detailing the common actions and practices of leaders at our nations fastest-gaining public schools. Based on the authors Transformational Leadership Framework, which they developed through in-depth study of more than 100 high-gaining, high-poverty schools, the book distills findings into a practical, action-focused plan for diagnosing school needs and implementing structures, systems and practices that accelerate student achievement. Brought to life by case studies of principals who have led dramatic gains in student achievement, the book is a how-to guide for increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high-performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve. Youll learn how breakthrough principals make the schools mission a real part of both strategy and practice, and set up sustainable systems that support consistent, ongoing improvement. High-impact practices are organized into five broad categories: learning and teaching, school-wide culture, aligned staff, operations and systems, and personal leadership. The primary job of school leadership is to help students succeed. It begins with first recognizing and prioritizing areas of need, then finding and implementing the most effective solutions. Whether you work in a turn around environment, or want to make a good school better, this book will give you a set of concrete practices illustrated through examples of real principals in real schools that have been proven to work. Discover the primary drivers of student achievement Work toward the schools vision in staffing, operations, and systems Set the tone for all relationships and practices with good leadership Closing the achievement gap is a major goal of educational leadership, and principals are forever searching for viable methods that help them better serve their students. Breakthrough Principals unveils the details behind the success stories from across the nation to provide a roadmap to transformative gains.
9781118801178 English 1118801172 A principal's job, first and foremost, is to diagnose their school's needs and match them to effective principal actions and school practices that drive student success. Successful principals use their diagnosis to build an action plan that pushes their school--and student achievement--to the next level. New Leaders developed their Transformational Leadership Framework (TLF) to understand exactly what schools achieving dramatic gains are doing and to share that knowledge throughout the school leadership community. Armed with this knowledge and aligned system supports, educational leaders--whether they are principals, assistant principals, teacher leaders, or district administrators--can drive significant gains in student achievement and help close the achievement gap. "The New School Leader" is a detailed field guide of the school practices and principal actions found in the highest-gaining urban public schools. The book is based on over 100 visits and case studies of schools that were identified as achieving dramatic gains, and draws on the latest research on the practices of effective schools, turnaround schools, secondary schools, and leadership. Desravines and Fenton focus on five categories of school practices. Among them are two primary drivers of student achievement: rigorous, goal and data-driven learning and teaching and achievement and belief-based school-wide culture. Two additional categories of a principal's work are essential to supporting these drivers: building and managing a high-quality aligned staff to the school's vision and instituting operations and systems to put the vision into place. Undergirding all of these categories is the personal leadership modeled by a principal who sets the tone for all student and adult relationships and practices in the school., Bridge the achievement gap with proven strategies for student success Breakthrough Principals debunk s the myth of the superhero principal by detailing the common actions and practices of leaders at our nations fastest-gaining public schools. Based on the authors Transformational Leadership Framework, which they developed through in-depth study of more than 100 high-gaining, high-poverty schools, the book distills findings into a practical, action-focused plan for diagnosing school needs and implementing structures, systems and practices that accelerate student achievement. Brought to life by case studies of principals who have led dramatic gains in student achievement, the book is a how-to guide for increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high-performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve. Youll learn how breakthrough principals make the schools mission a real part of both strategy and practice, and set up sustainable systems that support consistent, ongoing improvement. High-impact practices are organized into five broad categories: learning and teaching, school-wide culture, aligned staff, operations and systems, and personal leadership. The primary job of school leadership is to help students succeed. It begins with first recognizing and prioritizing areas of need, then finding and implementing the most effective solutions. Whether you work in a turn around environment, or want to make a good school better, this book will give you a set of concrete practices illustrated through examples of real principals in real schools that have been proven to work. Discover the primary drivers of student achievement Work toward the schools vision in staffing, operations, and systems Set the tone for all relationships and practices with good leadership Closing the achievement gap is a major goal of educational leadership, and principals are forever searching for viable methods that help them better serve their students. Breakthrough Principals unveils the details behind the success stories from across the nation to provide a roadmap to transformative gains.