{"product_id":"competencybased-leadership-9781475802337","title":"CompetencyBased Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompetency-Based Leadership is intended for school leaders that currently are serving as practitioners in the field. In addition, those individuals who aspire to a career in the principalship  also will find the information  of special value. The primary purpose of the book is to provide practicing principals and others to meet the challenges related to learning leadership. The book serves as a guide for ensuring the accomplishment of the goal of establishing a learning culture in the school. Persons who use the book will gain the knowledge and skills that are required for becoming an effective learning-leader in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompenency-Based Leadership will be one of those books that stays on my top ten reading list. The knowledge base, understandings and skill sets outlined in this book are the essential ingredients for becoming and remaining a high performing principal. Principals and aspiring principals should make this book a \"must read\". -- Barry L. Fritch, M.Ed, educator, principal\/learning leader, Broadmor Elementary School, Tempe, Arizona\u003cbr\u003eCompetency-Beased Leadership addresses significant issues facing todays school principals. Besides examining the importance of developing leadership competencies focusing on student learning and accountability, the authors provide important insights about issues that continue to plaque novice and experienced school leaders—budgeting, community building, legal quandaries, and planning and organizing their time. A key feature of the text is the use of guiding discussion questions and case studies to illustrate how school leaders practice these competencies. -- Bruce G. Barnett, educational leadership and policy studies, University of Texas at San Antonio\u003cbr\u003eDr. Scott Norton's thorough treatment of contemporary educational research on school leadership is exceptional. This serves as the foundational framework for the practicing principal to use in daily leadership practice. The questions posed in the text are compelling and yield inspired reflection. The conclusion is brilliantly elegant: Leadership matters. -- Mike Andersen, EdD, principal, Barry Goldwater High School, Phoenix, Arizona\u003cbr\u003eDr. Scott Norton has produced a well-developed and comprehensive text for school administrators and those planning professional careers as administrators in education. Centering squarely on the contemporary topic of competency-based leadership, the book provides the reader with the foundational history of school leadership and the specific knowledge and skills required to become a competent school leader. Chapters of the book focus on the topics of the legal concerns, organizational and planning strategies, decision-making effectiveness, strengthening faculty, responding to student needs and other essential knowledge and skills required in high-performing schools today. -- Quentin J. Bogart, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former community college president\u003cbr\u003eCompetency-Based Leadership provides a comprehensive overview of what today's school principal needs to know and be able to do. Drawing upon his wide experience in educational leadership and administration, Dr. Scott Norton brings insight and clarity to the challenges inherent in this most important educational position. It is of significance that the lens he uses to present the modern principal is the lens of competency-based leadership. Today's school leaders are of necessity focused on outcomes and educational leadership, with useful knowledge about the learning leadership embraced by principals that leads to desirable educational outcomes for children and for schools. Dr. Norton's book will be a valuable addition to one's book case. -- Miles Bryant, professor and fulbright scholar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln\u003cbr\u003eCompetency-Based Leadership is a book that will set the gold standard for today's 21st century principal. Research has taught us to embrace change through knowledge of best practices and examples of accountability through discussion questions and real case studies. Scott Norton has brought us a comprehensive guide to meeting the challenges of administration today. This book goes far beyond a how-to into the ultimate playbook for school success. -- Debra Duvall, executive director, Arizona school administators, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1—The Building of the School Principalship in America \t \tThe Primary Chapter Goal \t \t\t\tThe School Principal: A Historical Perspective \tEstablishment of American Schools \tHorace Mann and Universal Education \tBenjamin Rush and the Spirit of Nationalism \tCommon Schools in America \tThe Emergence of the Junior High School \tThe Development of the American High School and the Evolution of the School \t\t\tPrincipalship \tThe Lancastrian System of Instruction \tThe Emergence and Development of the Position of Assistant Principal \tThe School Principal’s Limited Role as an Assistant Principal \tChanging Roles of the Assistant Principal  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 2—Theory and Concepts Into Practice: Foundations for the Work of the School \tPrincipal  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal \t \tTheory and Concepts and Their Influence on the Work of the School Principal \tThe Scientific Management Era: Its Influence on the Growth of the Principalship \tThe Human Relations Era and Its Influence on the Growth of the Principalship \tThe Behavioral Science Era and the Years of Postmodernism \tContemporary Problems encountered By School Principals \tKeeping the Quality School Principals on the Job \tPrimary Responsibilities of the School Principal \tMajor Issues and Problems Facing Education: Implications for the Work of the \t\t\tSchool Principal  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 3—Competency-Based Administration and Its Implications for the Work of the \tSchool Principal  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal \t \tThe Competency Concept and Its Implications for the School Principal \tCharacteristics and Behaviors of the Competency-Based School Principal \tA Competency-Based Personal Growth Model for the School Principal \tThe ISLLC Standards and Their Knowledge Requirements for School Leaders  \tNASSP Administrative Skill Dimensions \tThe School Principal’s Job Description: Identification of Required Competencies \tCore Competencies of the School Principal \tEthics and Responsibilities of the School Principal: Important Competency-Based \t\tCharacteristics  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 4—The School’s Vision and Mission—Foundations for Effective Planning, Organization, and Decision-Making by the School Principal  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tThe School Principal’s Administrative Philosophy \tThe Planning Process: A Foundational Responsibility of the School Principal \tProblem Analysis, A Required Skill for Decision-Making \t\tOrganizational Theory: A Basis for Decision-Making \tHow Does the Principal Demonstrate Decisiveness? \tSources of Power and Decision-Making \tDecision-Making as a Group Process  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 5—Organizational Culture and Organizational Climate: The School Principal and Staff Relationships \t \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tSchool Culture and Climate: Can They Be Defined? \t \tHow the School Benefits from Understanding the Culture in Which It is \t\t\t\tEmbedded \tOrganizational Climate and Its Impact on Significant Aspects of School Programs \tHow Does School Climate and School Culture Enhance School Improvement, \t\t\tIncluding the Staff Development Process? \tHow the School Principal Can Determine the Status of the School Climate \tThe Implementation of the Human Resources Process at the Local School Level \tJob Satisfaction and the Climate of the School \tBest Practices for Improving the School’s Climate: What the Research Says \t \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  \tChapter 6—The Principal’s Leadership for Building Positive School-Communitiy Relations  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tThe Public Relations Competencies and Indicators of Competency of the School \t\t\tPrincipal \tSchool Public Relations Suggestions for Local School Principals \tThe Teacher’s Role in Fostering Positive Community-School Relations \tSchool Support Personnel and Their Importance in an Effective Public Relations \t\t\tProgram \tThe Leadership Responsibilities of the School Superintendent in Promoting an \t\t\tEffective Public Relations Program \tWorking With the Media \tAn Operational Model for Planning, Initiating, Implementing and Evaluating the \t\t\tSchool’s Public Relations Program \t \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 7—The Legal World of the School Principal: Legislation, Court Rulings, School Board Policy, Administrative Regulations, and School Rules \u0026amp; Procedures.  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tThe Legal Basis for Public School Operations: The Federal Government \tLandmark Court Cases With Direct Implications for the Work of the School \t\t\tPrincipal \tK-12 Facts for Education in America: Education is Big Business \tThe Legal Basis for Educational Operations: The State Government \tPolicy, Regulations, By-Laws and Rules: Who Does What? \tSchool Board Policies and Their Influence on the Work of the School Principal \tCharacteristics of Effective School District Policies \t \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 8—Planning and Organizing: Foundational Skills Required of the School Principal  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tThe School as an Important Component of School System \tSystems Theory and Its Implications for Effective Planning \tThe Benefits of Internal and External Scanning \tShort and Long-Range Planning \tStrategic and Operational Planning \tStatement of Strategic Objectives \tAnalysis of the Gap Between the Vision and Current Practices \tStrategies for Decreasing the Gap \tInfluences on Organizational Development \tViewing School Organization in Different Ways \tPlanning, Organizing and Accountability  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 9—The School Principal’s Responsibilities for Curriculum Development and Instructional Leadership \t \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tWhat is Curriculum and Why Is Its Conception Important for Practice in Schools? \tCurricular Issues and the Related Problems That School Principals Must Face \tDesigning the Curriculum \tExamining the Curriculum from Various Theoretical Perspectives \tThe Primary Responsibilities of the School Principal for Curriculum \t\t\t\tDevelopment \tThe School Principal as an Instructional Supervisor \tHow Curriculum is Oranized \tThe School Principal and Program Supervision as Related to Curriculum \t\t\t\tDevelopment \tThe Evaluation of Teacher Performance \tThe Classroom Visitation \tThe Improvement of Student Achievement  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter10- Performance Appraisal and Staff Development: Access to Progress  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tPerformance Appraisal and the Work of the School Principal \tPerformance Evaluation Methods and Activities Utilized by School Principals \tThe Timing of the Classroom Visitation \tThe Staff Development Process \tThe RPTIM Model for Staff Development \tSelected Methods and Strategies for Implementing Staff Development in Schools \tTeam Projects, Think-Tank Activities and Shadow Groups \tThe Use of Teacher Talent in Related School Programs \tClinical Supervision, A Formative Classroom Evaluation Model \tClassified Employee Staff Development Methods and Strategies \t \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 11—The Principal as a Student Advocate: Administration of Pupil Personnel Services and Special Needs Programs  \tThe Primary Chapter Goal  \tThe District Office of Personnel Services and Its Common Program Services \tThe Pupil Personnel Services Function: An Increasing Responsibility of the \t\t\tSchool Principal \tStudent Services at the Local School Level \tThe Student: The School’s Number One Client\t \tThe School Principal as a Student Advocate \tDescriptions of Selected Legislative Acts Concerning Pupil Personnel Services \tThe Special Education Program \tThe School Principal and Special Education  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies  Chapter 12—Budgeting Responsibilities of the School Principal: New Demands for Accountability  \tThe Primary School Goal  \tSchool Finance, A Historical Inhibiting Factor of Educational Quality \tThe School Principal: Accountability for Managing the School Budget \tSchool-Based Management and the Responsibilities of the School Principal \tChanging Rules for Principals in SBA School Districts \tBuilding a School Budget \tAn Operations Model\t for the Procedural Flow of Budget Preparation \tAccounting Procedures \tThe School District and School Spending Audits  \tSummary \tReferences \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040137511255,"sku":"9781475802337","price":91.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475802337.jpg?v=1750945853","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/competencybased-leadership-9781475802337","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}