{"product_id":"creating-an-awardwinning-school-9781475860832","title":"Creating an AwardWinning School","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca id=\"_Hlk59024785\"\u003eCreating an Award-Winning School: Outside the Box Thinking for Inside-the- School Success, is the result of collaboration between the authors and practicing and retired administrators. The book is written for new and experienced school administrators, college level instructors, and leaders in the private sector. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca id=\"_Hlk58961265\"\u003eThe authors designed the Principals' Professional Pyramid to serve as the foundation for the book. Creating the Pyramid and adapting the steps from the study of Steven Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership, the authors arranged the tasks of administration into five major steps. The steps are ONESELF, OTHERS, ORGANIZATION, and OPERATIONS and OUTREACH. The authors developed these steps because they felt that a principal should begin with ONESELF before dealing successfully with OTHERS. Once organization is implemented, then the principal can deal with the continued OPERATIONS of all the school. OUTREACH into a professional network is a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWow! A book that gives you confidence and guides you through your early years as a building administrator and beyond. This book is easy to read and is organized in a way that the reader can quickly reference any topic. A must have for every administrator’s library. As a past recipient of the Ohio Assistant Principal of the Year, I am asked for a recommendation of a great book for beginning administrators, well, wait no longer! This book has it all! It will guide you through your mission and purpose. Topics from summer planning to communications to taking care of yourself. I commend Dr. Walker and Dr. Litzel on this effort and thank them for sharing their wisdom. This must have book will serve you well now and for years to come. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Brian Bontempo, superintendent of Auburn Career Center, Concord, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe role of a school principal is challenging and can be overwhelming. This is a book that can help with those day-to-day challenges and is for all school administrators. Dr. Walker and Dr. Litzel provides “out of the box” ideas to aid in the daily duties of being a school administrator. This book is an easy read that focuses on oneself, others, organization, operations, and outreach. These components are essential for the success of any building leader.\u003c\/p\u003e -- T.J Ebert, principal at Independence Primary School, Independence, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an elementary school principal, I found this book to be practical and user-friendly, giving school administrators checklists and other resources to make their multi-dimensional job a little bit easier! If you put this book's outside-the-box ideas into action, you can undoubtedly expect a positive school culture and in-school success!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jennifer Filomena, principal at Ellsworth Hill Elementary School, Hudson, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrincipals’ Professional Pyramid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1. ONESELF - Developing Personal Traits and Strengths for Inside the School Success\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2. OTHERS – Developing Effective People Skills for Inside the School Success \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3. ORGANIZATION - Developing Systems and Schedules for Inside the School Success\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4. OPERATIONS - Developing the Processes that Operate Your School for Inside-the-School Success\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5. OUTREACH - Developing outside networks and gaining effective practices for Inside-the-School Success\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX A \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA1 My Compliments to You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 Positive Referral Form \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA3 Committee Evaluation of School-Community Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX B \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB1 Beginning of School Checklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB2 Facilities Checklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB3 Faculty Meeting Sample Agenda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB4 Administrative Responsibilities Chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB5 Discipline Consequences Grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB6 Classroom Discipline Plan K-8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB7 Classroom Management Plan Assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB8 Discipline Incident Report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB9 Principals Good News Calls \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB10 Guidelines for Creating a Master Schedule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB11 Teaching Assignment Sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB12 Committee Evaluation Form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX C \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC1 Reference Check Form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC2 Interview Questionnaire for Teachers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC3 Professional Development Record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC4 Teacher Evaluation Chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC5 End of Year Check Out List\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX D \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElementary School mission Statement and Beliefs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidance Overview and Alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrincipals’ Responsibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdministrative Goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdministrative Responsibilities Chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidance Counselor Responsibilities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eENDNOTES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREFERENCE LIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040332677463,"sku":"9781475860832","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475860832.jpg?v=1750946413","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creating-an-awardwinning-school-9781475860832","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}