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Book SynopsisAcross the country, there is an urgent call for transformational high school reform. The Servant Leader and High School Change addresses the plea for secondary school reinvention, inspiring the reader to get more involved in local school improvement efforts. Wallace captures_in story form_what students, teachers, administrators, and parents have been saying for a long time: there is a simpler, more effective way to run a people-centered school. Following a struggling high school principal who has lost his way, Wallace demonstrates what can happen in one school year when a gifted mentor gets the attention of the principal who is his student and teaches him the real meaning of servant leadership, thus transforming not only the principal, but the entire school and community.
Trade ReviewWallace narrates a story about real-time school leadership that captures the frustration and passion, the caring and mentoring of a developing servant leader. The complex environment of K-12 schools described in this account is realistic, and the strategies for real change in personal development of a so-so administrator into a servant leader hold promise for school administrators and leader mentors. -- Cathy Gunn, Dean of Education at Morehead State University
Wallace does it again! This is the second in an excellent series of works filled with insight and timely wisdom applicable to anyone in a leadership position. The depth of understanding and practical resolve in each chapter makes this a how-to book for relational success no matter where you lead others. -- Jacque L. King, Assistant Professor of Business at Westminster College, Pennsylvania
Wallace's extensive educational leadership experience at the local, regional, state, and university levels has enabled him to develop a unique perspective in school administration. His works are always informative and beneficial, and The Servant Leader and High School Change is no exception. -- Dale Duvall, special assistant to the president of Morehead State University for the P-16 Appalachian Regional Council, and associate dean fo
Rocky Wallace has a delightful way of teaching leaders through storytelling. This book sets the stage for valuable dialogue in faculty, leadership, or team meetings about what it takes to be a good leader. In an age when we need to develop leadership capacity school-wide, this book helps principals and teachers think more critically about leadership and its powerful impact upon our students and our schools. -- Carol Christian, district achievement gap coordinator in the Kentucky Department of Education
As a former high school principal, I highly recommend The Servant Leader and High School Change to practicing high school principals, both new and experienced, which is a follow-up to the great read of Principal to Principal. Wallace providesan excellent and experienced leadership map/strategies to improve leadership effectiveness at the high school level. The book effectively breaks leadership into critical components and then uses introspection, reflection, observation, research, and best practices to outline a path to servant leadership. Even when data indicates that there is a scaricity of great schools, under the servant mentality of school leadership, many school leaders can successfully move schools to become great. A school leadermust have the commitment and fortitude to recognize that the learning environment needs to evolve toward a student-centered focus.. -- Jim Jackson, Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky
As a former high school principal, I highly recommend The Servant Leader and High School Change to practicing high school principals, both new and experienced, which is a follow-up to the great read of Principal to Principal. Wallace provides an excellent and experienced leadership map/strategies to improve leadership effectiveness at the high school level. The book effectively breaks leadership into critical components and then uses introspection, reflection, observation, research, and best practices to outline a path to servant leadership. Even when data indicates that there is a scaricity of great schools, under the servant mentality of school leadership, many school leaders can successfully move schools to become great. A school leader must have the commitment and fortitude to recognize that the learning environment needs to evolve toward a student-centered focus. -- Jim Jackson, Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Time Chapter 2 Calendar Management Chapter 3 Priorities Chapter 4 Integrity Heals the Culture Chapter 5 Barnyard Politics Chapter 6 Instructional Support Chapter 7 Students Know What's Missing Chapter 8 Holding Teachers Accountable Chapter 9 Abusers of Children Chapter 10 Jocks Chapter 11 Peer Harassment (The Unspoken Subculture) Chapter 12 Modeling: Leading by Doing Chapter 13 Hiring the Best Chapter 14 Seniors: Prepared for Life? Chapter 15 Curriculum: If Not Relevant, It's Useless Chapter 16 Puppy Love or Obsession? Chapter 17 Cheerleaders Chapter 18 Narcissism Chapter 19 Termination: Calling the Terrorist's Bluff Chapter 20 Serving Chapter 21 Core Values Drive Everything Chapter 22 Passage Chapter 23 Mentor Chapter 24 Leadership Cadres Chapter 25 Closure
