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Book SynopsisUnexplored Conditions of Charter School Principals: An Examination of the Issues and Challenges for Leaders, explores contemporary policy issues confronting charter school principals. The purpose of this book is to explore the issues and challenges confronted by charter school principals across an array of goals and expectations set forth by the policy and local context. By drawing on leadership and policy experts and researchers, we offer an in-depth examination of what current issues charter school principals face. Starting with autonomy, we work our way through teacher evaluation and succession and socialization and then conclude with an opportunity to reflect on what we know and how to look forward. By drawing on autonomy, sensemaking, teacher evaluations, and succession and socialization, this book traces the development of the charter principal within these policy contexts. Collectively, these topics form the beginnings of what we hope will be an informative and useful conversati
Trade ReviewThis is an important contribution to a timely topic given the rapid growth of charter schools in America and the dearth of knowledge on how to best prepare and support principals in these schools. This book provides empirically based insight about how charter leaders navigate their unique organizational and policy contexts. The authors address crucial topics such as how charter school leaders use their autonomy, make decisions about teacher evaluation, and address leadership succession. This work contains many useful insights for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. -- Chris Torres, Assistant Professor, K-12 Administration, Michigan State University
The Unexplored Conditions of Charter School Principals is a timely and scholarly assessment of charter school principals and the challenges they confront, which should inform leadership discussions. A must read for parents, educators, and practitioners. -- Yongmei Ni, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah
Having the right leaders in charter schools and understanding their support needs may improve school management and enhance student and school outcomes. However, we must first understand the unique place and space of charter leaders in order to better prepare those who lead them. This volume does a lot to dispel the mythologies of charter schools and provides a body of literature on impactful studies in this area. -- Noelle Arnold, Associate Professor, Educational Administration, Ohio State University
Table of ContentsForward Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Exploring Issues and Challenges Marytza A. Gawlik and Dana L. Bickmore Chapter 1: Charter School Principals’ Autonomy in the Context of State Accountability Madeline Mavrogodato, Ellen Goldring, and Claire Smrekar Chapter 2: Charter School Leaders as Policy Actors Romina Madrid Miranda and Abigail Felber-Smith Chapter 3: How Charter School Principals Use Teacher Evaluation Systems? David B. Reid Chapter 4: Balancing Progressive Education and Performance Management Erin Coghlan and Heinrich Mintrop Chapter 5: Principalship Succession and Socialization in Charter Schools Marytza A. Gawlik Conclusion Dana L. Bickmore and Marytza A. Gawlik Appendices References About the Authors
