Assessing Educational Leaders : Evaluating Performance for Improved Individual and Organizational Results

by Douglas B. Reeves

• ISBN13: 9781412951173
• ISBN10: 1412951178
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-17
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"Without question, Reeves provides readers with insight in evaluating performance for improved individual and organizational results. The book makes a distinct contribution to the field of education." -Kenneth M. Arndt, Superintendent Community Unit School District 300, Carpentersville, IL"Provides an excellent guide for developing a system and having important conversations with the leadership team." -Rene S. Townsend, Principal of Leadership Associates Price CharitiesA blueprint for creating a fair and consistent leadership evaluation system!As school systems search for ways to develop and retain effective leaders, a new vision for leadership assessment becomes increasingly vital. This revised edition of the bestseller by Douglas B. Reeves provides the information and tools necessary to successfully evaluate all types of educational leaders and improve both individual and organizational performance.Incorporating the 10 Dimensions of Leadership, this field-tested resource is based on research, theory, and best practices in leadership, organizational effectiveness, and personnel evaluation. The author, a national expert on educational leadership and accountability, focuses on three critical concepts of leadership: the dramatic impact of leadership on student achievement, equity, and staff morale; the role of both personal predispositions and acquired knowledge skills on effectiveness; and how evaluation can be used to improve performance instead of merely rendering an assessment. Ideal for all school and district administrators and leaders, this updated edition includes new features such as: Sample hallmarks of performance excellence Practical insights into the distinction between evaluating and assessing leaders A new leadership assessment and coaching tool for providing confidential feedback to senior leaders Examples of real-world applicationsBy implementing this multidimensional leadership assessment system, school districts can improve teaching, learning, and leadership at every level!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Why Leadership Evaluation Is Broken

The Knowing-Doing Gap

Progress in Leadership Evaluation

Ambiguous Leadership Standards

Incoherent Leadership Evaluations

Authority-Responsibility Disequilibrium

A Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment

Reframing Leadership Evaluation

Patrick's Choice

A New Vision of Educational Accountability

Criteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA)

Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation

Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership Evaluation

The Prevalence of One-Dimensional Evaluation

Leadership Is More Than Test Scores

Leadership Is More Than Popularity

Leadership Is More Than Obedience

Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation System

Domains of Leadership Performance

Leadership Performance Standards

Multidimensional Leadership Assessment

Using Evaluation to Improve Performance

The Capacity-Building Continuum

The Challenge Continuum

The Coaching Continuum

The Counseling Continuum

Defining Performance: The Key to Using the Continua

Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment System

Leadership Domains

Leadership Performance

Leadership Assessment as a Research Goldmine

Organizational Goals, Values, Priorities

The Performance Continuum

Qualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative Data

Reflection and Self-Regulation

Building the Next Generation of Educational Leaders

The Leadership Development Imperative

Prototype for a Leadership Development System

Authentic Assessment for Future Leaders

Leading Leaders

The Coaching Conundrum: Results of Antecedents?

Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing

Applying MLA Throughout the Organization

Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership Assessment

Analyze the Present Evaluation System

Create Dimensions of Leadership

Specify Performance Levels

Field Test the Instrument at Multiple Levels

Implement Throughout the Organization

Share Results With Universities and Research Institutions

Use MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing Leaders

Conclusion: Finding Answers Inside

Hallmarks of Excellence

Leadership Responsibilities for Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring

The Leadership Performance Matrix

National Leadership Survey Results

Leadership Evaluation Survey

The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do

Principal Evaluation Rubrics

Leadership Professional Growth Matrix

References

Index

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