Case Studies in 21st Century School Administration : Addressing Challenges for Educational Leadership

by David L. Gray

• ISBN13: 9781412927536
• ISBN10: 1412927536
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-18
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Case Studies in 21st Century School Administration: Addressing Challenges for Educational Leadership presents real problems that confront today's school leaders who must deal with issues of diversity, school improvement, and limited resources. Authors David L. Gray and Agnes E. Smith give prospective school leaders opportunities to resolve complex issues in K-12 school settings through reflective questions, activities, and authentic assessment tools for skill development.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
A Guide to Using Case Studies	p. xi
A Matrix of Case Studies	p. xiii
A Teacher's Absences Create Problems: Holding Teachers Accountable for Excessive Absences	p. 1
A Good Teacher Turns Bad: Stress at Home Creates Problems at School	p. 11
Experienced Teachers Need Clear Expectations, Too: Handling Conflicts With Practiced Educators	p. 17
Grandmother's Medicine: A Medical Emergency at School	p. 25
Is Dismissal Justified? An Effective Teacher Faces a Moral Issue	p. 31
School Property Is Missing: An Employee Is Caught Stealing	p. 39
Who Has the Missing Crayons? Dealing With Chronic Theft	p. 45
A Good Student Earns Detention: Poor Grades for Misbehavior at School	p. 53
Copyright and the Computer: Regulations Governing Technology	p. 61
Too Much Parent Involvement! Organizations Need Boundaries	p. 69
Double Promotion? Parents Want Child to Skip a Grade	p. 77
A Problem With Inclusion: Inadequate Resources for Special Education	p. 85
Poor Evaluations for a Teacher: Reassigning an Ineffective Educator	p. 93
Missing Booster Club Funds: Athletic Funds Are Missing	p. 101
Mentoring New Teachers: A Transition to the Classroom	p. 109
A Gift for the Principal: "Fringe" Benefits?	p. 117
Unprofessional Behavior: A Teacher Retains a Student Who Didn't Fail	p. 125
It All Depends on the Numbers: Teacher Success Is Based on Test Scores	p. 133
All A's Are Not Enough: Rewards Must Be Earned	p. 141
The Community Won't Understand: Diversity Becomes Unpopular	p. 149
Every Day Counts: School Attendance Is Important	p. 157
Illegal Drugs at School: Zero Tolerance Policies	p. 165
Internet Use Violations: Threats Over the World Wide Web	p. 173
Bibliography	p. 181
ISLLC Standards	p. 183
Annotated Suggested Readings	p. 193
Index	p. 199
About the Authors	p. 207
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