The Expert School Leader Accelerating Accountability

by Glasman, Naftaly S.; Glasman, Lynette D.; Cooper, Bruce S.,

• ISBN13: 9781578865253
• ISBN10: 1578865255
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-27
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

In The Expert School Leader, the authors detail a new approach to identifying, analyzing, acquiring, and using specific competencies that are needed for effective and accountable school leadership. The investigations reported in this book identify ways in which leaders can improve their performance and, thus, help to meet the challenge of maintaining safety and rule enforcement.

Table of Contents

Demands for school accountability	p. 3
Challenges leaders face	p. 7
Special competencies leaders need	p. 21
Airline captain navigates toward a predetermined destination	p. 35
Traffic police officer maintains safety and enforces the law	p. 47
Crop grower maximizes yield per unit of cost	p. 57
Automobile service advisor solves problems	p. 65
Chief financial officer assumes fiduciary responsibility	p. 75
Hospital chaplain provides emotional comfort	p. 83
Courtroom judge manages and adjudicates conflicts	p. 91
Choral conductor makes beneficial uses of performances	p. 99
Specialists recommend special competencies	p. 111
A method to examine the validity of the recommendations	p. 119
School leaders react to the recommendations	p. 123
What the data imply	p. 141
When, where, and how to acquire and use the special competencies	p. 151
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