Staying on Track : An Educational Leader's Guide to Preventing Derailment and Ensuring Personal and Organizational Success

by Dale L. Brubaker

• ISBN13: 9781412939362
• ISBN10: 1412939364
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-11
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This updated guide helps you assess your chances for derailment and offers practical strategies for promotion or retention.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xv
About the Authors	xvii
Prologue: A Cautionary Tale	xix
1. Accountability and High-Stakes Testing	1	(12)
The National Level	3	(3)
The State Level	6	(2)
The School-System Level	8	(1)
The School Level	9	(2)
Conclusion	11	(2)
2. Self-Assessment Checklists	13	(12)
Checklist A	15	(5)
Checklist B	20	(3)
Conclusion	23	(2)
3. What Causes Educational Leaders to Derail?	25	(26)
Causes of Assistant Principal and Principal Derailment	25	(14)
Causes of Superintendent Derailment	39	(10)
Conclusion	49	(2)
4. Antiderailment Strategies	51	(12)
The Recommendations	52	(10)
Conclusion	62	(1)
5. Professional and Personal
Plans for Development	63	(1)
What Works and Doesn't Work in Professional Development	64	(6)
Professional Development Recommendations for a School or School System	70	(4)
A Personal Development Plan for Improvement	74	(6)
Conclusion	80	(1)
6. Preparing Teacher Leaders for Tomorrow's Leadership Positions	81	(36)
A Grounding for Teacher Leader Development	83	(7)
The Realities of the Context in Which Teachers Lead	90	(6)
The Teacher Leader and the Presentation of Self	96	(11)
The Teacher Leader and Meetings	107	(5)
The Teacher Leader as Networker	112	(4)
Conclusion	116	(1)
7. The Seasons of an Educational Leader's Career	117	(24)
Preparing the Way to Become an Educational Administrator	119	(6)
Entering Educational Administration	125	(6)
Settling In—The Middle Years	131	(5)
The Later Years as an Educational Administrator	136	(5)
Conclusion	141	(2)
Afterword	143	(2)
Resources	145	(18)
References	163	(4)
Index	167