Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals : From Good to Great Performance

by Elaine K. McEwan

• ISBN13: 9780761946199
• ISBN10: 0761946195
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-30
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Increase your own effectiveness with the help of the built-in facilitator's guide, ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and inspiring stories.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Who This Book Is For	xiv
Overview of the Contents	xiv
Acknowledgments	xvi
Introduction	xix
A Matter of Definition	xxii
The Origin of the Ten Traits	xxiii
The Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals	xxix
Chapter 1: The Communicator	xxx
Chapter 2: The Educator	xxx
Chapter 3: The Envisioner	xxx
Chapter 4: The Facilitator	xxx
Chapter 5: The Change Master	xxx
Chapter 6: The Culture Builder	xxx
Chapter 7: The Activator	xxxi
Chapter 8: The Producer	xxxi
Chapter 9: The Character Builder	xxxi
Chapter 10: The Contributor	xxxi
About the Author	xxxiii
1. The Communicator	1	(20)
Communicator Exemplar: Michelle Gayle	3	(3)
Communicator Benchmarks	6	(1)
1.1 Communicators Attend	6	(1)
1.2 Communicators Listen	7	(1)
1.3 Communicators Empathize	8	(1)
1.4 Communicators Disclose Themselves to Others	9	(1)
1.5 Communicators Get the Whole Story	9	(1)
1.6 Communicators Ask the Right Questions	10	(1)
1.7 Communicators Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say	10	(1)
1.8 Communicators Can Accept Criticism	10	(1)
1.9 Communicators Can Give Correction	11	(1)
1.10 Communicators Communicate Creatively	12	(1)
1.11 Communicators Disagree Agreeably	13	(1)
1.12 Communicators Pay Attention to Parents	13	(1)
1.13 Communicators Connect Emotionally and Professionally With Staff	14	(1)
1.14 Communicators Communicate With Students	15	(1)
1.15 Communicators Can Talk to the Boss	16	(1)
1.16 Communicators Connect in Productive, Helping, and Healing Ways	16	(1)
1.17 Communicators Care Enough to Send the Very Best	17	(1)
1.18 Communicators Know How to Schmooze	17	(1)
1.19 Communicators Write, Speak, and Teach	18	(1)
Summing It Up	19	(2)
2. The Educator	21	(20)
Educator Exemplar: Jean Hendrickson, Elementary	24	(3)
Educator Exemplar: Alan Jones, High School	27	(3)
Educator Benchmarks	30	(1)
2.1 Educator Principals Believe That All Students Can Learn, and They Develop Programs to Help Them Succeed	31	(1)
2.2 Educator Principals Provide Training and Support for Teachers	31	(1)
2.3 Educator Principals Create Cognitive Dissonance	32	(1)
2.4 Educator Principals Establish, Implement, and Achieve Academic Standards	33	(1)
2.5 Educator Principals Focus on Instruction	33	(1)
2.6 Educator Principals Model Continuous Learning	34	(1)
2.7 Educator Principals Develop Teacher Leaders	35	(1)
2.8 Educator Principals Pay Attention to What Matters Most	35	(1)
2.9 Educator Principals Create Learning Communities	35	(4)
Summing It Up	39	(2)
3. The Envisioner	41	(12)
Envisioner Exemplar: Larry Fieber	43	(1)
Envisioner Benchmarks	44	(1)
3.1 Envisioners Are Hedgehogs	45	(1)
3.2 Envisioners Feel Called	45	(2)
3.3 Envisioners Have Resolve, Goals, and Lifevision	47	(2)
3.4 Envisioners Can See the Invisible	49	(1)
3.5 Envisioners Know Where They Are Headed	49	(1)
3.6 Envisioners Have Compelling Visions	50	(1)
3.7 Envisioners Can Articulate Their Visions and Then Make Them Happen	51	(1)
Summing It Up	51	(2)
4. The Facilitator	53	(18)
Facilitator Exemplar: Doug Pierson	55	(3)
Facilitator Benchmarks	58	(1)
4.1 Facilitator Principals Bond People Into a Community of Leaders	58	(1)
4.2 Facilitator Principals Tap the Potential of People	59	(1)
4.3 Facilitator Principals Say "We" Instead of "I"'	60	(1)
4.4 Facilitator Principals Favor People Over Paperwork	60	(1)
4.5 Facilitator Principals Build Up Emotional Bank Accounts	61	(1)
4.6 Facilitator Principals Cultivate Their Own Well-Being	62	(1)
4.7 .Facilitator Principals Value Diversity	63	(1)
4.8 Facilitator Principals Share the "Power Pie"	64	(1)
4.9 Facilitator Principals Accentuate the Positives	64	(2)
4.10 Facilitator Principals Promote Parental Involvement	66	(1)
4.11 Facilitator Principals Celebrate	67	(1)
4.12 Facilitator Principals Spend Time With Students	68	(1)
Summing It Up	68	(3)
5. The Change Master	71	(16)
Change Master Exemplar: Marjorie Thompson	73	(2)
Change Master Benchmarks	75	(1)
5.1 Change Masters Can Handle Uncertainty and Ambiguity	76	(1)
5.2 Change Masters Respect Resisters	77	(2)
5.3 Change Masters Are Futuristic	79	(1)
5.4 Change Masters Use a Situational Approach	79	(1)
5.5 Change Masters Know That the Power Is Within	80	(1)
5.6 Change Masters Value the Process	80	(2)
5.7 Change Masters Plan for Short-Term Victories	82	(1)
5.8 Change Masters Procure Resources	82	(1)
5.9 Change Masters Trust Their Teams	83	(1)
5.10 Change Masters Are Willing to Change Themselves	83	(1)
5.11 Change Masters Are Motivators	84	(1)
5.12 Change Masters Understand the Change Process	85	(1)
Summing It Up	85	(2)
6. The Culture Builder	87	(16)
Culture Builder Exemplar: Gabe Flicker	89	(3)
Culture Builder Benchmarks	92	(1)
6.1 Culture Builders Understand and Appreciate the Power of Culture	92	(1)
6.2 Culture Builders Know What a Good Culture Looks Like	93	(3)
6.3 Culture Builders Facilitate the Development of Core Values	96	(1)
6.4 Culture Builders Communicate These Values Clearly	96	(2)
6.5 Culture Builders Reward and Cheer Those Who Support and Enhance the Culture	98	(1)
6.6 Culture Builders Build Cultures That People Choose	99	(1)
6.7 Culture Builders Know the Small Stuff Is Really the Big Stuff	100	(1)
Summing It Up	100	(3)
7. The Activator	103	(16)
Activator Exemplar: Clare Maguire	106	(2)
Activator Exemplar: Todd White	108	(3)
Activator Benchmarks	111	(1)
7.1 Activators Mobilize People	111	(1)
7.2 Activators Are Entrepreneurial	112	(1)
7.3 Activators Don't Wait to Be Told	113	(1)
7.4 Activators Are Risk Takers	114	(1)
7.5 Activators Ask for Forgiveness Rather Than Permission	114	(1)
7.6 Activators Run to Daylight	114	(2)
7.7 Activators Don't Micromanage	116	(1)
7.8 Activators Make Things Happen	116	(1)
7.9 Activators Are Outrageous	116	(1)
7.10 Activators Are Cheerleaders	117	(1)
Summing It Up	117	(2)
8. The Producer	119	(14)
Producer Exemplar: Dale Skinner	120	(3)
Producer Benchmarks	123	(1)
8.1 Producers Believe That Achievement Is the Bottom Line	124	(1)
8.2 Producers Never Mistake Activity for Achievement	125	(1)
8.3 Producers Are Data Driven	125	(2)
8.4 Producers Pay Attention to Individual Students	127	(1)
8.5 Producers Have Academically Focused Missions	127	(1)
8.6 Producers Make Research-Based Decisions	128	(1)
8.7 Producers Hold Teachers Accountable	129	(1)
Summing It Up	130	(3)
9. The Character Builder	133	(18)
Character Builder Exemplar: Tom Paulsen	135	(2)
Character Builder Benchmarks	137	(1)
9.1 Character Builders Are Human	137	(1)
9.2 Character Builders Are Trustworthy	138	(1)
9.3 Character Builders Have Integrity	139	(2)
9.4 Character Builders Are Authentic	141	(1)
9.5 Character Builders Are Respectful	141	(2)
9.6 Character Builders Are Generous	143	(1)
9.7 Character Builders Are Humble	143	(1)
9.8 Character Builders Hire Staff Members With Character	144	(1)
9.9 Character Builders Are Consistent	144	(1)
9.10 Character Builders Lead by Example, Not by Exhortation	145	(1)
9.11 Character Builders Seek to Develop the Character of Students	146	(2)
Summing It Up	148	(3)
10. The Contributor	151	(12)
Contributor Exemplar: Lola Malone	154	(3)
Contributor Benchmarks	157	(1)
10.1 Contributors Lead by Serving Others	158	(1)
10.2 Contributors Are Self-Aware and Reflective	158	(1)
10.3 Contributors Are Good Stewards	159	(2)
10.4 Contributors Have Strong Wills	161	(1)
Summing It Up	161	(2)
Conclusion: Personal Observations	163	(6)
Professional Conclusions	164	(4)
How Can You Use This Book?	168	(1)
Resource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective Principals	169	(5)
Resource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals	174	(3)
Resource C: Complete List of Benchmarks	177	(6)
References	183	(10)
Index	193	(16)
Facilitator's Guide	209
Who Should Use This Guide?	209	(1)
How Is the Guide Organized?	210	(1)
What Materials Are Needed?	210	(1)
Materials for Facilitators	210	(1)
Materials for Participants	211	(1)
Study Modules	211	(1)
Introduction	211
Trait Number 1: The Communicator	216	(4)
Trait Number 2: The Educator	220	(2)
Trait Number 3: The Envisioner	222	(4)
Trait Number 4: The Facilitator	226	(2)
Trait Number 5: The Change Master	228	(2)
Trait Number 6: The Culture Builder	230	(7)
Trait Number 7: The Activator	237	(1)
Trait Number 8: The Producer	238	(4)
Trait Number 9: The Character Builder	242	(1)
Trait Number 10: The Contributor	243	(2)
Conclusion	245