Breakthrough Principals : A Step-By-Step Guide to Building Stronger Schools.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- About New Leaders -- Part One Diagnosing Your School's Stages of Development -- Introduction -- The Transformational Leadership Framework in Action -- Why Focus on the Work of the Principal? -- What Is the Transformational Leadership Framework? -- The Structure of the Transformational Leadership Framework -- Stages of School Development -- How to Use This Book -- Chapter One The Stages of School Development -- Overview of Stages -- How the Stages of the TLF Work -- Moving through the Stages -- Putting the Framework to Work -- Chapter Two Diagnosis and Action Planning -- A Different Approach to School Planning -- Case Study: The Four Steps of Planning -- Step 1: Using Multiple Data Points to Diagnose School Practices -- Step 2: Bringing the Outputs of the Diagnosis Together to Identify Priorities -- Step 3: Set Goals, Identify Strategies, and Create an Action Plan -- Step 4: Monitor and Adjust Action Plan -- Next Steps -- Part Two The Transformational Leadership Framework -- Chapter Three Learning and Teaching -- The Importance of Instructional Leadership -- Lever 1: Aligned Curriculum -- Lever 1: Action 1: Scope and Sequence -- Lever 1: Action 2: Units of Study -- Lever 2: Classroom Practices and Instruction -- Instructional Strategies -- Monitoring and Adjusting Strategies -- Lever 3: Data -- Lever 3: Action 1: Identifying Data Sources and Assessments -- Lever 3: Action 2: Data Analysis and Action Planning -- Lever 3: Action 3: Feedback on Progress -- Lever 4: Student-Centered Differentiation -- Lever 4: Action 1: Interventions and Accelerations -- Next Steps -- Chapter Four School Culture -- Lever 1: Shared Mission and Values -- Lever 1: Action 1: Vision, Mission, and Values -- Lever 1: Action 2: Behavioral Expectations -- Lever 1: Action 3: Adult and Student Efficacy.

Lever 1: Action 4: Social-Emotional Learning Skills and Supports -- Lever 2: Relationships -- Advisories and Referrals -- Lever 2: Action 1: Supportive Adult-Student Relationships -- Lever 2: Action 2: Cultural Competency and Diversity -- Lever 2: Action 3: Student Voice -- Lever 3: Family and Community Engagement -- Lever 3: Action 1: Involving Family and Community -- Next Steps -- Chapter Five Talent Management -- Why Managing Talent Matters -- Lever 1: Recruitment and Onboarding -- Lever 1: Action 1: Recruitment -- Lever 1: Action 2: Selection and Hiring -- Lever 1: Action 3: Staff Assignment -- Lever 1: Action 4: Induction -- Lever 2: Instructional Leadership Team -- Lever 2: Action 1: Instructional Leadership Team Roles, Expectations, and Supports -- Lever 2: Action 2: Teacher Leadership -- Lever 3: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation -- Lever 3: Action 1: Performance Expectations -- Lever 3: Action 2: Observation and Actionable Feedback -- Lever 3: Actions 3 and 4: Monitoring Implementation and Performance Evaluation -- Lever 4: Professional Learning and Collaboration -- Lever 4: Action 1: Ongoing Professional Learning -- Lever 4: Action 2: Collaborative Teacher Team Structures -- Next Steps -- Chapter Six Planning and Operations -- Lever 1: Goal Setting and Action Planning -- Lever 2: Time Management -- Lever 3: Budget -- Lever 3: Action 1: Budget and Resources -- Lever 3: Action 2: External Partnerships -- Lever 3: Action 3: Facilities -- Lever 4: Community and District Relations -- Action 1: Stakeholder Communications and Engagement -- Lever 4: Action 2 : District Relationships -- Next Steps -- Chapter Seven Personal Leadership -- Lever 1: Belief-Based and Goal-Driven Leadership -- Lever 2: Equity-Focused Leadership -- Lever 3: Interpersonal Leadership -- Be Transparent about Expectations and Treat Everyone with Respect.

Create a Culture of Trust -- Use Appropriate Facilitation and Communication Strategies for Every Situation -- Lever 4: Adaptive Leadership -- Identifying Challenges and Their Root Causes -- Managing Change -- Lever 5: Resilient Leadership -- Next Steps -- Part Three A Role for Principal Supervisors and Coaches -- Chapter Eight Principal Coaching Using the TLF -- Building Alignment across the District -- Prior to the Start of the Year: Supporting an Effective School Diagnosis -- Setting Principal Goals -- Planning Your Coaching Time -- Targeted Visits and Walk-Throughs -- Mid- and End-of-Year Reviews -- Personal Leadership -- District-Level Strategies -- Learning and Teaching -- Operations -- Talent Management -- Conclusion -- Appendix The Principal's Tool Kit -- Notes -- Index -- EULA.

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