The Survival Kit for the Elementary School Principal.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (409 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- About This Resource -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 - Your Role As Principal: "All Things to All People" or "Principle-Centered Leadership" -- Chapter 2 - How to Plan for the School Year: Setting Goals and Maintaining Focus -- Chapter 3 - Shared Decision-Making: The Key to a More Effective School -- Chapter 4 - Improving Teacher Observation and Evaluation -- Chapter 5 - The Principal's Role in Curriculum Development and Renewal -- Chapter 6 - Assessment in the Elementary School: Purposes and Practices -- Chapter 7 - Using the School Testing Program to Good Advantage -- Chapter 8 - Reporting Student Progress to Parents -- Chapter 9 - Administering Effective Programs for Students With Special Needs -- Chapter 10 - Student Discipline: Approaches, Alternatives, and Solutions -- Chapter 11 - Improving Your School's Professional Development Program -- Chapter 12 - Promoting Effective Communication: Internal and External -- Chapter 13 - Promoting Positive Parent and Community Relations -- Chapter 14 - Technology and the Elementary School Program -- Chapter 15 - Effective Budget Preparation and Control -- Chapter 16 - Maintaining a Clean, Safe, and Secure School Environment -- Chapter 17 - Developing and Implementing Effective Class Placement Policies -- Chapter 18 - Effective and Creative School Scheduling Practices -- Chapter 19 - Staffing and Hiring: Critical Decisions for Principals -- Chapter 20 - Fostering a School Culture: Traditions and Ceremonies -- Index.
Packed with essential forms, letters, charts, and checklists, this easy-to-use kit offers solutions for virtually any leadership or administrative challenge that elementary school principals commonly face.