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Hardball Leadership

How to Achieve Student Academic Success in a Rural School District
  • ISBN-13: 9781475821611
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Mark Forner
  • Price: AUD $86.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/10/2016
  • Format: Paperback 252 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Education [JN]
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How do you sufficiently progress beyond the status quo when an entire rural community views the status quo as sufficient progress? Educating children in poverty remains the most important educational challenge of our time. What few people know is this: the rate of child poverty in our nation's rural communities is actually higher than it is in our country's urban centers. Hardball Leadership is a best practices guide for rural school leaders who are passionate about closing the achievement gap and committed to leading their districts to significant academic improvement. Based upon original research that examined the leadership practices of effective rural superintendents who led their districts to dramatic academic improvement, this book's insights include: *Establishing a strong academic culture where every student can and will be successful *Developing a system for improving teacher instructional performance *Fostering an academically-focused partnership with the board of education *Managing school-based controversy in a productive way *Building and sustaining a financially strong district This leadership handbook will help rural school leaders build an academic pathway that will lead their students towards a happy and prosperous life.
Table of Contents Preface: A Small Boy Asks a Big Question Chapter 1: Small District Leadership Is a Whole Lot Different from Big District Leadership Chapter 2: But In Some Ways Small and Big District Leadership Are the Same Chapter 3: Context: What a Small District Leader Has to Be Willing to Accept Chapter 4: Priorities: What a Small District Leader Has to Get Right Chapter 5: Strategy: How a Small District Leader Aligns Classroom Practices to Achieve Boardroom Priorities Chapter 6: Practices: What a Small District Leader Has to Do on a Daily Basis Chapter 7: Finance: How a Small District Leader Becomes a Tough-Minded Pessimist Chapter 8: Partnership: How a Small District Leader Creates a Shared Vision of Success with the Board of Education Chapter 9: Conflict: How a Small District Leader Anticipates and Mitigates Controversy Chapter 10: Legacy: How a Small District Leader Answers Two Essential Questions References
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