Assessing Educational Leaders 2/e

Dr. Douglas Reeves is the author of more than 40 books and more than 100 articles on leadership and education. He has twice been named to the Harvard University Distinguished Authors Series and was named the Brock International Laureate for his contributions to education. His career of work in professional learning led to the Contribution to the Field Award from the US National Staff Development Council, now Learning Forward. He was also named the William Walker Scholar by the Australian Council of Educational Leaders. His recent books include Deep Change Leadership, Achieving Equity and Excellence, From Leading to Succeeding, and Fearless Schools. Doug is the founder of Creative Leadership Solutions, with the mission to improve educational opportunities for students throughout the world using creative solutions for leadership, policy, teaching, and learning. Through this he has worked across more than 40 countries.

Introduction Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Why Leadership Evaluation Is Broken The Knowing-Doing Gap Progress in Leadership Evaluation Ambiguous Leadership Standards Incoherent Leadership Evaluations Authority-Responsibility Disequilibrium A Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment 2. Reframing Leadership Evaluation Patrick's Choice A New Vision of Educational Accountability Criteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA) Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation 3. Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership Evaluation The Prevalence of One-Dimensional Evaluation Leadership Is More Than Test Scores Leadership Is More Than Popularity Leadership Is More Than Obedience 4. Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation System Domains of Leadership Performance Leadership Performance Standards Multidimensional Leadership Assessment 5. Using Evaluation to Improve Performance The Capacity-Building Continuum The Challenge Continuum The Coaching Continuum The Counseling Continuum Defining Performance: The Key to Using the Continua 6. Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment System Leadership Domains Leadership Performance Leadership Assessment as a Research Goldmine Organizational Goals, Values, Priorities The Performance Continuum Qualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative Data Reflection and Self-Regulation 7. Building the Next Generation of Educational Leaders The Leadership Development Imperative Prototype for a Leadership Development System Authentic Assessment for Future Leaders 8. Leading Leaders The Coaching Conundrum: Results of Antecedents? Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing Applying MLA Throughout the Organization 9. Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership Assessment Analyze the Present Evaluation System Create Dimensions of Leadership Specify Performance Levels Field Test the Instrument at Multiple Levels Implement Throughout the Organization Share Results With Universities and Research Institutions Use MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing Leaders Conclusion: Finding Answers Inside 10. Hallmarks of Excellence 11. Leadership Responsibilities for Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do Resource E: Principal Evaluation Rubrics Resource F: Leadership Professional Growth Matrix References Index

"Without question, Reeves indeed provides readers with insight in evaluating performance for improved individual and organizational results. The book makes a distinct contribution to the field of education." -- Kenneth M. Arndt, Superintendent "The book is a great contribution on a very critical topic. It provides an excellent guide for developing a system and having important conversations with the leadership team." -- Rene S. Townsend, Principal of Leadership Associates Praise for the First Edition: "This book touches on critical aspects of motivating your staff. Standards-based and truthful characteristics are employed to make it even more worthwhile." -- Principal Navigator, May 2008