The Principal as School Manager

By (author) William L. Sharp, James K. Walter

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Publication date:

03 November 2012

Length of book:

264 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781610487702

The Principal as School Manager offers advice on expectations and survival techniques to ensure the principal's longevity in the district. Like the previous editions, this book is an essential guide to practice and procedure. Its chapter on school legal issues will be especially useful for principals dealing with improper Internet usage, drug testing, and off-campus searches. Other chapters will explain the role of the assistant principal, the importance of maintaining safe schools in a climate of violence, and the relationship between the principal and the superintendent. This third edition contains new chapters and sections on managing the school curriculum, special education, classroom walk-throughs, creating a healthly school environment, and cyberbullying. Appropriate also for graduate courses on the principalship, educational administration, educational leadership, and personnel administration, The Principal as School Leader is the go-to guide for both novice and veteran school principals.

Preface
1 Introduction to the Principalship
2 School Finance for Principals
3 The School Facility
4 Public Relations
5 The Principal and Relationships
6 The Personnel Role of the Principal
7 School Law for Principals
8 The Principal and Food Service
9 Student Discipline
10 School Safety
11 The Principal and Pupil Transportation
12 The Principal as Master Schedule Maker
13 The Assistant Principal
14 Manager of the Curriculum
15 Special Education
16 Classroom Walk-Throughts
17 Creating Healthy School Environments
Epilogue
Appendix A: Improvements to a School’s Image without Spending Money
Appendix B: Detention and School Rules
Index
About the Authors

The Principal as School Manager is a mandatory read in our Educational Administration Program. Students will reference the chapters regularly during their Master of Science experience. Our professors depend on the practical experiences and detail while lecturing and discussing modern school administration practices. The comprehensive perspective this book delivers is an essential part of our program. And the additions the authors have made are both welcome and necessary in keeping our students on the cutting edge of educational administration.