Publication date:
16 June 2011Length of book:
214 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationDimensions:
239x167mm7x9"
ISBN-13: 9781610480833
In Remembering What's Important: Priorities of School Leadership, Charles A. Bonnici addresses several issues facing school leaders through strategies supported by real-life examples and anecdotes. The issues addressed include questions such as:
What is the most urgent issue faced by a new school leader?
How can this leader address the chaos of being both a teacher trainer and evaluator?
What are the school leader's personal responsibilities for hiring, training, and retaining staff?
How does the school leader create a positive learning ambience in a school?
How can this leader address the issues created by the physical plant of the building itself?
How can a principal treat the difficult waters of the social and political context of the outside world that impacts on the school?
How can a school leader insure that the management systems created within a school and the gains in student achievement accomplished are maintained and improved upon after he or she leaves the school?
What is the most urgent issue faced by a new school leader?
How can this leader address the chaos of being both a teacher trainer and evaluator?
What are the school leader's personal responsibilities for hiring, training, and retaining staff?
How does the school leader create a positive learning ambience in a school?
How can this leader address the issues created by the physical plant of the building itself?
How can a principal treat the difficult waters of the social and political context of the outside world that impacts on the school?
How can a school leader insure that the management systems created within a school and the gains in student achievement accomplished are maintained and improved upon after he or she leaves the school?
In Remembering What’s Important: Priorities of School Leadership, author Charles A. Bonnici wastes not time. He hits hard the 'eight key areas' as principals and other leaders pursue a career: living and progressing from being neophytes to experienced school administrators. He reveals leadership 'survival strategies' for hiring and nurturing new teachers; building the school culture; managing the school; and working in the larger social environment with parents, community leaders, and the media. Finally, Charles Bonnici looks at 'passing the baton' to the next generation—making the book important for succeeding as principals move from beginners to educational veterans—in the exciting, challenging, rewarding world of school leadership and improvement!