Handbook of School Improvement : How High-Performing Principals Create High-Performing Schools

Capturing Insights From 20 Successful Principals, This Illuminating Book Presents Real-world Strategies That Help School Leaders Refine Their Administrative Skills And Generate Dramatic Improvements In Schoolwide Achievement. Cover -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- The Book In Brief -- Foreword By William D. Greenfield. Jr. -- Foreword By Joseph Hunter -- Foreword By Susan M. Usry -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About The Authors -- Part I - Administrative Leadership For School Improvement: Action Foci Of High-performing Principals -- Chapter 1 - Learning -- Chapter 2 - Modeling -- Chapter 3 - Focusing -- Chapter 4 - Leading For Achievement -- Chapter 5 - Improving Instruction -- Chapter 6 - Developing Systems -- Chapter 7 - Empowering -- Chapter 8 - Hiring -- Chapter 9 - Using Data -- Part I - Suggested Reading For Further Learning: Administrative Leadership -- Part Ii - Instructional Leadership For School Improvement: Goals Of High-performing Principals -- Chapter 10 - Teaching And Learning -- Chapter 11 - Culture -- Chapter 12 - Dialogue -- Chapter 13 - Research -- Chapter 14 - Development -- Part Ii - Suggested Reading For Further Learning: Instructional Leadership -- Part Iii - Conclusion: Systems Thinking And The Systems-development Approach In Educational Leadership -- Chapter 15 - The Importance Of Systems Thinking And The Systems-development Approach For School Improvement -- Chapter 16 - Afterword: A Summary And A Note About Preparation For Educational Leadership -- Research Method And Procedures -- References -- Index.