This book offers an unprecedented look at a key component to becoming a collaborative, inclusive, and transformational school leader: respect. This practical resource takes you on a journey to achieve the highest level of respect as a school leader and includes a groundbreaking model that defines “respect” and provides you with specific tools to determine whether you’ve attained respect and how to leverage this for personal growth, success, and for sustainable school improvement. Case studies, stories, and narratives of highly respected school leaders are highlighted throughout. This book will provide you with all the self-reflection tools and exemplars necessary for your path forward to becoming a respected, inclusive, collaborative, and transformational school leader.
Table of Contents:
1. In Search of School Leader Respect: With All Due Respect 2. Listening to the Voices that Determine School Leader Respect 3. Mission, Vision, and Core Values 4. School Culture and Climate 5. Supporting a School’s Well-Being 6. School Leader Challenges 7. School Leader Self-Respect 8. A School Leader: Respected and Transformational 9. Measuring School Leader Respect 10. The Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring School Leader Respect
About the Author :
Howard J. Bultinck is a former superintendent and principal, and is Professor Emeritus/Department Chair of Literacy, Educational Leadership and Development at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
Lynn H. Bush is a former assistant superintendent and principal and is Professor Emerita of Literacy, Educational Leadership and Development at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
Noreen A. Powers is a former principal and current Associate Professor of Literacy, Educational Leadership and Development at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
Review :
"I applaud Drs. Bultinck, Bush, and Powers for creating a blueprint comprised of building blocks that can help current and aspiring school leaders gain new skills and reach greater heights as they explore new thresholds in their leadership journey… Reading this book will answer crucial questions for public education leaders, principals, and superintendents, [and help them gain] invaluable insights for an impactful, productive, and accomplished career serving America’s K-12 public school students throughout the U.S."
David R. Schuler, Executive Director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association, USA.
