What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership

Collaborate to alleviate stress and elevate success! The demands on today′s principals can be overwhelming in their complexity. More than ever, it is critical for principals to engage in meaningful collaboration empowering staff, parents, community members, and students with a voice in making decisions and making a difference. By drawing on the collective wisdom of the school′s stakeholders, principals can promote a sense of shared conviction and responsibility for heightened levels of success-and this guide will help you get there. It offers a proven three-phased collaborative leadership approach, covering best practices for: Team building-including 10 characteristics of successful teams, "25 Questions" exercise, and team assessments; Action research-highlighting the three forms of action research, plus steps for implementation; and Shared decision making-with emphasis on developing teacher leaders. This fifth volume of a seven-part leadership series features reader-friendly tools including: Insightful questionnaire and response analysis Case study with reflective questions "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter Self-Assessment resources "In-basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples

Table of Contents:
Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Questionnaire: Before We Get Started… 1. Introduction Case Study and Reflective Questions 2. Best Practices in Team Building Leading with Passion, Vision Building, and Teamwork Ten Characteristics of Successful Teams Assessing your Leadership Style Draw a Pig The Twenty-Five Questions Team-Development Exercise Team Effectiveness Critique Conclusion 3. Action Research as Best Practice for Collaboration Action Research for Collaboration and More Benefits of Action Research Steps in Action Research Three Forms of Action Research Action Research in Action Guidelines for Implementing Action Research Conclusion 4. Best Practices in Shared Decision Making Encouraging Teacher Leadership Site-Based Management Conclusion Conclusion: Making Collaborative Leadership a Reality Resource A: Realities of Collaborative Leadership: In-Basket Simulations Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Teamwork Resource C: Assessing Your Role in Action Research Resource D: Assessing Your Role in Shared Decision Making Resource E: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources References Index

About the Author :
Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University’s College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.