"Bridging Leadership and School Improvement: Advice from the Field features narratives of successful principals across multiple states in the US, who have not only improved their schools but have created supportive and inclusive learning communities for both teachers and students. This book highlights how successful school leaders bridge theory and practice to improve school cultures, teaching, and learning"--
This book features narratives of successful principals across multiple states in the US who have not only improved their schools but have created supportive and inclusive learning communities for both teachers and students. It also highlights successful school leaders who join theory and practice to improve school cultures, teaching, and learning.
Principals wear many hats, but the most significant role they have is improving teaching and learning so all students are successful. Bridging Leadership and School Improvement: Advice from the Field features narratives of successful principals across multiple states in the US, who have not only improved their schools but have created supportive and inclusive learning communities for both teachers and students. Each practitioner-author discusses an improvement practice that they successfully implemented in their school and key theories that support their practice. This book highlights how successful school leaders bridge theory and practice to improve school cultures, teaching, and learning.
BOOK CONTENTS
Series Editors Introduction
Jeffrey Glanz
Editors Introduction
Leslie Ann Locke & Sonya Hayes
1
Living to Serve
Brenda Arthur Miller
2
Improving School Culture with Systems, Practices, and Data
Justin Colbert
3
Reparative Teaching through Shared Transformative Leadership
Ann Larkin
4
Empathetic Leadership and Stakeholder Relationships
Jessica Holman 5
Hearing Voices: Reflections on Shared Leadership
Jennifer Huling
6
Distributive Leadership: From Theory to Practice
Rahesha Amon
7
A Journey through Culture and Disaster to Sustained Student Success
David Golden
8
A Seat at the Table
Francine Baugh
9
Continuous Improvement Through an Equity Lens
Janine Dillabuagh
10
School Leadership through Collective Ownership of Organizational Systems for
Continuous Improvement
Nancy Guerrero
11
Individualized Instruction and Progress Monitoring Supported by Digital
Learning
Connie Smith
About the Contributors
Leslie Ann Locke is a scholar of educational policy and leadership. She has worked and consulted in a variety of educational contexts. At the center of her work is how educational institutions, and leaders in particular, can improve to best serve all students and communities.
Prior to entering the professoriate, Sonya D. Hayes served as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal in public schools for 22 years. As a successful secondary school principal, she and her faculty earned numerous state and national accolades for their work in school improvement.
