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Susan P. Gray - Leading Good Schools to Greatness - 9781412979788 - V9781412979788
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Leading Good Schools to Greatness

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Description for Leading Good Schools to Greatness Paperback. Using case studies, strategies, and activities, this book shows how to acquire the powerful personal leadership characteristics that the best headteachers use to lead their schools to greatness. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434.

"This book is right on target with its thought-provoking ideas and concepts on the characteristics of successful educational leaders."
—Thomas F. Leahy, Consultant, Executive Search Department, Illinois Association of School Boards

"Our best teachers obtain great results by building positive relationships with their students. Gray and Streshly show how our best principals do the same thing and how these behaviors can be learned and practiced."
—Kevin Singer, Superintendent, Topeka Public Schools, KS

Build your capacity to lead your school to greatness!

Great leaders are made, not born. Written by the authors of From Good Schools to Great Schools, this sequel shows how great ... Read more

Based on sound strategies and the work of Jim Collins, Susan Penny Gray and William A. Streshly tackle how to build relationships, communicate effectively, exercise your personal will with humility, face brutal facts, get faculty on board, and build a school culture of self-discipline. Chapters include:

  • Case studies that provide an ongoing context for professional learning
  • Self-assessments that reveal your inherent leadership dispositions
  • Interviews and tips from exceptional principals in the field
  • Strategies for developing specific leadership qualities
  • Application exercises that reinforce how to put the strategies into action
  • Reflection activities that encourage professional growth

Appropriate for both individual and group professional development, Leading Good Schools to Greatness reveals how leadership skills can be learned and used to take your school to the next level.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412979788
SKU
V9781412979788
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-2

About Susan P. Gray
Susan Penny Gray, PhD has been an educator for more than 40 years in Indiana and California, including 15 years as Director of Curriculum Services for the San Marcos Unified School District in San Marcos, California and 7 years as a member of the Educational Leadership faculty at San Diego State University. During her tenure as Director of Curriculum Services ... Read more

Reviews for Leading Good Schools to Greatness
"Our best teachers obtain great results by building positive relationships with their students. Gray and Streshly show how our best principals do the same thing and how these behaviors can be learned and practiced."
Kevin Singer, Superintendent “This book synthesizes the research and provides activities and reflections that guide leaders to master the art of leading good schools to ... Read more

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