Author: Ronald Williamson and Barbara R. Blackburn

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Like the other books in the A-Z series, this book provides practical tools and activities that can be used immediately to improve your practice. This guide offers specific strategies that will help you become a more effective principal. There are 26 chapters in this book, one for each letter of the alphabet.

"This is is one of the best-written books I have read about the principalship. It not only highlights the challenges principals face day in and day out, it also provides common-sense strategies that are centered around students and teachers." --Isabel Mesa-Collins, Chief Area Officer - Area 10, Chicago, IL

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Achievement is the Focus
Beginnings, Endings, and School Culture
Conducting Successful Meetings
Data-Driven Decisions
Effective School and Classroom Discipline
Finding the Right People
Grading and Assessment
Helpful Resources
It's All About Instruction
Juggling Priorities
Keys to Successful Public Relations
Looking at Student Work
Managing Schedules
New Ideas, New Challenges
Ownership Means More than One
Professional Development Facilitates Growth
Quality Teacher Evaluation
Recognizing the Law
Seeing with New Eyes
Teaming with Families and Community
Under Pressure: School Safety
Vision
Working Together for the Future
The X Factor: Special Populations in Your School
Year After Year: Sustaining Success
Zooming in on Future Trends

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