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Author: Todd Whitaker
Make positive and immediate changes in your school with the support of your entire staff. New from acclaimed speaker and bestselling author Todd Whitaker (What Great Teachers Do Differently, Dealing with Difficult Parents), Leading School Change provides principals, assistant principals, district superintendents, and other educators with concrete steps for getting colleagues to champion and work toward the changes you want to make.
Drawing from years of experience working with leaders at the school and district levels, Whitaker shares nine specific strategies for overcoming intra-staff resistance, building cooperation, and recruiting hands-on help from school community members. An essential tool for leaders, this book delivers a complete action plan for those who want to implement results-oriented school change.
"Readers will definitely connect with this book. Day-to-day struggles are addressed and accompanied with solutions that are realistic. I love the 'call-to-action' theme that is incorporated into each strategy and will share this book with my administrative team." --James V. Davis, Principal, China Grove Middle School
IN THIS BOOK...
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Strategy 1: Identify the Change
- Strategy 2: Make Sure the First Exposure is Great!
Strategy 3: Determine Who Matters Most
Strategy 4: Find the Entry Points
Strategy 5: Reduce the Resistance
Strategy 6: Harness the Power of Emotion
Strategy 7: Look Past Buy-in to Action
Strategy 8: Reinforce Changed Behaviors
Strategy 9: Fit It All Together
...And More
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