What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership

Strengthen and hone your strategic leadership skills for effective school planning!

This is an essential guide for new and veteran school leaders focused on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it provides nine steps to strategic planning, plus guidelines for promoting a vision and mission, using data to empower and implement change, evaluating school programs, and moving from micro-political to transformational leadership practice. This last volume in a seven-part leadership series features examples, and best practice, including:

• Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
• Case study with reflective questions
• "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
• Self-assessment resources for leadership effectiveness
• "In-Basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples

For leadership that can empower and transform a school community, this insightful volume provides a sure-footed path for leaders seeking to foster and manage effective and lasting change.