A New School Leadership Architecture (eBook)

A Four-Level Framework for Reimagining Roles

Lindsay Whorton (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2025 | 1., First Edition
273 Seiten
Corwin (Verlag)
979-8-3488-1116-7 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
PART I: A NEW ARCHITECTURE
Chapter 1: A NEW SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE
THE THEORY OF THE PROBLEM: UNDOABLE JOBS
THE WORK OF SCHOOL LEADERS: BUILD CAPACITY AND DELIVER RESULTS
A SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE THAT SETS LEADERS AND SCHOOLS UP FOR SUCCESS
THE CASE FOR THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE
CONCLUSION
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
Chapter 2: FINDING THE GAPS IN OUR CURRENT ARCHITECTURE
COMMON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE PROBLEMS
STRENGTHENING AND REPAIRING THE ARCHITECTURE
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
PART II: CHANGING STRUCTURES
Chapter 3: RETHINKING ROLES
BRINGING SHARED LEADERSHIP TO LIFE
BUT WHAT ABOUT . . .
ADDRESSING BARRIERS: NEED TO REPURPOSE AND REMOVE, NOT JUST ADD
BEYOND BARRIERS, OPPORTUNITIES
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
Chapter 4: BIG CHANGE STARTS SMALL
PHASE I: STRONG PILOTS
PHASE II: BUILD SYSTEMS FOR SCALE
TWO SIDES OF THE COIN: STRUCTURES AND PEOPLE
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
PART III: DEVELOPING PEOPLE
Chapter 5: MAKING THE SHIFT
LEADERSHIP PASSAGES REQUIRE THREE KINDS OF SHIFTS
NAVIGATING LEADERSHIP PASSAGES—GETTING UNSTUCK
YOUR LEADERSHIP PASSAGE
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
Chapter 6: TEAM MEMBER TO TEAM LEADER
SHIFTING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
SHIFTING TIME ALLOCATIONS
SHIFTING SKILLS
PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Chapter 7: TEAM LEADER TO BRIDGE LEADER
SHIFTING SKILLS
SHIFTING TIME ALLOCATIONS
SHIFTING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Chapter 8: BRIDGE LEADER TO SCHOOL LEADER
SHIFTING SKILLS
SHIFTING TIME APPLICATIONS
SHIFTING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Chapter 9: RETHINKING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
THE FOUNDATION: CLEARLY DEFINE LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS
BUILDING AND RENOVATING: ALIGNED, PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY
BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS
CONCLUSION
DISTRICT LEADERS
CURRENT SCHOOL LEADERS
ASPIRING LEADERS AND THOSE WHO MENTOR, COACH, AND SUPPORT THEM
Appendix A: Typical High School Answer Key
Appendix B: Tools and Templates for Testing and Scaling New Structures
Appendix C: Key Shifts Case Study
Appendix D: Tools for Prioritizing and Action Planning
Appendix E: Tools and Resources to Support Leadership Development Systems
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.10.2025
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: Building better schools • collaborative school leadership • Educational leadership • improving school culture • instructional leadership • leadership frameworks for schools • leadership in schools • leadership strategies for education • leadership transitions in education • Lindsay Wharton • Lindsay Whorten • Lindsay Whorton • Lindsey Wharton • Lindsey Whorten • Lindsey Whorton • professional development for school leaders • reimagining leadership roles • school leadership • sustainable school leadership • Teacher empowerment
• ISBN-13: 979-8-3488-1116-7 / 9798348811167