THE NEW SCHOOL MANAGEMENT BY WANDERING AROUND-FRONT COVER

THE NEW SCHOOL MANAGEMENT BY WANDERING AROUND

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

CHAPTER 1: DEFINING THE MBWA LEADER

Personal Attributes and Beliefs of MBWA Leaders

Examples of MBWA From History

Examples of MBWA From Industrial and Educational Leaders

The Research Base

CHAPTER 2: SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: WHAT MATTERS MOST

“Great Man” Theory of Leadership

The Trait Theory

Modern Leadership Theories

Assessing Your Leadership Style

Leadership Element Number 1: Theory X Versus Theory Y

Leadership Element Number 2: Concern for the Faculty and Accomplishing the School’s Mission

Leadership Element Number 3: Trust

Leadership Element Number 4: Personal Qualities of Great School Leaders

CHAPTER 3: WHY TEACHERS TEACH AND WHY THEY LEAVE

Why Teachers Teach

Why Teachers Leave

Teacher Demoralization

Lack of Focus on Student Learning

CHAPTER 4: WHY TEACHERS STAY

Supportive Leadership of the MBWA Principal

The Improvement Ethic

Fostering the Improvement Ethic and Sense of Efficacy in Teachers

CHAPTER 5: PROMOTING QUALITY CURRICULUM THROUGH MBWA

Quality of Curriculum Content

Teaching to the Test: Ethical or Unethical?

Designing an Aligned Curriculum

Ensuring High-Quality Instruction

High-Impact Factor 1—Instructional Strategies

High-Impact Factor 2—Classroom Management

High-Impact Factor 3—Classroom Curriculum Design

Monitoring the Curriculum

Caveats on Research

CHAPTER 6: GETTING INTO CLASSROOMS

Research Supporting Frequent Principal Classroom Observations

Conducting Informal Classroom Observations

Purposes for Conducting Informal Observations

Information Gathered

Using the Information Gathered

Observation Rules of “Etiquette”

Informal Classroom Observation Protocols

The Downey Walk-Through With Reflective Inquiry

The Walk’bout

CHAPTER 7: FINDING TIME FOR MBWA

The Research on How Principals Spend Their Time

How MBWA Administrators Find the Time

Analyzing the Big Picture

Time Management Myths

Myth 1: More Time Spent is Better

Myth 2: An Open Door Policy Is Always Good

Myth 3: You Must Do It All Yourself

Myth 4: There is Not Enough Time to Do It All

Myth 5: You Should Read It All

Myth 6: Ignore Problems, and They Will Go Away

Finding Time at Work for MBWA

Time Wasters

Planning for More Effective Use of Time

Strategies for Dealing With Time Wasters

Meetings: Wasting Time Versus Making Progress

Meeting Types

Planning a Productive Meeting

Before the Meeting

Beginning the Meeting

During the Meeting

At the End of the Meeting

CHAPTER 8: PROMOTING GOOD STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND A SAFE CAMPUS

Plan a Team Approach to Schoolwide Student Discipline

Know the Board’s Policies and Regulations

Create a Student Discipline Plan

Make the Campus Safe

Supervise Adequately

Avoid Negligence

Establish Lines of Communication With the Police

CHAPTER 9: DEALING WITH UNMET EXPECTATIONS: MARGINAL AND INCOMPETENT TEACHERS

The Day of Reckoning

Analyzing Teacher Performance

Dealing With Unsatisfactory Teachers: A Four-Phase Process

Phase 1: Initial Diagnosis

Phase 2: The First Formal Plan for Improvement

Phase 3: Official Corrective Action

Phase 4: The Termination Process

Points to Keep in Mind When Dealing With Unsatisfactory Teachers

Avoiding or Dealing Effectively With Grievances

CHAPTER 10: ENSURING DUE PROCESS AND BUILDING THE FILE

Why Tenure?

Due Process

Guidelines for Ensuring Substantive Due Process

Guidelines for Ensuring Procedural or Statutory Due Process

Documentation and File Building

Criterion 1: Clear, Direct, and “to the Point” Versus Veiled and “Sugarcoated”

Criterion 3: Detailed and Specific Content

The Formal Disciplinary Memo

The Phase-3 Decision

Determining Access to Personnel Files

Alternatives to the Dismissal Process

Reassignment

A Settlement or Buy-Out

EPILOGUE

RESOURCE A: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT SURVEY

RESOURCE B: SECONDARY SCHOOL PARENT SURVEY

RESOURCE C: SUMMATIVE TEACHER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

RESOURCE D: TEACHER SELF-ASSESSMENT INVENTORY OF SKILLS AND INTERESTS

REFERENCES

INDEX