Standards-Based Leadership: A Case Study Book for the Principalship

by Sandra Harris, Julia Ballenger, Cindy Cummings

Overview

Today’s school principals are charged with the responsibility of creating learning organizations that emphasize success for all students. Framing decisions in standards that are grounded in research and best practice, this book provides a structure for learning and growth for both current and aspiring principals. Each chapter in Standards-Based Leadership: A Case Study Book for the Principalship is organized around a Texas Principal Competency Exam and related to the 2014 Texas Principal Standards and 2011 ELCC standards. The cases provided for discussion are all based on real problems that challenge principals in Texas or any other state. By applying the standards and using the brief literature reviews as resources to guide decision making, principals are provided with a framework for implementation of specific strategies that will best help them successfully lead schools.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475816914
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/19/2015
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sandra Harris has been an educator for more than forty years in public and private schools in Maryland, Kansas, and Texas. During that time she has been a teacher, principal, superintendent and university professor. She is currently Doctoral Dissertation Coordinator at the Center for Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership at Lamar University. She has authored or co-authored twenty-two books and is a frequent presenter at educational leadership meetings, conferences, and in schools. She has published widely in educational journals.

Dr. Julia Ballenger has been a public educator and administrator for more than forty years in the Central, Northeast, and East Texas regions serving as teacher, consultant, principal and central office administrator. In addition, she has taught at the university level and worked as a regional director of school accreditation and accountability at the state level. Currently, Dr. Ballenger is the Coordinator of the Master’s Degree and Principal Certification Program and teaches in both masters and doctoral programs at Texas A&M University-Commerce in Commerce, TX. She has co-authored six books, authored or co-authored over forty peer reviewed articles and book chapters. She presents frequently at state, national and international levels both within and outside of the United States.

Cynthia Cummings has served as a PK-20 public school educator for more than twenty years as a teacher, administrator and professor. She is currently the director of the online master’s program in the department of Educational Leadership at Lamar University. In addition, Dr. Cummings serves as a consultant for the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Overseas Schools. She has co-authored chapters in several book and articles in educational journals and presented as local, state, national, and international conferences.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Introduction 1

1 Charter School Blues 17

2 Who Is in Charge Here 27

3 Principals with Principles 39

4 Bridging the Digital Divide 51

5 The Best Surprise Is No Surprise 63

6 Grayson High School in Trouble 77

7 No One Is College Bound Here 97

8 Politics or Sacred Cows 109

9 We're Scared Every Day 121

Appendix 1 ELCC Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership for Principals: School Building Leadership 133

Appendix 2 Chapter 149. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Standards Subchapter BB. Administrator Standards 139

Appendix 3 Texas Standards/Competencies for the Principal-Test Framework 147

Appendix 4 Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 7, Chapter 247, Rule §247.2 155

About the Authors 159

Editorial Reviews

The authors effective blending of multiple leadership standards with supporting research to create a series of relevant case studies to facilitate discussion, reflection, and learning is refreshing. The case studies are timely, challenging, and provide excellent opportunities for individuals and groups to gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to advance their practice.

Richard A. Flanary

The authors of Standards-Based Leadership provide insight, benchmarks, simulations, and ways of thinking and knowing about administering schools. Anyone interested in understanding the complexity of leadership in schools can use this book to develop a deeper understanding about leadership and schooling.

James E. Berry Ed.D

Provides a framework for principals in employing strategies that will help with student achievement…The authors have succeeded in giving readers an opportunity to connect theory with practice.

E-Bulletin

Harris and Lowery's new book makes a much needed addition to the field of principal preparation and development. In readable style, they present case studies which target national standards for these areas. Read, learn, and benefit!!

Elaine L. Wilmore