100-Day Leaders: Turning Short-Term Wins Into Long-Term Success in Schools (A 100-Day Action Plan for Meaningful School Improvement)

by Douglas Reeves, Robert Eaker

Overview

With foreword by Michael Fullan

Within 100 days, schools have dramatically increased student achievement, transformed faculty morale and school culture, reduced discipline issues, and much more. Begin leading focused, meaningful change in your own school with the support of 100-Day Leaders by Douglas Reeves and Robert Eaker. Using this book to guide your school improvement plan, you will learn how to achieve a series of short-term wins that combine to form long-term success.

Begin a 100-day action plan for educational leadership to effect significant school improvement:

• Become familiar with the 100-day leadership plan and the six stages of implementation.
• Understand the importance of a collaborative culture in creating strong leadership in schools.
• Develop an understanding of high-leverage leadership techniques and strategic planning.
• Study the personality traits and leadership qualities that support successful change management and school improvement.
• Access reproducible rubrics that can be used to measure progress of the 100-day leadership action plan and your school leadership development.

Contents:

Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Foreword
Introduction: Why One Hundred Days?

Part 1: Exploring 100-Day Leadership
Chapter 1: Why Before How
Chapter 2: The Six Steps of 100-Day Leadership
Chapter 3: The 100-Day Leader in Action

Part 2: Creating the Environment for Success
Chapter 4: A Strong Foundation
Chapter 5: How to Begin From Within

Appendix
References and Resources
Index

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949539257
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	07/15/2019
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	119,015
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

About the Authors xi

Foreword xiii

Introduction: Why One Hundred Days? 1

Part 1 Exploring 100-Day Leadership 5

The Moral imperative 5

The Six Steps 6

Part 2 Creating the Environment for Success 9

Putting It All Together 9

Part 1 Exploring 100-Day Leadership 11

Chapter 1 Why Before Horn The Moral Imperative of Leadership 13

Moral Authority in Education 14

Essential Elements of Leadership 15

Purpose 16

Trust 18

Focus 19

Leverage 20

Feedback 21

Change 24

Sustainability 24

Summary 24

Chapter 2 The Six Steps of 100-Day Leadership 27

Step 1 Identify Your Values 27

Values and the 100-Day Leader 30

Values Worth Fighting For 31

Step 2 Take an Initiative Inventory 32

Taking the Initiative Inventory 34

Creating Implementation Rubrics 34

Applying the Rubrics 36

Step 3 Make a Not-to-Do List 37

Email and Other Communication 38

Meetings 39

Ineffective Practice 41

Step 4 Identify 100-Day Challenges 42

Step 5 Monitor High-Leverage Practices 44

High-Leverage Strategies 45

The Results Fallacy 45

The 100-Day Learning System 46

Step 6 Specify Results 47

The Challenges With Traditional Result Measurement 48

A Better Way to Measure Results 51

Objections to interim Assessments 52

Summary 56

Chapter 3 The 100-Day Leader in Action 57

Identifying Your Values 59

Taking an Initiative Inventory 61

Making a Not-to-Do List 62

Identifying 100-Day Challenges 65

Monitoring High-Leverage Practices 68

Specifying Results 69

Summary 70

Part 2 Creating the Environment for Success 71

Chapter 4 A Strong Foundation 73

The Four Pillars of a PLC 74

Mission 75

Vision 77

Values 77

Goals 78

Leading Cultural Change 78

Focusing On the Right Things 79

Collaborating Where It Counts 80

Aligning the Work of Teams Districtwide 86

The School Board and Superintendent Team 87

The Central Office Team 88

The Principal Team 89

The School Leadership Team 90

Teacher Teams 91

Support Staff Teams 92

Focusing Teacher Teams on Learning 93

Planning Units of Instruction 96

Analyzing Student Work and Learning 99

Monitoring and Celebrating the Work of Teams 99

Summary 101

Chapter 5 How to Begin From Within 103

Auditing Your Assumptions 103

Possessing an Optimistic Mindset 104

Modeling What You Expect of Others 104

Resilience 105

Personal Behavior 107

Student Achievement 110

Decision Making 113

Communication 115

Learning 117

Summary 119

Epilogue: Putting Your Stars on the Table and Making Long-Term Success Possible 121

Appendix 125

The 100-Day Plan 126

Collaborative Team Rubric 128

References and Resources 133

Index 141

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"In a world of leadership books that are more abstract than practical, this book is a breath of fresh air. Reeves and Eaker combine years of research and practical experience to provide a guide to more influential leadership now. A comprehensive, logical, and practical book that I wish I had when I started my school leadership journey."

—Anthony Muhammad, author and educational consultant

"Reeves and Eaker strip away all of the chaos and clutter of the myriad details that face school administrators and provide clear actions that produce clear and useful outcomes. This book should be on the nightstand of all administrators, particularly new ones."

—Robert J. Marzano, CAO, Marzano Research

"Doug Reeves and Bob Eaker have done it again. They have compiled research, experience, and common sense into what will be a practical manual for every educational leader. There are plenty of books that share research findings, but like all of us, educators can struggle to put theory into practice — with how to operationalize the theory in the day-to-day life of leading the work of improving learning. It should be on every school leader's desk, highlighted and scribbled in, with sticky notes and dog-eared corners. Reeves and Eaker have invested in your leadership. Get this book and use it!"

—Janel Keating, superintendent, White River School District; 2019 recipient of the Robert Handy Most Effective Administrator Award, Washington State