BRAVO Principal!: Building Relationships with Actions that Value Others / Edition 2

by Sandra Harris

Overview

It is only through effective leadership actions that principals can become outstanding leaders. By building relationships that value all stakeholders—including teachers, students, parents, and community members—your actions will lead to a thriving school. This book provides you with the tools for emphasizing shared purpose, caring, integrity, and honesty so you can Build Relationships with Actions that Value Others.

In this updated edition, you’ll find out how to:

• Establish trusting relationship based on mutual support, respect, and empowerment.
• Demonstrate cultural responsiveness by embracing diversity and integrating multicultural awareness throughout the curriculum.
• Employ creative concern-solving strategies and address conflicts with students, parents, and staff.
• Develop a learning culture to nurture student and teacher achievement.

Each chapter concludes with a set of review questions to help you to reflect, evaluate, and improve upon your leadership skills. Filled with suggestions for actions that you can apply today, this book shows you how to become a BRAVO Principal!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138851573
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/26/2015
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sandra Harris is Doctoral Dissertation Coordinator for the Center for Doctoral Studies in Global Educational Leadership and Professor of Educational Leadership at Lamar University.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. BRAVO Principals Establish Trust

Establish Trust: Collaborate on a Shared Vision

Establish Trust: Demonstrate Confidence through Empowerment

Establish Trust: Build Leadership at Every Level

Reflect

Review

Remember

2. BRAVO Principals Support Others

Support: Communicate Effectively

Support: Offer Encouragement

Support: Recognize Needs

Support: Provide Resources

Reflect

Review

Remember

3. BRAVO Principals Respect Others

Respect Others: Demonstrate Care

Respect Others: Demonstrate Equity

Respect Others: Collaborate

Reflect

Review

Remember

4. BRAVO Principals Demonstrate Cultural Responsiveness

Cultural Responsiveness: Understand Changing Cultural Demographics Cultural Responsiveness: Make Time for Critical Reflection

Cultural Responsiveness: Commit to Developing Cultural Community

Reflect

Review

Remember

5. BRAVO Principals Challenge the Imagination

Challenge the Imagination: Implement Next Steps

Challenge the Imagination: Solve Concerns

Challenge the Imagination: Address Conflicts Wisely

Reflect

Questions

Review

Remember

6. BRAVO Principals Nurture Achievement

Nurture Achievement: Uphold High Standards

Nurture Achievement: Challenge the Status Quo

Nurture Achievement: Lead Learning

Reflect

Review

Remember

7. BRAVO Principals Demonstrate Courage

Demonstrate Courage: Know Who You Are

Demonstrate Courage: Advocate for Others

Demonstrate Courage: Stay the Course

Reflect

Review

Remember

8. BRAVO Principals Make the World a Better Place

Editorial Reviews

"BRAVO Principal! is a refreshing look at the personal side of leading. Harris demonstrates that who you are is as important as what you do. This book provides an opportunity for practicing and aspiring school leaders to focus on understanding and developing the personal skills so critical for success."

—Richard A. Flanary, President, Flanary Educational Consulting, LLC, and Former Deputy Executive Director, NASSP

"This book is a must-read for all school leaders. Harris hits on important concepts that help emerging leaders become good, and good leaders become great. With practical examples and exercises for putting concepts into practice, the book is a meaningful tool that ultimately benefits principals, teachers, and students. Truly impactful!"

—Stacey Edmonson, Dean, College of Education, Sam Houston State University

"Rarely do principals have an opportunity to ‘practice’ their skills. Now, finally, Harris has crafted and created a ‘leadership practice field’ for principals with the Review, Reflect, and Remember activities accompanying each chapter. This makes BRAVO Principal! not only a good read, but also a principal user’s guide and instructional manual to be used often and regularly."

—Theodore Creighton, Retired Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech, and Director, NCPEA Press

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