Standards-Based Leadership

A Case Study Book for the Principalship

By (author) Sandra Harris, Julia Ballenger, Cindy Cummings

Publication date:

19 May 2015

Length of book:

172 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475816914

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.

Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
1Charter School Blues
2 Who Is in Charge Here?
3Principals with Principles
4 Bridging the Digital Divide
5 The Best Surprise Is No Surprise
6 Grayson High School in Trouble
7 No One Is College Bound Here
8 Politics or Sacred Cows?
9 We’re Scared Every Day!
Appendix 1 ELCC Standards – Building Level (revised 2011)
Appendix 2 Commissioner’s Rules Concerning Educator Standards: Texas Principal Standards Title 19, Chapter 149.2001, Texas Administrative Code (revised 2014)
Appendix 3 Texas Test Framework for Principal Certification Domains and Competencies for the Principal
Appendix 4 Texas Standards for Educator Ethics
About the Authors

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.