administration

A comprehensive guide to correspondence for school administrators that contains a selection of sample letters and memos for various purposes and situations, including statements of philosophy, curriculum, budgets, discipline, and many more. Includes CD-ROM.

A guide to using equity audits to benefit schools that provides practical strategies to develop fair programs, hire and retain good teachers, and improve the overall quality of education for students; and also discusses the No Child Left Behind Act.

Collection of essays that provide varied perspectives on developing effective public relations programs for school library media centers.

Describes strategies designed to help educators deal with the complexities they encounter in their day-to-day work, explaining how to frame problems and dilemmas, and exploring the connections between problems and dilemmas and planned changes. Includes case studies.

A history of secondary education in America describing centralized administrations, teacher certification, and how stumbling blocks developed.

Thirty school principals from all grade levels describe the challenges they faced in their first year on the job and the lessons they have learned since.

Contains entries that provide information on theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration, including biographical sketches; arranged alphabetically from A to K, with an index.

Provides real-life examples, exercises, and strategies designed to help school administrators through the daily challenges they encounter; and addresses some of the social and emotional stages of professional transitions.

Examines all key aspects of educational administration, discussing fundamental principles and concepts related to administrative processes, programs, and services, the latest developments in national education policy, current research on effective teaching, new trends in school law, school finance, and school careers, and other related topics.