1st Edition
Principal's Purpose, The A Practical Guide to Moral and Ethical School Leadership
This book is filled with "Survival Tips" to help school leaders triumph over ethical and moral dilemmas. Each chapter is organized in a practical way
-When Do I Begin?
-What Should I Do?
-How Should I Do It?
-About the Author
-Preface
-The Moral, Ethical, and Purposeful School Leader
-The Moral, Ethical, and Purposeful Administrative Support Group
-Training a Purposeful Faculty Problem-Solving Team
-Schoolwide Purposeful Mission, Vision, and Schoolwide Goals: Beyond the Template
-Purposeful Individual Goal Setting: Finding the Needs
-Differentiated Staff Development
-Final Thoughts
-Appendix
-References and Other Source Material
Biography
About the AuthorLeanna Stohr Isaacson is a veteran educator who has worked as a teacher in several districts, at all grade levels (including exceptional education), and as a principal in both the Northwest and the Southeast. She has studied and lived the challenges of the principalship from a rural and urban perspective inner-city and suburban schools, high diversity, and high-stakes environments.Dr. Isaacson is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences. Most recently, her presentation topics have included the challenges and practical application of issues faced by principals and assistants who enter leadership positions for the first time. Additional topics relate to strategies for practical application of university coursework into the field of school leadership.She received her BA and MEd from the University of Montana and, in 2004, received her PhD in interdisciplinary studies (curriculum and instruction; educational leadership) from the University of South Florida. She currently serves as a visiting assistant professor in educational leadership at Stetson University in Celebration, Florida.She is the author of Smart, Fast, Efficient: The New Principal's Guide to Success (2005) by Eye on Education.
