Books in the Leading Systemic School Improvement series

Priority Leadership not only shows what actions and attitudes leaders should take, but what pitfalls to avoid. Each chapter addresses hindrances to change and hallways for improvement. It is a practical book that will put into the hands of educators a blueprint for positive change that will lead to measurable improvement.

Through research and in-depth interviews with seventeen educational leaders, Scott Thompson explores new developments in the area of spiritual leadership for the systemic improvement of public schools.

This book contributes to the literature on the ethical use of power and political skills to lead whole system change within school districts.

This book provides change leaders in education with essential concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics for how to create and sustain whole-system change in their school systems.

Instructional quality is one of the most important factors in effective teaching. Without it, school reform is impossible. How can leaders develop and implement strategies to improve faculty quality and then manage the process of school reform in today's complex school environments? The authors answer this question through the study of a systemic reform initiative that was launched in San Diego, California in the late 1990s. San Diego was selected for the study because of its proactive attempts to address the quality of teaching, while simultaneously incorporating California's complex, multi-faceted policies directed at education reform. Instructional Leadership for Systemic Change: Provides a rich, comprehensive description of how a major urban school reform initiative was undertaken, Describes political conflicts and implementation issues that occur in real world reform, Describes the changes undertaken to revise the reform each year, Details the various outcomes that occurred for schools and students at different levels. Will be useful to administrators in training, students of leadership and reform, and researchers and policy analysts interested in the anatomy of school change and improvement.

The Future of Schools will help changemakers move toward better functioning school systems and districts using reliable, participative, and practical methods.

Readers of this book will be able to provide effective leadership to transform their school systems in ways that improve student, faculty and staff, and whole-system learning.