A practical planning tool with concrete tasks and tips for new or experienced superintendents! Written by seven outstanding superintendents, this reflective calendar and planning journal helps superintendents address day-to-day concerns while maintaining a focus on increasing student achievement. Month-to-month, this planner takes administrators from July through June, provides checklists and templates for overlaying timelines with events, and presents issues for reflection and action that include: maintaining visibility and effective communication monitoring program, curriculum, and…mehr
A practical planning tool with concrete tasks and tips for new or experienced superintendents! Written by seven outstanding superintendents, this reflective calendar and planning journal helps superintendents address day-to-day concerns while maintaining a focus on increasing student achievement. Month-to-month, this planner takes administrators from July through June, provides checklists and templates for overlaying timelines with events, and presents issues for reflection and action that include: maintaining visibility and effective communication monitoring program, curriculum, and achievement objectives building relationships among the educational community developing the budget coaching and mentoring planning ahead, establishing new goals, and facing unexpected events and challenges
Gloria L. Johnston has devoted over 40 years to a career in education. She currently coaches, mentors, and provides professional development for principals, central office administrators, superintendents, and school boards. The focus of her work is on systemic strategies that lead to improving student achievement and closing the achievement gap. Her years of service in PreK-12 education included serving as a teacher, principal, central office administrator, and 12 years as a superintendent of schools. She worked in urban, suburban, and rural school districts in Illinois, California, and Caracas, Venezuela. Most recently, she served as dean of the School of Education at National University, headquartered in San Diego, California. Throughout her career, Johnston has been an invited speaker at state and national professional conferences, served on state and national educational and research committees, and has been awarded major professional development grants. She is coauthor of two books, Eight at the Top: A View Inside Public Education, a collection of stories about the work of school district superintendents, and Effective Superintendent-School Board Practices: Strategies for Developing and Maintaining Good Relationships With Your Board, a practical, experience-based look at the most important role the superintendent has in leading a school district. Johnston earned her PhD in public policy analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her MS in bilingual/bicultural education and BS in humanities (magna cum laude) from Northern Illinois University.
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Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Welcome to the Superintendency Introduction About the Book From Us 2. July and August: Reflecting and Getting Ready for the New Year Organizing and Preparing for the Year Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family Ensuring Schools Are Ready to Open Reviewing Board Policies Focusing on the Year Ahead Speaking From Experience 3. September and October: Starting Smoothly and Settling In Opening Year Communication Staff Evaluation School Board Elections Showing Up Speaking From Experience 4. November and December: Checking In and Celebrating Progress Solidifying Board Relationships Building Positive Board Communication Monitoring the Current Budget Monitoring Programs and Student Achievement Data Assessing Facility Needs Speaking From Experience 5. January and February: Taking Stock and Planning for Next Year Developing a Long-Range Plan Budget Forecasting for the Next Year Reviewing the Curriculum and Establishing Goals Communicating New Focus Areas and Priorities Sharing the State of the District Speaking From Experience 6. March and April: Staying Focused and Facing Challenges Budget Planning Planning for Facility Upgrades Targeting Personnel Actions Monitoring Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Testing Plans Planning Board and Leadership Team Workshops and Retreats Advances Begin Evaluation of Administrative Staff Speaking From Experience 7. May and June: Wrapping Up and Celebrating Budget Adoption Reviewing New Staff Hiring Superintendent Evaluation Debriefing With Board Members Scheduling Attendance at Year-End Events for You and the Board Members Planning Time for Handling Difficult Issues Finalizing Summer Activities Finalizing Plans for Next Year¿s Pre-Opening Activities Reviewing the District Media and Communication Plan Completing Summative Evaluations of the People Who Report to You Preparing the Internal Meeting Calendar for Board and Senior Staff Speaking From Experience 8. The Routine and Expected Planning, Leading, and Attending to Meetings Monitoring for Accountability Establishing Relationships and Building Community Building Internal Leadership Capacity Speaking From Experience 9. Crises, the Unexpected, Caveats, and Musings The Unexpected But Then, There Are the Wonderful Things A Word About You Resource A: School Site Inspection Resource B: Site Readiness Inspection Sheet Resource C: Summary of School Inspections Resource D: Key Actions Checklist Resource E: Custodian School Inspection Sheet Resource F: Playground Inspections Resource G: Portable Building Inspections Resource H: Human Resource Annual Calendar Resource I: Meeting Schedule Resource J: Administrator Evaluation Form Resource K: Administrator Evaluation Process Resource L: Budget Guidelines Resource M: Budget Calendar Resource N: Planned Priorities Resource O: Organization Chart Resource P: Information for Board Members Resource Q: School District Responsibility Chart Bibliography Index
Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Welcome to the Superintendency Introduction About the Book From Us 2. July and August: Reflecting and Getting Ready for the New Year Organizing and Preparing for the Year Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family Ensuring Schools Are Ready to Open Reviewing Board Policies Focusing on the Year Ahead Speaking From Experience 3. September and October: Starting Smoothly and Settling In Opening Year Communication Staff Evaluation School Board Elections Showing Up Speaking From Experience 4. November and December: Checking In and Celebrating Progress Solidifying Board Relationships Building Positive Board Communication Monitoring the Current Budget Monitoring Programs and Student Achievement Data Assessing Facility Needs Speaking From Experience 5. January and February: Taking Stock and Planning for Next Year Developing a Long-Range Plan Budget Forecasting for the Next Year Reviewing the Curriculum and Establishing Goals Communicating New Focus Areas and Priorities Sharing the State of the District Speaking From Experience 6. March and April: Staying Focused and Facing Challenges Budget Planning Planning for Facility Upgrades Targeting Personnel Actions Monitoring Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Testing Plans Planning Board and Leadership Team Workshops and Retreats Advances Begin Evaluation of Administrative Staff Speaking From Experience 7. May and June: Wrapping Up and Celebrating Budget Adoption Reviewing New Staff Hiring Superintendent Evaluation Debriefing With Board Members Scheduling Attendance at Year-End Events for You and the Board Members Planning Time for Handling Difficult Issues Finalizing Summer Activities Finalizing Plans for Next Year¿s Pre-Opening Activities Reviewing the District Media and Communication Plan Completing Summative Evaluations of the People Who Report to You Preparing the Internal Meeting Calendar for Board and Senior Staff Speaking From Experience 8. The Routine and Expected Planning, Leading, and Attending to Meetings Monitoring for Accountability Establishing Relationships and Building Community Building Internal Leadership Capacity Speaking From Experience 9. Crises, the Unexpected, Caveats, and Musings The Unexpected But Then, There Are the Wonderful Things A Word About You Resource A: School Site Inspection Resource B: Site Readiness Inspection Sheet Resource C: Summary of School Inspections Resource D: Key Actions Checklist Resource E: Custodian School Inspection Sheet Resource F: Playground Inspections Resource G: Portable Building Inspections Resource H: Human Resource Annual Calendar Resource I: Meeting Schedule Resource J: Administrator Evaluation Form Resource K: Administrator Evaluation Process Resource L: Budget Guidelines Resource M: Budget Calendar Resource N: Planned Priorities Resource O: Organization Chart Resource P: Information for Board Members Resource Q: School District Responsibility Chart Bibliography Index
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