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Principal Mentoring: A Safe, Simple, and Supportive Approach

Autor Carl J. Weingartner
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 feb 2009
Develop a principal mentoring program that produces effective leaders and high administrator retention rates! This resource for school and district leaders presents a proven mentoring model for recruiting, supporting, and retaining effective principals. The author illustrates how to help new principals achieve success in areas such as improving curriculum and test scores, ensuring student safety, managing the budget, and enhancing school climate. The book provides reflections on principal recruitment and retention and also covers: Developing supportive mentoring relationships Assisting new administrators with professional growth and development Advising on district mandates, operational issues and exceeding standards Identifying practices that can have a negative impact
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781412965972
ISBN-10: 1412965977
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

"Carl Weingartner is one of the leaders in the field of mentoring programs for new principals. He shares his thinking about mentoring, materials he used in his program for over 10 years, and stories of mentoring that exemplify the ideas he discusses.”
"Weingartner practices what he preaches, and in this volume he shares lessons learned from his many years of running one of the most successful principal mentoring programs in the nation. His practical and straightforward approach is grounded in the day-to-day realities and exigencies of the school principal.”
"Weingartner has been an outstanding professional for over 30 years, and he has done an exemplary job in developing and implementing this mentoring program. I would have liked to have had a program such as this in the beginning years of my experience as a principal."
"Provides a rich description of the ins and outs of developing, delivering, and monitoring mentoring programs for beginning principals. Not only will these insights assist staff developers in improving their programs, but beginning principals will learn how to better manage their time, become more involved in curriculum and instruction, and reduce their stress and tendency to burn out from the hectic pace of the job.”

Cuprins

Foreword by John C. Daresh
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. Advocating for the Beginning Principal
Why Mentoring in Our District?
The Anatomy of a Beginning Principal
Professional Organizations
Scenario: Sharing the Wealth
Key Points
Recommended Reading
2. The Beginning of a Mentor Program
APS District Demographics
The Birth of the Albuquerque Mentor Program
Budget Justification
Selecting a Coordinator
Key Points
Recommended Readings
3. A Work in Process
The First Stages of Development
Vision and Mission Statements
Program Guidelines
Job Descriptions
Program Process
A Total Support System for New Principals
Key Points
Recommended Readings
4. Program Implementation
Step 1. The Process Begins
Step 2. The Initial Coordinator-Mentee Meeting
Step 3. Conferring With the Mentor
Step 4. The Planning Session
Step 5. The Other 5 Percent
Key Points
Recommended Readings
5. Simple Program Enhancements Make a Difference
Congratulate
Celebrate
Communicate
Appreciate
The Morale Factor
Scenarios: Extra Support for Supporters
Key Points
Recommended Readings
6. Applying the Mentoring Concept to Small School Districts
Organize a Study Committee
Purpose of the Study Committee
Scenario: A Simple Form of Mentoring
Key Points
Recommended Reading
7. The Accountability Factor
End-of-the-Year Evaluations
Alternative Assessments
Program Evaluations
ESP Ten-Year Program Assessment (1995-2005)
Key Points
Recommended Readings
8. The Art of Mentoring the Beginning Principal
Concepts for Effective Mentoring
Establishing the Mentor Pool
Suggestions for Mentors Working With Mentees
Mentoring Versus Coaching
A Coaching Concept
Simplicity
Level-to-Level Mentoring
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
Scenario: A Mentor's Wisdom
Key Points
Recommended Readings
9. Finding Time to Become an Instructional Leader
It's a Matter of Time
Time Management Suggestions
The Importance of Strong Instructional Leadership
Demographic Data for Instructional Implementation
The Evaluation Process
Scenario: Reciprocal Mentoring
Key Points
References and Recommended Readings
10. Caution, Pitfalls Ahead!
It's About Time
The Funding Dilemma
Plan, Plan, Plan
Do Not Take Stress and Burnout Lightly
Scenario: A Heavy Load
Superintendents and Upper-Level Administration
Scenario: Solve the Problem
Key Points
References and Recommended Readings
11. Reflections
References
Index

Notă biografică

Carl J. Weingartner has been an educator for over 46 years. He taught 11 years at the junior high and elementary levels in Gallup-McKinley County School District, Gallup, NM, Midwest City/Del City School District, Midwest City, OK and Albuquerque Public Schools District, Albuquerque, NM. He served as a junior high and elementary principal for 22 years in the Albuquerque Public Schools. He considers himself a practitioner rather than a researcher.

In 1994, he was contracted by the Albuquerque Public Schools on a part-time basis to establish and coordinate the Extra Support for Principals mentor program for first-year principals. The program has involved and supported over 210 first-year principals. He has become active in promoting mentor programs across the nation by writing and contributing to several organizational Web sites. He has written or contributed to articles and books for the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National School Boards Association, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, and to the works of independent authors. He has been asked to advise or consult with over 65 individuals or institutions across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

He has been active during his professional career in promoting education and the principalship. He served as president of several educational organizations including the National Association of Elementary School Principals/SCA-Zone VIII, the New Mexico Association of Elementary School Principals, and the Albuquerque Public Schools Principals Association. He held several offices and served on executive boards and principal committees at the national, zone, state, and district levels. Weingartner has been a member of National Association of Elementary School Principals throughout his career as a principal and has maintained his membership since his retirement in 1994.

He has received honors and recognitions, including the ¿National Distinguished Principal Award¿ from the US Department of Education in 1987. He has received ¿Outstanding School Administrator Awards¿ from the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals-Zone VIII, the New Mexico Association of Elementary School Principals and the New Mexico School Administrators Association. He earned his bachelor¿s and master¿s degrees from East Central State University at Ada, Oklahoma. His postgraduate work in school administration was completed at the University of New Mexico.


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This resource presents a proven mentoring model for recruiting, supporting, and retaining effective principals.