Parents of special education students are typically very involved with their children's' teachers. Special demands from physical and emotional disabilities require not only close involvement, but federal mandates require parents to be involved in frequent IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meetings with teachers and administrators. Jean Cheng ......
Parents of special education students are typically very involved with their children's' teachers. Special demands from physical and emotional disabilities require not only close involvement, but federal mandates require parents to be involved in frequent IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meetings with teachers and administrators. Jean Cheng ......
"The Ellers have done an excellent job identifying supervision problems that plague administrators on a daily basis. They provide clear and detailed strategies to address personnel problems covering virtually every employment group. I strongly recommend this book as a quick reference for all school administrators as they deal with difficult employees." -Dan Hoverman, Superintendent Mounds View Public Schools, Shoreview, MN Help marginal employees take positive steps to improve their performance and behavior! Managing difficult employees is one of the most challenging aspects of a school leader's job. Written by experienced administrators, this resource provides specific techniques and strategies to identify, work with, and evaluate marginal school employees. John F. Eller and Sheila Eller provide essential information for understanding and dealing with employees who may have negative attitudes, lack awareness of their behavior, blame others for problems, or are marginal performers. Drawing on the authors' extensive experience, this book includes: Skills and sample dialogues for conducting difficult conversations Templates for putting concerns into writing and developing improvement plans Information about legal issues and ways to protect yourself Specific strategies for working with teachers, secretaries and assistants, paraprofessionals, and custodial staff Steps to take when termination becomes necessary This ready reference helps administrators develop the leadership skills and competencies necessary to confront marginal and deficient behaviors and achieve successful results.
Managing difficult employees is one of the most challenging aspects of a headteacher's job. Working With and Evaluating Difficult School Employees is designed to help educational leaders learn and apply specific techniques and strategies for effectively dealing with difficult school employees. Drawing on their extensive experiences in working productively with marginal, deficient, and downright difficult school employees, John F. Eller and Sheila Eller provide essential information and proven strategies to help administrators improve their leadership skills and competencies in dealing with employees who may have negative attitudes, display a lack of awareness about their behaviour, blame others for problems, or are marginal performers. This resource opens each chapter with an overview of the content, offers a summary with questions for reflection, and presents easy-to-understand concepts, actual stories and vignettes, and abundant templates, bullet points, and key points throughout. A ready reference that allows readers to go to the specific section that meets their immediate needs, the book outlines: - The nature of difficult employees - Skills and tools for confronting the behaviours of difficult employees and achieving successful results - Self-protection techniques for handling emotionally-draining encounters while staying on track with an improvement agenda - Specific strategies for working with teachers, paraprofessionals and teaching assistants, administrative assistants and office staff, and custodians.
The long-term success of school improvement depends to a significant degree on the ability of those involved to participate in teamwork. This book explores various forms of collaboration in schools, including pairings, groups and committees, and suggests a framework for understanding how to build stronger working relationships.
The long-term success of school improvement depends to a significant degree on the ability of those involved to participate in teamwork. This book explores various forms of collaboration in schools, including pairings, groups and committees, and suggests a framework for understanding how to build stronger working relationships.
This books shows readers how to: Set up the physical classroom, prioritize materials, and launch activities Instill curiosity and a self-starting attitude toward vocabulary development Devise routines that highlight phonemic awareness, phonics, meaning, spelling, and high-frequency word work Differentiate and personalize word study activities Embed word study into all content areas for transfer of learning
Intended to enhance the knowledge and improve the practice of women in administration, this guide will also be invaluable to any administrator seeking to empower all of the school's constituents without gender bias.
The face of educational leadership is now changing significantly as more women and people of diverse ethnic backgrounds are moving into administrative roles traditionally held by white men. Using interviews with women who have achieved success in such positions, Women as Educational Leaders describes the contributions and practice of female school leaders, while indicating the strategies each has employed to overcome various obstacles faced en route. The book also contains useful advice for aspiring female school leaders.
