Harnessing the Dynamics of Public Education: Preparing for a Return to Greatness is a comprehensive look at the American public education system. Building on the current system, the book takes on the War on Education in an effort to rethink, redesign and develop a new state-of-the-art system of learning that will regain international competiveness and be the "best choice" for parents in a growing system of choice. The authors provide critical analysis of the current system while also offering specific solutions and hope for one of the greatest institutions in America.....as it Return's to Greatness!

Harnessing the Dynamics of Public Education: Planning for a Return to Greatness is a comprehensive look at the American public education system. Building on the current system, the book takes on the War on Education in an effort to rethink, redesign and develop a new state-of-the-art system of learning that will regain international competiveness and be the "best choice" for parents in a growing system of choice. The authors provide critical analysis of the current system while also offering specific solutions and hope for one of the greatest institutions in America.....as it Return's to Greatness!

Veteran educators Seifert and Vornberg utilize the six standards created by the Interstate School Leaders Consortium (ISLLIC) and used in developing and redesigning preparation programs and state certification examinations to discuss those issues faced by practicing elementary and secondary school principals. Each chapter begins with a short case study emanating from a fictitious school district and culminates with student activities that address the concepts discussed in the chapter. Questions and activities follow and provide the reader with an opportunity to apply the concepts discussed. This design makes it an ideal text for use with principal certification programs offered by higher education units and other alternative certification programs. The practice of the principalship is viewed by the authors as a systematic process that addresses the operation of a school as a set of interrelated parts and skills that work together to create a self-correcting model of student learning, teaching, and stakeholder participation. An instructor's manual is available as a separate publication.

Principal and superintendent program students are the future educational leaders of Texas.Texas Public School Organization and Administration: 2022 provides future educational leaders with an effective background for success in leading a campus or district. The objectives of educational leadership preparation programs are often pragmatic. There is the desire to teach the skills of leadership, legal analysis, and management that ensure success in the challenges of school administration. The development of these leadership traits increases employment opportunities and professional attainment for students. In addition, professors expect the development of the skills to correlate with success on the TExES certification exam. Texas Public School Organization and Administration: 2022 addresses these pragmatic factors as it has evolved along with educational leadership programs to meet the needs of professors and students. Texas Public School Organization and Administration: 2022 Has been updated to include actions from the Texas Legislative Session, House Bills, as well as new requirements that have come from court cases. Supports educational leadership professors in the development of their classes. Is a focused educational reference developed for the needs of Texas administrator preparation. Features a printed textbook that covers politics, technology, leadership, school reform, and legalities of school administration, including sections on foundational knowledge, principal and superintendent leadership, and special programs. Includes access to an accompanying website with PowerPoint templates that can be used as a starting point in developing lessons, along with the key terms, questions, case studies, and TExES formatted questions to assist in preparation for the state certification exam.