Although assistant principals are key influences in our nation's schools and represent the next generation of school principals, little has been done to address professional development for these administrators. At the local level, assistants often spend their time handling student activities and discipline with little opportunity to exercise more sophisticated leadership. At the state and national levels, the position has not received much attention. Positioning the partnership between principals and assistant principals as a coaching-based relationship serving the best interests of both students and schools, Powerful Partnerships presents specific tools to help principal/assistant principal teams define and strengthen their significant collaboration and to nurture the development of future school leaders. Through discussion questions and shared activities, this resource provides opportunities for principals and assistant principals to develop a shared vision for their relationship and school, and to design a plan for communication and professional growth. The author examines aspects of instructional leadership including supervising and supporting teachers, classroom walkthroughs, professional learning communities, and using data for school improvement. Principals and assistant principals are invited to study this book together, addressing critical topics such as: - leadership as stewardship - unique leadership challenges involved in working with people - key instructional leadership responsibilities that are shared by both administrators

Teacher leadership is not easy but it is an essential component of today's accountability driven schools. Teacher leaders can be formal or informal leaders, but their goal remains the same--maximizing student learning and improving the school culture. And who better to teach us about the obstacles, challenges, and victories of teacher leadership than teachers themselves? Krovetz and Arriaza place teachers' voices and stories at the center of this book, using these moving narratives to illustrate the key concepts of teacher leadership. The book is organized around the habits of mind of inquiry, equity, and advocacy as a means of developing effective teacher leaders. Further, the authors include information on how teacher leaders can document and sustain their growth as teacher leaders. Based on the authors' work with hundreds of teacher leaders, this essential guide is ideal for school leaders and leadership teams.

"All administrators and teacher leaders need to study Krovetz's volume on how excellent schools with caring, collaborative, and challenging cultures build self-efficacy and resilience in students with diverse abilities and social backgrounds." -James R. Bean, Professor of Leadership Studies Lock Haven University Give students the care and support they need to build a successful future! This must-have handbook for education leaders illustrates the power of resiliency in the lives of students striving to succeed in school and life. Practical and reader-friendly, the text presents four elements that characterize resilient learning communities: care for students, high expectations, substantive support, and participation. The second edition of Fostering Resiliency features an added case study, revisits schools from the first edition, and describes how some schools stayed on track, how others fell away and then recovered, and how others are struggling to come back. School leaders will also find: Sample questionnaires, strategies, and tools for self-evaluation A list of critical elements for curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices Important considerations for teacher and administrator roles This powerful book illustrates how significant student achievement is possible despite socioeconomic disadvantages and how participants at every level can cultivate transformative systemic change.