Who Said School Administration Would Be Fun?
Coping With a New Emotional and Social Reality

Second Edition

Jane L. Sigford - Wayzata Public Schools, MN

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Leadership & Management Development | Local Authorities | School Management

August 2005 | 136 pages | Corwin

Geared toward aspiring and new school administrators, this Second Edition offers a collection of the essential unspoken and unwritten rules of school administration. Jane Sigford offers useful strategies for maintaining perspective, managing and leading like a successful systems thinker, transforming school culture into a climate of trust and compassion, and, ultimately, responding to all levels of accountability faced in schools today. Filled with real-life examples, vignettes, exercises, and strategies, every prospective and new administrator will appreciate this fresh approach to handling the myriad challenges that school leaders encounter on the job.

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. Why Is It So Chilly in the Teacher's Lounge?

2. Change Isn't a Flowchart: It's Broccoli

3. Positions, Like Shoes, Need to Fit

4. Learning the New Rules of Communication

5. Maintaining Control of Time

6. Developing Your Emotional Teflon

7. Maybe You Should Wear a Striped Shirt: Refereeing Conflict

8. Everything You Didn't Know About Adult Learners

9. Looking Into the Mirror of Humor

10. Power Is Like Love - The More You Give Away, the More You Have

11. Leading in the Age of Accountability

12. Becoming a Self-Assured Administrator

References

Index

"The book is unique in that it addresses the socioemotional stages of professional transitions…this was an easy read that had me highlighting passages on almost every page or citing relevant quotes I want to use or share with others. The material is well integrated so you can see the more global picture of administration, yet allows the reader to focus and actively reflect on the very real scenarios used as examples."

Michelle Kocar, Principal

Liberty Elementary School, North Ridgeville, OH

"I found myself making stars in the margins or writing YES!, Been There, Done That, I can relate!, Interesting, Good Suggestion, True..."

Ann Porter, 2002 NAESP National Distinguished Principal

Lewis & Clark Elementary School, Grand Forks, ND

"This user's manual for new and seasoned principals covers both inter- and intrapersonal issues faced by administrators, including the transition from teacher to principal, leadership skills, organizational culture, and how administrators can provide leadership while keeping accountability in perspective."

Curriculum Connections, Spring 2006

This is a great book for my principalship course. It helps students understand the reality of the job. The book is a casual, fun book to read that complements well with another book I've chosen for the course.

Dr Jeanne Surface

Educational Admin Superv Dept, University of Nebraska at Omaha

November 14, 2010

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