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    Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools

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    by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, Doug Lemov


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    • ISBN-13: 9781118138601
    • Publisher: Wiley
    • Publication date: 06/26/2012
    • Pages: 416
    • Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.20(d)

    Paul Bambrick-Santoyo is the managing director of the award-winning North Star Academies in Newark, New Jersey. He has trained thousands of school leaders nationwide in his work at Uncommon Schools and as a faculty member for New Leaders. He is also the author of Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction.

    Table of Contents

    DVD Contents ix

    DVD Video Contents xvii

    Foreword xxi

    Acknowledgments xxv

    About the Authors xxvii

    Introduction 1

    PART 1 Instruction 19

    1 Data-Driven Instruction 21

    The Model

    Assessment: The Roadmap to Rigor

    Analysis: Test in Hand, Face to Face

    Action:Walking theWalk

    Systems: Lock In Success

    Turnaround: What to Do First

    Conclusion: The Right Map to Follow

    2 Observation and Feedback 59

    The Traditional Model: Observation Adrift

    Schedule Observation and Feedback

    Identify Key Action Steps

    Effective Feedback

    When Feedback Isn’tWorking: Strategies for Struggling Teachers

    Accountability: Tools for Keeping Track of It All

    Turnaround: What to Do First

    Conclusion: Coaching Teachers Toward Greatness

    3 Planning 109

    Pitfalls of Planning

    Yearly Curriculum Planning: Teaching the Right Content

    Weekly and Daily Lesson Planning: Ensuring Accountability

    Turnaround: What to Do First

    Conclusion: Planning Makes Perfect

    4 Professional Development 129

    What to Teach: Follow the Data

    How to Teach: Living the Learning

    Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Poor PD

    How to Make It Stick: Accountability

    Turnaround: What to Do First

    Conclusion: Beyond the Conference Room

    PART 2 Culture 161

    5 Student Culture 163

    From Vision to System

    Practice: Moving from Aspiration to Mastery

    Maintain and Model: Keeping Culture on Track

    Evaluating Student Culture

    Turnaround: Fixing a Broken Culture

    Conclusion: Small Details, Big Results

    6 Staff Culture 189

    by Brett Peiser, Contributing Author

    Five Strategies for a Successful Staff Culture

    Month-to-Month Excellence

    Turnaround: From Crisis to Cohesion

    Conclusion: Getting to ‘‘Teamlyness’’

    7 Managing School Leadership Teams 221

    Choosing Leaders

    Training Your Team

    Leveraging Leadership Team Meetings: Iron Sharpens Iron

    EvaluateWhat Matters Most

    Conclusion: Leader Support, Student Success

    PART 3 Execution 237

    8 Finding the Time 239

    Lock In aWeekly Schedule

    Defend Your Time

    The Final Step: Manage Tasks

    Turnaround: Schedule for Success

    Conclusion: Every Minute Matters

    9 The Superintendent’s Guide 267

    Train Your Principals

    Coach Continuously

    Leverage Principal Teams

    Turnaround: Support Struggling Schools

    Conclusion: Succeed at Scale

    Conclusion: A Brighter Future 285

    PART 4 Professional Development Workshops: Overview and Highlights 287

    10 Observation and Feedback Workshop 289

    11 Leading Planning Workshop 307

    12 Leading Professional Development Workshop 319

    13 Student Culture Workshop 331

    14 Finding the Time Workshop 341

    Quick Reference Sheet 351

    ISLLC Standards 355

    Notes 357

    Bibliography 365

    Index 369

    How to Use the DVD 379

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    Paul Bambrick-Santoyo (Managing Director of Uncommon Schools) shows leaders how they can raise their schools to greatness by following a core set of principles. These seven principles, or "levers," allow for consistent, transformational, and replicable growth. With intentional focus on these areas, leaders will leverage much more learning from the same amount of time investment. Fundamentally, each of these seven levers answers the core questions of school leadership: What should an effective leader do, and how and when should they do it. 

    Aimed at all levels of school leadership, the book is for any principal, superintendent, or educator who wants to be a transformational leader. The book includes 30 video clips of top-tier leaders in action. These videos bring great schools to you, and support a deeper understanding of both the components of success and how it looks as a whole. There are also many helpful rubrics, extensive professional development tools, calendars, and templates. 

    • Explores the core principles of effective leadership
    • Author's charter school, North Star Academy in Newark, New Jersey, received the highest possible award given by the U.S. Department of Education; the National Blue Ribbon

    Print version includes an instructive DVD with 30 video clips to show how it looks in real life. E-book customers: please note that details on how to access the content from the DVD may be found in the e-book Table of Contents. Please see the section: "How to Access DVD Contents" 

    Bambrick-Santoyo has trained more than 1,800 school leaders nationwide in his work at Uncommon Schools and is a recognized expert on transforming schools to achieve extraordinary results.

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