5 Essential Skills of School Leadership: Moving from Good to Great,Used

Review Finally, a book on educational leadership that includes education! This important book carefully crafted by Langley and Jacobs coaches school leaders in the context of the messy reality of classrooms, kids, and teachers. Dr. Fran Murphy, director, Department of Educational Administration, St. John Fisher College and former New York State Superintendent of the YearThe authors have synthesized the research in an insightful focus on five key aspects of leadership. They provide excellent examples and case studies for personal professional growth. Alan Leis, superintendent, Naperville District 203, Naperville, ILAs a teacher, I find Langley and Jacobs' perspective on leadership insightful, refreshing, and eminently useful both in and outside of the classroom. Their five essential skills provides an invaluable resource for educators. Jeanne M. Kabulis, Ph.D.,, Fairfax (VA) County Public SchoolsAn accessible and practical guide to educational leadership with many anecdotes and useful examples. Tyll van Geel, Taylor Professor of Educational Administration and chairman of the Educational Leadership program, The Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, University of RochesterA straightforward and exciting guide for the novice and veteran administrator in public or private schools. Jacobs and Langley have compiled a work that is not only an excellent trade tool, but also a must for professors of leadership classes, as a textbook or supplemental workbook. Robert R. Spillane, Ph.D., regional education officer for Western Europe, U.S. Department of State and 1995 National Superintendent of the YearLangley and Jacobs have written a book that beautifully captures the practical essence of leadership. Each of the five chapters on essential skills is valuable in its own right, but it is the way that the five sets of skills are brought together that makes the book so powerful. Michael Fullan, bestselling author and professor emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of TorontoLangley and Jacobs outline five skills for school leadership: insight, interpersonal skills, selfgrowth, flexibility, and keeping in touch with the community. They illustrate how the results of these traits can be seen in a positive educational environment., Reference and Research Book News Product Description This book will help those in leadership roles develop skills to successfully adopt new techniques that are vital when dealing with national and state requirements. It provides a detailed and comprehensive look at theories of leadership styles and behaviors and presents the reader with five characteristics that enable a rookie or veteran leader to become proficient and effective in their role: insight, interpersonal skills, selfgrowth, flexibility and keeping in touch with the community. About the Author Nancy Langley is a Foreign Language Department Chair, Fairfax County, Virginia. Mark Jacobs is a district level administrator at Webster Central Schools, Webster, New York.