The Principal's Guide to Time Management

The Principal's Guide to Time Management
Author: Richard D. Sorenson
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2016-03-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1506340822

Make the most of your time—and your leadership Is your school’s vision getting buried under paperwork? If you spend more time picking up pieces than putting them together, this is your book. Written by seasoned school principals, this plan of action will get you back to the essence of your job: instructional leadership. By using educational technology to maximize efficiency, you’ll improve teaching, student achievement, resource management, and school culture. This comprehensive guide features: Easy-to-follow, single-topic chapters Standards–based scenarios and questions Time-management self-assessments Easily adaptable experiential exercises Strategies for battling the “silent time thief”

Get Organized!

Get Organized!
Author: Frank Buck
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2015-08-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317527712

In today’s world, we’re often overwhelmed by our digital devices, stacks of paper, and constant interruptions. Get Organized! outlines a complete organizational system for the busy school leader. Providing you with simple tools and techniques to bring order and control to your personal and professional life, this book will increase your productivity and decrease your stress. With Get Organized! you can spend your time on what matters most—your school and your students. Special Features: Includes easy to implement ideas, at little or no cost—you can start right away! Each chapter contains practical tips and tools, listing exactly what to do in order to implement the strategy. This entirely updated edition provides digital strategies and tips for thriving in the Information Age.

Self Managing School

Self Managing School
Author: Brian J. Caldwell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-12-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317939026

First published in 1988. This book concerns one of today’s key educational issues: how schools can be encouraged to develop their own management skills. The present British government has introduced legislation for schools to manage their own budgets and to enable schools to opt out of LEA control and become independently run and financed by central government. In other countries such as Australia, Canada, the Scandinavian countries and also in some parts of the United States, the devolution of budgeting and management power to schools and the decentralisation of educational administration are being pursued with vigour.

Beyond the Self-Managing School

Beyond the Self-Managing School
Author: Brian Caldwell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135718016

This text examines how education is changing and outlines what is desirable and workable. The authors suggest clear guidelines for policy-makers and practitioners.

Managing Education

Managing Education
Author: Joslyn Owen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2014-09-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317896661

The 1988 Education Reform Act meant that schools had to manage themselves in ways which satisfied the world outside the school gates. Governors become more powerful, parents took on a greater influence and employers were given new rights. This book discusses the total management of schools as they respond to these new imperatives. It examines the responsibilities of Teachers, Head Teachers and Principals as they shape and execute their management plans. Against the background of a compulsory National Curriculum, the book also examines the management of the diverse pressures within the curriculum itself.

A Socially Critical View Of The Self-Managing School

A Socially Critical View Of The Self-Managing School
Author: John Smyth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2005-09-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135721157

The shift from the model of central government educational control to school- based management has been widely adopted and acclaimed and has created the general impression of increased democracy and participation.; The international contributors to this book tackle this important policy issue and look behind the scenes of the moves towards school self- management. They investigate the phenomenon of the self-managing school, Why It Is Happening Now, What Is The Truth Behind This Notion And The problems which lie behind devolution and self-management.; The self- managing school, it is claimed is not about "grassroots democracy" or "parent participation" but absolutely the reverse and this contradiction is best understood in terms of the ideology of the New Right. Enlightened and informed perspectives of the reality behind school self-management suggest that the devolution of power is only superficial. Hierarchies continue to exist as unequally funded schools which perpetuate class, gender and ethnic divisions. The mechanism involved promotes the Survivial Of The Fittest Through Notions Of Choice.; For Those Involved in school management and education generally, this book should provide a useful insight into the struggle surrounding the control of schooling.

Leading the Self-Managing School

Leading the Self-Managing School
Author: Brian J. Caldwell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2005-08-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135387672

This work is a sequel to The Self-Managing School and deals with leadership responsibilities on two levels - as head of a school responsible for loca management and as a director in a Local Education Authority responsible

Managing School Intellectual Capital for Strategic Development

Managing School Intellectual Capital for Strategic Development
Author: Eric C. K. Cheng
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2022-07-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000622118

Cheng articulates the extent to which knowledge management approaches can create Intellectual Capital (IC) and contribute to improvements in education quality. He argues that public schools have long contended with the requirements of quality assurance in a competitive environment of decreasing student numbers, increasing parental choice and rising standards of accountability. As public organisations, schools have to demonstrate appropriate resource management and show evidence that they are meeting defined development plans and goals. Cheng proposes a strategic approach, IC management, to help schools respond to and cope with the increasingly competitive environment while enhancing school capacity for improving student learning. First, the book guides readers to understand the development of IC theory in the context of education to address the requirements of quality assurance and accountability. It then introduces Lesson Study, e-Learning, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as key resources and drivers for building school IC, and examines the organisational factors that enable knowledge management approaches for developing IC in schools from both Asia and Europe. It concludes by offering strategies and implementation methods to manage school IC for sustainable development. Combining research from Asia and Europe, this edited volume will be useful for school leaders and policy makers, as well as those researching school leadership and IC.

Managing School Attendance

Managing School Attendance
Author: Ken Reid
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135009457

Teachers and governments all agree that if you wish to raise educational standards then it’s imperative to improve school attendance, and yet an average of around ten per cent of secondary pupils are missing school on a daily basis. Despite governments around the globe trying to address this situation, any improvements have been negligible and improvements in school attendance have been stubbornly hard to achieve. As an internationally recognised expert on this topic, Professor Ken Reid offers workable, practical solutions to help schools improve attendance and to reduce non-attendance and truancy at government level, school and local authority level, individual pupil level and at the family level. Underpinned by the very latest research, but expanded upon with an accessible, practitioner focus, the issues covered by this topical text include: The causes of non-attendance and truancy Successful interventions and the evidence from research Reflections on the attempts to find national solutions Implementing home-school solutions An agenda for the future Supporting throughout with case-studies and workable solutions to the most demanding of situations, this book will be essential reading for head teachers, deputy head teachers, teachers and any educational professional eager to raise standards for all.

School Management

School Management
Author: M. Dash & Neena Dash
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008
Genre: School management and organization
ISBN: 9788126909063

Management Is The Primary Force Within Any Organization Which Coordinates The Activities Of Various Systems In Relation To Its Objectives. A School Being A Social Organization With Specified Objectives, The School Management Means The Use Of People And Other Resources To Accomplish The Objectives Of The School.School Management Has Two Major Aspects Internal Management Which Covers Issues Like Admission, Management Of Library, Laboratory, Building, Physical, Material And Financial Resources, Etc. And External Management Which Covers Relations With The Community And Outside Agencies Connected With The Establishment And Functioning Of The School. School Management Is A Cooperative Human Endeavour And Requires The Cooperation Of Teachers, Parents, Students, Community Members And Local Administration For Smooth Functioning. Though Computers Are Now Increasingly Used In The Management Process, It Is Human Element Which Is The Key To All Effective Management.The Present Book Is Designed As Per The New Syllabus On School Management, And Is Intended For Use By The B.Ed. Students Of Indian Universities. It Contains Conceptual Discussion On School Management, Participatory And Non Participatory Management And Management Of Various Resources. It Studies Management Approaches And Decision-Making. The Book Includes Discussions On The Physical Infrastructure Of The School In Terms Of Adequacy, Availability And Utilization Along With Scores Of Other Issues Like Space Management, Delegation Of Authority, Accountability, Teacher Coordination, Liaison With Outside Agencies Including The Respective State Education Board, Etc.Besides The Students And Teachers Of School Management, The Book Will Prove Extremely Useful To The Managements Of Various Schools Across India And Different Functionaries In Education Boards, Departments And Agencies Related Directly Or Indirectly With Education And School Management.