Great Assistant Principals and the (Great) Principals Who Mentor Them

Written for principals and assistant principals to read and reflect on together, this book describes the most common challenges facing today's assistant principals - and provides practical solutions. Authors Carole Goodman and Christopher Berry examine how principals and assistant principals can develop the kinds of relationships that serve to meet the needs of students, staff, and parents. Contents include: The Difference between the Principal's Job and the Assistant Principal's Job, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Students Need, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Staff Needs, and Principal and Assistant Principal Communication: The Honest High-Wire Act.

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Carole C. Goodman, Christopher S. Berry,

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Chapter 1 The Traditional Assistant Principal in Nontraditional Times; Chapter 2 The Difference Between Principal's Job and the Assistant Principal's Job; Chapter 3 The Assistant Principal Role: What the Students Need; Chapter 4 The Assistant Principal Role: What the Staff Needs; Chapter 5 The Assistant Principal Role: What the Parents and Community Need; Chapter 6 Hey! What About What I Need? And How Do I Know This?; Chapter 7 Principal and Assistant Principal Communication: The Honest High-Wire Act; Chapter 8 Assistant Principal Communication: How to Effectively Connect with Others; Chapter 9 Building the Administrative Team; Chapter 10 Fostering Other Productive Relationships; Chapter 11 Help! I'm a Brand-New Assistant Principal and I'm Drowning!; Chapter 12 Why Try New Things If I Know What I Do Well?; Chapter 13 When a Crisis Hits (and It Will); Chapter 14 Creating Opportunities: Is There a Road Map Out There?; Chapter 15 What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? Suppose It's an Assistant Principal?; Chapter 16 What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? Suppose It's a Principal?; Chapter 17 "I Love My Job, But..."; Chapter 18 A Final Word;