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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Meet the Authors; Preface; How to Use This Book; Essential Truths; 1. Instructional Leadership Is Not About Improving Teachers; It Is About Creating the Conditions Where Teachers Can Improve Themselves.; 2. If You Want to Evaluate a School's Culture Do Not Read the Mission Statement on the Wall, Listen to the Teachers Talk in the Hallway.; 3. Administrators Want Their Teachers to Be Sensitive to the Home Life of Students. And Administrators Need to Be Sensitive to the Home Life of Their Teachers.
4. No Programin the School Will Ever Exceed the Passion of the Adults Implementing It.5. School Culture Is Made in the Little Moments. And We All Have Those Little Moments Where We Can Make a Difference -- Every Day.; 6. The Formal Mission of the School is Only as Strong as the Informal Mission of the Adults Working There.; 7. A Leader's Vision Is Only as Strong as Their Enthusiasm for Helping Others on the Journey.; 8. Every School Day Is Filled with Unexpected Glitches and Hiccups. The Best Leaders Respond with Poise, Perseverance, and a Positive Attitude.
9. The Best Schools Make Decisions Based on the Needs and Passions of the Students, Not on the Interests and Traditions of the Adults.10. Effective Leaders Do Not Focus on Making Good Decisions; They Focus on People. This Allows Them to Make Good Decisions.; 11. Every Hard Conversation in Your Building Is an Opportunity to Underscore the Core Values and Mission of Your School.; 12. There Is No Program That Is the Problem and There Is No Program That Is the Solution.; 13. Teacher Morale Is Not Tricky. Involve Them. Support Them. Recognize Them. Value Them.
14. Our Job as Educators Is Not to Reflect Society. Our Job Is Much More Important than That -- It Is to Cultivate Society.15. It Is Important That Educators Find Ways to Be Around Other Educators Who Are Equally Passionate about Their Job. We All Need to Be Encouraged, Inspired, and Validated in What We Do.; 16. Students Do Not Always Follow Instructions ... and Neither Do Teachers. We All Need to Be Patient with One Another.; 17. Management by Walking Around (MBWA) Is a Real Thing. There Is No Substitute for Visibility ... and It Actually Facilitates More Effective Leadership.
18. Innovative Teaching Does Not Happen in a Vacuum. It Happens in a Culture That Allows Teachers the Freedom to Fail. It Is a Culture of Trust.19. The Best Leaders Are Not the Ones With All the Good Ideas, They Are the Ones Who Figure Out How to Capitalize on the Good Ideas of Others.; 20. The Best Schools Recognize That the Staff Members Have Families, and Their Families Should Come before the Students.; 21. It Does Not Matter What You Claim to Care About; Everyone in the Building Knows What You Truly Care About by How You Spend Your Time.; 22. Great Principals Do Not Act Important
Danny Steele (@steelethoughts) is a principal from Birmingham, Alabama, and has worked in public education for over 25 years. In 2016, he was named Alabama's Secondary Principal of the Year. He has presented at numerous state and national conferences, and he serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of Montevallo. Danny writes an educational leadership blog that has received over 5 million page views. Todd Whitaker (@toddwhitaker) is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri. He is a leading presenter in the field of education and has written more than 50 books including the national bestsellers What Great Teachers Do Differently and Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher, co-written with Madeline Whitaker Good and Katherine Whitaker.