Advice from the Principal's Desk: 5 Pillars of School Leadership - Paperback

by David Franklin (Author)

An insightful and original take on educational leadership

Advice from the Principal's Desk: 5 Pillars of School Leadership is a fresh, new take on school leadership from award-winning former school administrator and professor of education Dr. David Franklin. In the book, you'll find the tools and strategies that veteran school administrators need to succeed in their roles. You'll learn how to increase attendance and parental involvement in student affairs, minimize suspension, navigate budget cuts, and more.

The author explores five key areas that school leaders cannot neglect and examines how busy school leaders should spend their extremely limited time. You'll also discover:

• Strategies you can deploy to best support your students and other stakeholders
• How to navigate the often-conflicting demands of parents, teacher unions, and governing bodies
• How to best use and implement technology to support your work and create a positive and productive school environment

An ideal resource for current and aspiring K-12 principals and school administrators, Advice from the Principal's Desk is packed with the research, real-world examples, and practical techniques that education professionals need to improve the results of their leadership.

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Praise for ADVICE FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK

"Dr. Franklin's approach to leadership is insightful, realistic, and empowering. Each chapter is grounded in data and strategies that will help all leaders feel connected to a network of principals and avoid feeling isolated from this challenging profession. A must-read for all school leaders."
-- Meredith Matson, Director of Social Studies, Herricks School District, and author of Educating with Passion and Purpose

"Nearly 100 percent of educational leaders, like me, are on their journey alone, trying to manifest their careers one day at a time. There are many books on leadership theory for educators. There are many educational autobiographies by educational leaders. David Franklin has produced something I've yet to see: An actual how-to guide for the aspiring educational leader (and experienced leader) that gives specific techniques and plans to be the school administrator we have in our mind's eye."
--Jon Corippo, co-creator and co-author of The EduProtocol Field Guide book series

A consistently incisive and practical guide to leading in a school environment

In Advice from the Principal's Desk: 5 Pillars of School Leadership, award-winning former principal, school administrator, and education professor David Franklin delivers a singularly insightful and fresh take on the tools and strategies K-12 administrators and aspiring principals need to succeed in their roles. In the book, you'll explore five critical areas that school leaders cannot neglect, examine how leaders should prioritize their limited time, and how they can best support students and other stakeholders.

You'll discover how to increase attendance and parental involvement in student affairs, minimize suspensions, navigate budget cuts, coach and retain teachers and staff, use technology to support your work, and effectively respond to increasingly frequent demands from parents, teachers' unions, and governing bodies.

Author Biography

David Franklin, EdD, is the owner and chief consultant of The Principal's Desk, as well as the host of a popular online group and virtual conference of the same name. He leads a popular online community for educational leadership, technology, innovation, curriculum, assessment, and research. He's also an award-winning former school administrator and education professor.