- The
- most
- trusted
- guide
- to
- school
- culture,
- updated
- with
- current
- challenges
- and
- new
- solutionsShaping
- School
- Culture
- is
- the
- classic
- guide
- to
- exceptional
- school
- leadership,
- featuring
- concrete
- guidance
- on
- influencing
- the
- subtle
- symbolic
- features
- of
- schools
- that
- provide
- meaning,
- belief,
- and
- faith.
- Written
- by
- renowned
- experts
- in
- the
- area
- of
- school
- culture,
- this
- book
- tackles
- the
- increasing
- challenges
- facing
- public
- schools
- and
- provides
- clear,
- candid
- suggestions
- for
- more
- effective
- symbolic
- leadership.
- This
- new
- third
- edition
- has
- been
- revised
- to
- reflect
- the
- reality
- of
- schools
- today,
- including
- the
- increased
- emphasis
- on
- high-stakes
- testing,
- federal
- reforms
- such
- as
- No
- Child
- Left
- Behind
- (NCLB)
- and
- Every
- Student
- Succeeds
- Act
- (ESSA),
- state
- sponsored
- improvement
- programs,
- and
- other
- major
- issues
- that
- impact
- organizational
- culture
- and
- the
- role
- of
- school
- leaders.
- Each
- chapter
- features
- new
- examples
- and
- cases
- that
- illustrate
- persistent
- problems,
- spelling
- out
- key
- cultural
- implications
- and
- offering
- concrete
- examples
- of
- overcoming
- the
- challenges
- while
- maintaining
- a
- meaningful
- learning
- environment.
- The
- chapter
- on
- toxic
- schools
- continues
- to
- provide
- the
- field's
- most
- trusted
- advice
- on
- navigating
- this
- rocky
- terrain,
- and
- the
- discussion's
- focus
- on
- how
- to
- manage
- negativity
- remains
- especially
- integral
- to
- besieged
- school
- administrators
- across
- the
- U.S.Recent
- years
- have
- jolted
- the
- nation's
- school
- system
- with
- a
- number
- of
- new
- developments
- that
- spell
- problems
- for
- the
- cultural
- tapestry
- of
- schools.
- This
- book
- provides
- expert
- perspective
- and
- sage,
- doable
- advice
- for
- administrators
- tending
- to
- external
- pressures
- while
- sustaining?or
- evolving?a
- more
- positive
- school
- culture.Test
- scores
- as
- the
- primary
- metric,
- relentless
- reforms,
- waning
- public
- support,
- and
- timid
- initiatives
- wrapped
- in
- bureaucratic
- packaging:
- while
- among
- the
- most
- prominent
- issues
- administrators
- face
- are
- only
- the
- tip
- of
- the
- iceberg.
- Shaping
- School
- Culture
- charts
- a
- route
- through
- competing
- pressures
- to
- help
- educational
- leaders
- hew
- a
- positive
- learning
- environment
- for schools.
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