The Principal's Survival Guide: Where Do I Start? How Do I Succeed? & When Do I Sleep?

This hands-on school leadership guide for new and veteran principals and administrators offers practical advice for leading a school successfully. Want honest student input? Try texting. Got a group of angry parents? Arrange one-on-one meetings--you'll avoid a mob scene and give each family the attention it deserves. Trying to make a teacher feel appreciated? Shoot a quick email after stopping by his classroom and describe something cool you saw him do. It takes ten seconds but has a big impact.

These tips and hundreds more are the collective wisdom of three experienced principals who know how to connect with kids, staff, families, and stakeholders, and help students succeed.

Author: Susan Stone Kessler, April M. Snodgrass, Andrew T. Davis
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Published: 02/12/2015
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.20w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781575424910
ISBN10: 1575424916
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Administration | General
- Education | Administration | School Superintendents & Principals
- Education | Administration | Elementary & Secondary

About the Author
Award-winning educator Susan Stone Kessler, Ed.D., has been a teacher, assistant principal, and high school principal. The executive principal at Hunters Lane High School in Nashville, Tennessee, she also is a consultant and has spoken for a variety of organizations including Learning Forward, the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Dr. Kessler has been published by Principal Leadership and Educational Leadership. She lives in Nashville.

April M. Snodgrass, M.Ed., is an assistant principal at Hunters Lane High School in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a master's degree in supervision and administration from Middle Tennessee State University. She has been a speaker at a variety of conferences including ASCD and has also been published in Educational Leadership. She lives in Nashville.

Andrew T. Davis, Ed.D., is a principal at Julia Green Elementary School, an International Baccalaureate World School for almost 600 students in kindergarten through fourth grade in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned his master's in teaching from Belmont University and his doctorate of education in leadership and strategic change from Lipscomb University. He has been a speaker at a variety of conferences including ASCD. Dr. Davis lives in Nashville.