{"product_id":"from-good-schools-to-great-schools-what-their-principals-do-well-9781412948999","title":"From Good Schools to Great Schools: What Their Principals Do Well","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake the leap from ordinary to stellar school leadership!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What can I do to make a difference and lift my school to excellence?\" Principals will find answers to this question and other critical leadership issues in thi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan P. Gray,William A. Streshly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.99h x 7.10w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412948999\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Penny Gray, \u003c\/strong\u003ePhD\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ehas been an educator for more than 40 years in Indiana and California, including 15 years as Director of Curriculum Services for the San Marcos Unified School District in San Marcos, California and 7 years as a member of the Educational Leadership faculty at San Diego State University. During her tenure as Director of Curriculum Services she was responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of exemplary programs recognized throughout California in Reading\/Language Arts, Mathematics, History-Social Science, and Science for grades K through 12. She was also responsible for effective teacher and principal support strategies that during the years under her direction evolved into a powerful system of coaches and facilitators of staff development. Dr. Gray has \"walked the talk\" in helping principals become truly effective instructional leaders. Her insights give down to earth, practical meaning to the research discussed in this book.\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Gray serves on the San Diego State University (SDSU) Educational Administration Preparation Programs Advisory Committee. In her capacity on this committee and as a current member of the faculty of the Educational Leadership Department in the School of Education at SDSU, she has assisted in implementing changes in that school's administration preparation program.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eShe has designed and currently teaches an administrative course on instructional improvement through evaluation and supervision. In this course students participate in a walk-through supervision practicum, formal evaluation exercises, and the design of teacher and administrator evaluation systems. In addition, Dr. Gray teaches and coordinates the advanced administrator credentialing program at SDSU and supervises the fieldwork for administrative credential candidates at all levels.In addition to her involvement with the faculty of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University, Dr. Gray serves as an officer on the Board of Directors of California Curriculum Management Systems, Incorporated (CalCMSi). She is certified to train administrators and teachers in Conducting Walk-Throughs for Higher Student Achievement and has implemented this training in several states across the country. She has also served as an external evaluator of schools and is a certified School Assistance Intervention Team leader for the State of California. She received curriculum management audit training from the California Curriculum Management Audit Center in Burlingame, California, in 1998. Since then she has served on school district audits in California, Washington, Texas, Ohio, Arizona, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. She has also served on academic achievement teams conducting comprehensive on-site assessments of the educational operations of school and community college districts in California.Dr. Gray earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her master's degree from San Diego State University. In 2006, she received a doctoral degree in educational leadership through the Claremont Graduate University\/San Diego State University Joint Doctoral Program.  \u003cp\u003eWilliam A. Streshly is Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at San Diego State University (SDSU). Prior to coming to SDSU in 1990, he spent 25 years in public school administration, including five years as principal of a large suburban high school and 15 years as superintendent of several California school districts varying in size from 2,500 to 25,000 students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his numerous publications in the professional journals, Dr. Streshly is author or co-author of five practical books for school leaders, \u003ci\u003eThe Top Ten Myths in Education, Avoiding Legal Hassles\u003c\/i\u003e (two editions), \u003ci\u003eTeacher Unions and Quality Education, Preventing and Managing Teacher Strikes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand From Good Schools to Great Schools: What Their Principals Do Well\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently, Professor Streshly is a Senior Lead Auditor for Curriculum Management Systems, Inc., an affiliate of Phi Delta Kappa International. He has audited the instructional operations of more than 40 school districts in 16 states. His intense interest in the role of effective school leadership stems from his own extensive experience as well as his in-depth observation of the work of hundreds of practicing school principals across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409643925619,"sku":"9781412948999","price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_de195230-68a6-4f04-b7a6-70aa8a79fbec.jpg?v=1771937185","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/from-good-schools-to-great-schools-what-their-principals-do-well-9781412948999","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}