{"product_id":"so-now-youre-the-superintendent-9781412941716","title":"So Now You\u0026#8242;re the Superintendent!","description":"Addressing common issues such as transitions, culture changes, finances, staff supervision, and team building, this guide offers strategies for the crucial first years of the superintendency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Eller,Howard C. Carlson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412941716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Eller has had a variety of experiences in working with adults over the years he has been in education. His experiences include work educational leaders at Virginia Tech University, developing teacher leaders in a Maters program, serving as the Executive Director of Minnesota ASCD, work as a principal's training center director, a position as an assistant superintendent for curriculum, learning, and staff development, and several principal positions in a variety of settings. In addition to the work he does in training and supporting facilitators, John also does work in the areas of dealing with difficult people, building professional learning communities, employee evaluation, conferencing skills, coaching skills, strategic planning strategies, school improvement planning and implementation, differentiated instruction, leadership for differentiation, employee recruitment, selection, and induction, supervisory skills, and effective teaching strategies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has his PhD. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Loyola University-Chicago and his MS in Educational Leadership from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. John has authored books on substitute teaching, wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Training Video Series for the Professional School Bus Driver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe principals' Guide to Custodial Supervision\u003c\/i\u003e contributes articles for the publication \u003ci\u003eSuperintendents Only\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote \u003ci\u003eEffective Group Facilitation in Education: How to Energize Meetings and Manage Difficult Groups, \u003c\/i\u003eand co-authored \u003ci\u003eSo Now You're the Superintendent, \u003c\/i\u003ethe best selling, \u003ci\u003eEnergizing Staff Meetings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCreative Strategies to Improve School Culture \u003c\/i\u003eall through Corwin Press. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Carlson \u003c\/strong\u003eis\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003esuperintendent of the Wickenburg Unified School District located in Wickenburg, Arizona\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eCarlson has previously served at the assistant superintendent and superintendent levels in the states of Washington, Minnesota and Arizona. He has worked as President \u0026amp; CEO of a company which started schools in the states of Minnesota and Colorado and has consulted with school districts and private sector companies on a variety of educational issues. In addition to his current full-time position, he serves as a part-time faculty member at Walden University, where he works with students who are pursuing their doctorate in administrator leadership for teaching \u0026amp; learning. In 1990, he was recognized as the Washington State Young Agriculture Teacher of the Year and later as the Western Region of the United States Young Agriculture Teacher of the Year. In 1994, he was named the Washington Association of Agriculture Teachers' Association, District #4, Administrator of the Year and in 2002 was selected as a candidate for the Outstanding Young Minnesotan Award. In 2004, he was chosen, along with a select group of Minnesota superintendents, to meet with the Commissioner of the U.S. Department of Education to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlson received his BS and doctorate from Washington State University and his master's degree from Heritage University. His doctoral study major was educational leadership and his minor was curriculum \u0026amp; instruction. \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":"Hardcover","offer_id":44409640779891,"sku":"9781412941716","price":135.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fc610cd5-823c-4447-9a16-fcddab93c66a.jpg?v=1771937168","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/so-now-youre-the-superintendent-9781412941716","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}