Welcome
Welcome to the companion website for Introduction to the Principalship, 2nd Edition by Leslie S. Kaplan and William A. Owings.
This fully revised edition, closely aligned with NELP (2018) standards, explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement. This second edition helps aspiring principals understand how to develop a vision for improvement, make decisions and manage conflict, build teachers’ capacity, communicate, monitor the organization’s performance, and create a school climate of mutual respect. This important book provides readers with various leadership concepts to inform their practice, as well as the cognitive and practical tools to evaluate and prioritize what leadership actions to take. Each chapter offers opportunities for readers to create personal meaning and explore new ways of doing leadership to advance a positive, person-focused environment. Providing both the theoretical framework and skills for effective practice, Introduction to the Principalship addresses the issues most urgent and relevant for educational leadership graduate students learning how to build a school culture that promotes every student’s success.
This second edition includes a new chapter on building your capacity for leadership, expanded discussion of data-informed accountability, equity considerations, and crisis management, and all chapters are updated and revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field.
On this interactive website, instructors and students will find a wealth of resources for each chapter:
- Online Resources, including links to relevant videos and readings accompanied by questions and prompts to guide classroom discussion.
- Downloadable PowerPoints for instructors, complete with key figures and terms from each chapter.
