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Copyright, ii
Preface, vii
Part I. Planning for Change: Understanding Strategic Leadership, 1
Chapter One. The Evolving Context of Leadership: What Strategic Leadership Is and Why It Is Needed Now, 13
Looking Back: A Historical Note, 16
Evolving Contextual Details, 20
Strategic Leadership: What It Is and Why It Is Now Needed, 26
What a Strategic Leader Is Not, 29
Chapter Two. Strategic Leadership in an Organizational Context, 33
Theoretical Views of Organizations and Their Relevance for a Strategic Leader, 34
Leadership Theories and Styles, 39
The Idea of Strategic Leadership, 44
Strategic Thinking Applied to Education Leadership, 44
Combining Appraisal and Action, 45
Chapter Three. Planning Operational Details, 51
What Is Strategic Planning?, 52
Impact of Politics on Goal Setting and Strategic Planning, 55
Key Considerations in the Planning Process, 58
Part II. Politics: Policy Knowledge Needed by Strategic Leaders, 69
Chapter Four. Governance, 76
The Seemingly Seamless Spectrum of Schooling Stakeholders, 76
Scale and Scope of U.S. Schooling, 78
Constitutional Underpinnings of Education’s Complexity and Diversity, 86
Informal Centralization, 88
Structure of States for Governing Education, 89
General Government and Education, 89
Chapter Five. Politics and Education Policy Issues, 99
Illustrating How Policy Matters for Education Leaders, 100
Explaining the Formation of Policy, 104
Policy, Public Policy, Education Policy, and a Policy System Paradigm, 105
Cultures of Policy, 110
Inside the “Modern” Education Reform Policy Paradigm, 112
Chapter Six. Finance, 116
Providing Strategic Leaders with the Finance Knowledge They Need, 118
Education Finance Operational Magnitude, 119
Generating and Distributing State and Federal Education Revenues, 122
Allocating Resources Productively in an Education Organization, 126
What Is Wrong with This (Financial) Picture?, 129
Possible Explanations for the Financial Accounting Status Quo, 132
SO What If Things Were Different?, 133
Likely Future Context of Education Finance, 134
Chapter Seven. Law, 138
Conventions, Constitutions, Cases, Courtrooms, and Classrooms, 139
Protecting (And Sometimes Restricting) Students’ Rights, 151
Protecting (And Sometimes Restricting) Employee Rights, 157
Part III. Performance: What a Strategic Leader Needs to Know Regarding Knowing, 163
Chapter Eight. Learning, 171
Importance of Instructional Time, 172
Significance of Specifying What Is to Be Learned, 176
Instructional Program Alignment, 177
Learning Theories, 181
Dimensions of Knowledge, 184
Implication of Brain-Based Learning Theory and Cognitive Science for Learning Environments, 186
What Do We Expect Students to Be Able to Do with What They Learn?, 190
How Should Students Be Motivated to Learn?, 192
What Is the Role of the Teacher in the Learning Process?, 194
Cultural Diversity and Instructional Environments, 196
Chapter Nine. Programs, 201
Forces Influencing School Programs in the United States, 202
Perspectives on Assessing the Quality and Alignment of State Standards, 213
Approaches to Enhancing School Programs, 225
Intersection of K–12 Programs and Postsecondary Education, 225
Chapter Ten. Performance, 233
Assessing the Performance of Students, 234
Assessment of Leadership Performance, 240
Assessing School Performance, 246
Value-Added Performance Measures, 248
National and International Assessments of Education Performance, 250
Chapter Eleven. Data-Based Decision Making, 263
Strategic Approaches to Decision Making in Education, 264
Systematic Collection and Use of School Data, 267
Analyzing Data Integral to School Effectiveness, 278
Analyzing Data Integral to School Efficiency, 288
Part IV. Power: The Application of Strategic Leadership, 291
Chapter Twelve. Power: Decision Making and Implementation, 297
Important Definitions and Distinctions, 298
Chapter Thirteen. People, 312
People and School Success, 313
Profiling America’s Educators, 315
Compensating America’s Educators, 317
Compensation Reform Possibilities, 323
Selecting Teachers, Administrators, and Others, 332
Professional Development, 335
Teacher Evaluation, 338
Chapter Fourteen. Partnering Schools with Parents and Communities, 347
Theoretical and Empirical Research Considerations, 347
Strategically Linking Family and Community to Student Performance, 352
Practical Considerations in Linking Schools to Their Communities, 353
Collecting Data on Community Involvement, 357
Developing Strategic Community Partnerships, 359
Chapter Fifteen. Practicing Strategic Leadership, 372
Shaping One’s Leadership Style, 373
Constructing Professional Philosophies, 377
Setting Performance Priorities, 378
Communicating Purposes, Creating Impressions, Confronting Conflict, 387
Leader Ethics and Consistent Behavior, 390
Unsung Significance of Predictable Leader Behavior, 391
Chapter Sixteen. Preparing to Be a Strategic Education Leader, 395
Positive Trajectory of Education Leadership as a Profession, 396
Multiple Challenges of Twenty-First-Century Education Leadership, 396
The Path to Leadership Is Evolving, 399
Great Demand for Leaders, and New Leaders, in Education, 400
Leading Learning and Implementing Policy: The New Professional Practitioner Paradigm, 400
Career Preparation Changes Necessitated by Strategic Leadership, 401
Education Leader Remuneration, 406
Paths to Professional Leadership Positions, 408
Appendix: Significant Education Finance Court Decisions, 415
Glossary, 417
Index, 433

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