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978-1-61048-390-2 • Hardback • December 2011 • $83.00 • (£64.00)
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Cade Brumley is a district-level leader within the DeSoto Parish School System and adjunct graduate faculty at Northwestern State University and Louisiana State University-Shreveport. The former teacher, coach, assistant principal, and principal earned a Bachelors in Health and Human Performance from Northwestern State University, a Masters of Education in Administration from Louisiana State University-Shreveport, and a Doctorate of Education in Leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Foreword
Chapter 1 – Principal Leadership
Chapter 2 – Servant-Leadership
Chapter 3 – Visionary Leadership
Chapter 4 – Instructional Leadership
Chapter 5 – Organizational Leadership
Chapter 6 – Collaborative Leadership
Chapter 7 – Ethical Leadership
Chapter 8 – Political Leadership
Chapter 9 – Case Study: Mrs. Miller at Cypress School
Chapter 10 – Case Study: Mr. Smith at Pine School
Chapter 11 – Case Study: Mrs. Annette at Oak School
Epilogue
As the standards movement progresses, Brumley argues that unless leaders are connected to passion, purpose, and servant-leadership, they will fail. A timely and powerful reminder of what’s at the core of school leadership.
— Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, Author of Leading in a Culture of Change
I really loved the book. Brumley’s use of research, poetry, and experiences from real principals to examine concepts is exceptional. This should be a best seller!
— Andrea Martin, Executive Director, Louisiana Association of Principals
The most important thing about servant leadership is putting it into practice. Dr. Brumley offers school principals a comprehensive guide to doing exactly that. This translation of servant leadership into daily practices will make school principals more effective in serving students and school communities.
— Kent M. Keith, Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership, CEO and Author of The Case for Servant Leadership
[It] encompasses every element necessary for school principals to be successful as servant leaders in an ever-changing society. This book fulfills a long-awaited demand for progressive principals in a very real world, challenged with monumental expectations to meet multiple needs within their learning communities.
— Darin Jolly, Principal, Mabank Middle School, Mabank Texas
The roles, responsibilities, and expectations of today's school leaders have changed. As a result, the type of leadership needed has also evolved. In order to successfully effect change in today's schools, a leader must not see the position as a job but as more of a calling. This book is a must-read for those who believe they have what it takes to accept the challenge of educational leadership.
— Ruth Ray-Jackson, Associate Professor & Chair, Louisiana State University-Shreveport