Book of the Month for January 2025
The Pruning Principle offers a groundbreaking approach to educational leadership, drawing inspiration from horticulture to address the chronic issues of overwork and inefficiency in schools. The authors, Dr Simon Breakspear and Michael Rosenbrock, propose a radical shift from the culture of “doing more” to one of strategic subtraction, arguing that by carefully pruning away non-essential tasks and initiatives, schools can achieve better outcomes with less strain on resources and staff.
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May 2025
Collective Impact: Overcoming the Twelve Enemies of Teacher Efficacy (Discover the Enemies of Efficacy)
by - by Jenni Donohoo, Glenn Forbes
In Collective Impact, authors Jenni Donohoo and Glenn Forbes identify barriers that impede collective teacher efficacy and detail effective strategies school leaders can use to overcome these obstacles.
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Collective Leader Efficacy: Strengthening Instructional Leadership Teams
by - Peter M. DeWitt
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Excellence Through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student
by - by Alan M. Blankstein, Pedro Noguera, Lorena Kelly
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Leading Data-Informed Change in Schools
by - Selena Fisk
Data--done right--has the power to put schools on the path to true change. Rely on this research-backed resource to help you kick-start, implement, and sustain data-informed schoolwide transformation. There are many ways to use student data, and the author's ten steps offer practical, clear methods for establishing a data team, collecting relevant data, identifying trends,...