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Author Brown, Kathleen M. (Kathleen Marie), 1964-

Title From the desk of the middle school principal : leadership responsive to the needs of young adolescents / Kathleen M. Brown, Vincent A. Anfara Jr
Published Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002

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 MELB  373.12012 Bro/Ftd  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 204 pages ; 24 cm
Series A ScarecrowEducation book
Scarecrow Education book.
Contents Foreword / John A. Bravo -- Introduction: The Middle School Movement and the Middle School Principal -- Sect. 1. Responsiveness to Students -- 1. Predicting the Unpredictable Journey to Independence: Adolescents' Undulating Nature -- 2. Parents as Partners: A Smorgasbord of Educational Resources -- 3. The Triple A's of "Success for All and Every Student:" Adjust, Adapt, and Accommodate -- Sect. II. Responsiveness to Faculty and Staff -- 4. And the Walls Came Crumbling Down: A Unified Profession of Administrators and Teachers -- 5. Lifelong Learners: Job Shadowing and Peer Modeling for Teachers and Administrators Alike -- Sect. III. Responsiveness to the School and Community -- 6. Laying a New Foundation: Exploration, Education, and Edification Before Implementation -- 7. Flexibility Is the Name of the Game: Ambiguity and Chaos Are Not the Same! -- Conclusion: The Developmentally Responsive Middle Level Principal -- App. A. Identification of Middle Level Principals
App. B. Suggested Middle School References
Notes "A ScarecrowEducation book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-194) and index
Subject Middle school principals -- United States.
Educational leadership -- United States.
School management and organization -- United States.
Middle school education -- United States.
Author Anfara, Vincent A.
LC no. 2002004581
ISBN 0810843900 alkaline paper
0810843846 paperback alkaline paper