Table Of ContentVideo Content xi Additional Materials xvii Foreword xix Acknowledgments xxiii About the Author xxv Introduction 1 A Paradigm Shift: The Levers of Leadership 3 A "Practical Guide": What You'll Find in the Book 10 Who Should Use This Book--And How 17 The Path Ahead 21 Part 1 Instruction 23 1 Data-Driven Instruction 25 Assessment: What Will Students Learn? 30 Analysis: What and Why Didn't They Learn? 41 Action: Teaching and Reteaching to Mastery 50 Put It All Together--Lead Data Meetings 57 Making It Work: How It Fits into a Leader's Schedule 72 Turnaround--DDI Is the Strategy 78 Conclusion 79 Pulling the Lever 86 2 Planning 89 Unit Planning 92 Lesson Planning 106 Coaching for Effective Planning 112 Monitoring Planning 116 Turnaround--What to Do First 119 Conclusion 120 Pulling the Lever 124 3 Observation and Feedback 127 Observe More Frequently 131 Identify the Right Action Step 137 Deliver Effective Feedback 154 Systems: Monitor Your Feedback 169 Turnaround--What to Do First 174 Conclusion 175 Pulling the Lever 179 4 Professional Development 181 What to Teach: Follow the Data 184 How to Teach: Live the Learning 197 How to Make It Stick: Follow Up 208 Turnaround--What to Do First 210 Conclusion 211 Pulling the Lever 216 Part 2 Culture 219 5 Student Culture 221 Set the Vision 224 Roll It Out to Your Staff 236 Roll It Out to Your Students 242 Monitor and Maintain 243 Turnaround--Fixing a Broken Culture 248 Conclusion 253 Pulling the Lever 259 6 Staff Culture 263 Set the Vision 266 Roll It Out 273 Protect It 277 Turnaround--Coming Together 284 Conclusion 285 Pulling the Lever 288 7 Managing School Leadership Teams 289 Choose Your Team 291 Train Your Team--Roll Out the Vision 293 Monitor the School 299 Lead Effective Leadership Meetings 301 Conclusion 308 Pulling the Lever 311 Part 3 Making It Happen 313 8 Finding the Time 315 Build Your Weekly Schedule 318 Defend Your Time 330 The Final Step: Managing Tasks 335 Conclusion 341 Pulling the Lever 344 Conclusion A Brighter Future 347 Appendix A A Sneak Peek: A Principal Manager's Guide to Leverage Leadership 349 Preview Opening of Chapter 2: Identifying the Right Action Step 350 Criteria for Principal Action Steps 353 Appendix B The Online Materials PD Workshop Materials and Key Documents 361 How to Use One-Pagers 361 How to Use Supporting Documents 362 How to Use the Workshop Materials 362 Preview: Observation and Feedback Workshop 363 Quick Reference Sheet 364 Notes 367 Index 377
SynopsisLEVERAGE YOUR LEADERSHIP Leading a school is one of the most challenging jobs there are no easy pathways to success! Yet exceptional school leaders across the globe are changing the narrative of what is possible simply by focusing on how they use their time: what they do and how and when they do it. Fully revised and updated from the first edition, Leverage Leadership 2.0 is grounded in the experience of more than 20,000 school leaders worldwide and offers the most current on-the-ground techniques to transform your leadership. The book highlights real-world examples of high-achieving school leaders that come from every type of school and city: large and small, city and rural, district and charter, and everything in between. Their collective stories reveal a simple framework that can help good leaders become great. By consistently using seven principles or "levers," each minute of each day is leveraged to maximal results: Drive as much teacher development in a year as most schools do in twenty (instructional levers Chapters 1 4) Build the habits of mind and heart that can shape a strong school culture (cultural levers Chapters 5 7) With over 30 updated videos of top-tier leaders in action along with fully updated professional development materials, ready-to-use rubrics, and calendars, Leverage Leadership 2.0 brings great schools to you and allows you to create one yourself. "Paul Bambrick-Santoyo has his boots on the ground. This gifted teacher, school leader, and leader of leaders does the work every day in his highly successful Uncommon Schools. Leverage Leadership 2.0 affirms his rare ability to see what works in school leadership and to share those best practices with others. This book is as crucial for superintendents as it is for principals, teacher leaders, and policymakers. A must-read!" Kim Marshall, Consultant, Principal Coach and Author of Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation "In the fight to eradicate the achievement gap, Leverage Leadership 2.0 is the complete arsenal. Culled from thousands of hours of observing extraordinary leaders obtaining exceptional results, this book identifies the seven key levers of school and student success. But it doesnt stop there. The real gems here are the detailed systems and strategies that any leader can apply to transform their schools and replicate the staggering success of the Uncommon Schools. Dont just read Leverage Leadership 2.0 , implement it now! The state of our schools demands it." Elizabeth Topoluk, Director, Friends of Education " Leverage Leadership 2.0 is a stand-out among the millions of books principals have cluttering their shelves on leadership and student achievement. This one wont collect dust! Bambrick-Santoyo provides an unequivocal blueprint on implementing effective change that will bolster student achievement in an actionable way." Nakia Haskins, Principal, Brooklyn Brownstone School, Cut through the mystique to learn the real drivers of great school leadership Leverage Leadership 2.0 answers the basic question: what do great school leaders do that separates them from the rest? Rooted in the observation and training of over 20,000 school leaders worldwide, Leverage Leadership 2.0 offers a practical, updated and easier-to-use follow-up to the original, with field-tested techniques and actionable advice. As educational leaders around the world implement Leverage Leadership ideas, their collective stories have revealed a simple framework by which the seven levers may be implemented: See It, Name It, Do It. This book aligns classic Leverage Leadership principles with this proven framework to streamline implementation and help good leaders become great. Expert discussion and real-life success stories prove that effective leadership is not about innate charisma, charm, or personality--it's about how a leader uses their time. Aimed at all levels of school leadership, this book shows you what to do, and how and when to do it. The companion DVD includes 30 real-world videos that showcase effective leadership happening in our schools right now, and all templates, tools, and other professional development materials have been fully refreshed with a renewed focus on real-world implementation. Informational, inspirational, and highly motivational, this book explores both the separate components of success and what it looks like as a whole. Learn the core principles of effective leadership Understand what success looks like on the ground Practice the seven levers of leadership that allow transformational growth Adopt the tools and techniques that facilitate a schoolwide transformation Educational leaders from a diverse array of schools around the world have found unprecedented success using the key principles detailed in Leverage Leadership , and this book is inspired -- and informed -- by their stories. Leverage Leadership 2.0 is the practical resource school leaders need to start making real change happen today., Cut through the mystique to learn the real drivers of great school leadership Leverage Leadership 2.0 answers the basic question: what do great school leaders do that separates them from the rest? Rooted in the observation and training of over 20,000 school leaders worldwide, Leverage Leadership 2.0 offers a practical, updated and easier-to-use follow-up to the original, with field-tested techniques and actionable advice. As educational leaders around the world implement Leverage Leadership ideas, their collective stories have revealed a simple framework by which the seven levers may be implemented: See It, Name It, Do It. This book aligns classic Leverage Leadership principles with this proven framework to streamline implementation and help good leaders become great. Expert discussion and real-life success stories prove that effective leadership is not about innate charisma, charm, or personality--it's about how a leader uses their time. Aimed at all levels of school leadership, this book shows you what to do, and how and when to do it. The companion website includes 30 real-world videos that showcase effective leadership happening in our schools right now, and all templates, tools, and other professional development materials have been fully refreshed with a renewed focus on real-world implementation. Informational, inspirational, and highly motivational, this book explores both the separate components of success and what it looks like as a whole. Learn the core principles of effective leadership Understand what success looks like on the ground Practice the seven levers of leadership that allow transformational growth Adopt the tools and techniques that facilitate a schoolwide transformation Educational leaders from a diverse array of schools around the world have found unprecedented success using the key principles detailed in Leverage Leadership , and this book is inspired -- and informed -- by their stories. Leverage Leadership 2.0 is the practical resource school leaders need to start making real change happen today., Cut through the mystique to learn the real drivers of great school leadership Leverage Leadership 2. 0 answers the basic question: what do great school leaders do that separates them from the rest? Rooted in the observation and training of over 20,000 school leaders worldwide, Leverage Leadership 2.