With foreword by Douglas Reeves

As a school leader, your influence and impact on students, staff, and families is beyond measure. Designed as a guide and reflective tool, Leading With Intention will help focus your invaluable everyday work. The authors provide in-depth advice and actionable steps for creating a highly effective school culture that supports collaborative leadership and teaching, evidence-based decision making, and the belief that students are the top priority.

Effective school leadership practices for building leadership capacity and furthering your professional development:

• Explore eight interrelated areas of school leadership that will assist you in becoming a more synergistic leader.
• Explore four concepts essential to your work in leading schools: collaboration, a shared leadership model, evidence-based decision-making, and a focus on learning.
• Learn how to enhance student achievement in your school or district with the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ (PLC) process.
• Acquire 40+ specific instructional leadership actions you can put into practice immediately.
• Access educational leadership reflection questions and downloadable reproducibles designed to support your instructional leadership development.

Contents:

Introduction: Using Your Great Power as a Leader
Chapter 1: Achieving Focus and Staying Intentional
Chapter 2: Establishing and Maintaining Organization
Chapter 3: Building Shared Leadership
Chapter 4: Using Evidence for Decision Making and Action
Chapter 5: Prioritizing the Student
Chapter 6: Leading Instruction
Chapter 7: Fostering Communication
Chapter 8: Developing Community and Relationships
Afterword: Creating the Future
References and Resources