Overview
Based on 30 years of hands-on leadership experience, author Carri A. Meek equips instructional leaders to balance immediate needs while building lasting systems. This guide reduces initiative overload, drives instructional change, and aligns measurable actions to prioritized goals. Leaders gain practical problem-solving strategies, foundational structures, and ready-to-use toolkits they can apply across initiatives and areas like attendance, differentiation, and standards-based learning.
K–12 instructional coaches, principals, assistant principals, superintendents, and teacher leaders can use this book to:
- Drive instructional change with a consistent framework and adaptable tools that support growth across initiatives
- Turn district and building priorities into clear actions, sustainable systems, and measurable results
- Develop actionable strategies and leadership skills that guide next steps and keep the work focused throughout the year
- Foster a culture that builds capacity and empowers educators to drive their own professional growth toward district goals
- Connect daily instructional practices to measurable goals, district initiatives, and team priorities
- Establish support systems that encourage staff’s ongoing reflection, collaboration, and change in practice
Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Foundational Tools for Sustainable Change
Chapter 1: Identifying Needs
Chapter 2: Reviewing Initiatives
Chapter 3: Aligning Measurable Actions to Goals
Chapter 4: Building Team Capacity
Chapter 5: Achieving Collective Efficacy Through Problem Solving
Chapter 6: Maintaining Momentum With Foundational Tools
Part 2: Leadership Tool Kits
Tool Kit 1: Leadership Tools for Standards-Based Instruction
Tool Kit 2: Leadership Tools for Assessment
Tool Kit 3: Leadership Tools for Differentiation
Tool Kit 4: Leadership Tools for Growth Mindset
Tool Kit 5: Leadership Tools for Attendance
Conclusion
References and Resources
Index
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