ABSTRACT

This book proves that great things can happen when school leaders refuse to settle for business-as-usual. You can achieve success for your schools and students if you steer clear of the familiar and the comfortable. With over 34 years of experience in educational leadership, Nelson Beaudoin was Maine’s 2000 NASSP Principal of The Year. His book demonstrates how to generate school-wide enthusiasm for replacing timeworn routines and procedures, give students a voice and personalize the learning process, initiate innovative programs and practices, implement comprehensive school reform, nurture and inspire your faculty,and have fun at work and let your humanity show.

part 1|36 pages

Making a Difference

chapter |5 pages

Beacons of Hope

chapter |4 pages

I Love This Job

chapter |3 pages

Missing My Exit

chapter |3 pages

A Voice From the Past

chapter |6 pages

Championship Moments

chapter |5 pages

Having Fun at Work

chapter |7 pages

Leaving a Legacy

part 2|40 pages

Images of Leadership

chapter |4 pages

Stand for Something

chapter |2 pages

Teacher Leaders

chapter |3 pages

A Weird Idea That Worked

chapter |4 pages

Inspirational Models

chapter |5 pages

Success Is in the Details

chapter |5 pages

A Tipping Point

chapter |8 pages

Sometimes Wrong Is Right

chapter |3 pages

Lost in Translation

part 3|30 pages

Giving Students a Voice

part 4|52 pages

Educational Change

chapter |3 pages

When Given Lemons…

chapter |3 pages

Leverage Points

chapter |4 pages

Seeds of Mutiny

chapter |11 pages

The Paper Debate

chapter |3 pages

Incentives and Resources

chapter |3 pages

A Hard Change

chapter |7 pages

Making Time for Change

chapter |5 pages

The Comfort Zone Revisited