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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|36 pages
Making a Difference
chapter |5 pages
Beacons of Hope
chapter |2 pages
A Haircut and an Oil Change
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
Timing Is Almost Everything
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
chapter |3 pages
Giving Students a Voice… Brilliant
chapter |3 pages
Magical Microwaves
chapter |3 pages
Elevating Student Voice
chapter |2 pages
The Principal with Two Heads
chapter |4 pages
Tripping Over a Gem
chapter |4 pages
As Good As It Gets
chapter |2 pages
VP and the Suspensions
chapter |3 pages
Government by the Students
chapter |5 pages
Thanks, But No Thanks! No WaitI Thank You!
part 4|52 pages
Educational Change