This year, I have the honor of serving on the Advisory Board of The Vincent E. Reed Principals Leadership Institute sponsored by the Washington Post’s Educational Foundation. As an Advisory Board Member, I help to select principals from around the Washington, D.C. metro region to participate in the annual institute, serve as a mentor and help to facilitate various activities during this program.
The Washington Post established the Principals Leadership Institute in 1997 to offer a broader perspective on effective leadership within schools with specific emphasis on self-motivation. Named in honor of Dr. Vincent Reed, a longtime educator and retired Post executive, each session provides a forum for discussion about the challenges of leadership and opportunities for principals to network and share effective transformational strategies. [Washington Post]
The Institute also provides formal and informal discussion settings to share problems and concerns, and offers opportunities for participants to hear from nationally known leaders. Following the initial two-day summer Institute, there are three additional full-day sessions held throughout the year. The Institute is provided free of charge for all selected principals. [Washington Post]
During the first session this year, Advisory Board Members were asked to share a book that has helped them lead. Here is a list of the books that were presented:
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teachers Life
Palmer, Parker
Good to Great
Collins, Jim
The Six Secrets of Change
Fullan, Michael
Leadership for Learning: How to Help Teachers Succeed
Gleekman, Carl D.
The Moral Imperative of School Leadership
Fullan, Michael
It’s Being Done
Chenoweth, Karin
The Pillars of the Earth
Follet, Ken
Lincoln on Leadership
Phillips, Donald T.
The Right to Learn
Darling-Hammond, Linda
Encouraging the Heart
Kouzes, James and Barry Posner
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
Ramsey, Robert
What Matter Most for School Leaders
Ramsey, Robert
Life’s a Campaign
Matthews, Chris
Dream Manager
Kelly, Matthew
We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools
Howard, Gary
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow The People and They Will Follow You
Maxwell, John
Change or Die
Deutschman, Alan
Gardening the Minefield: A Survival Guide for School Administrators
Schmidt, Laurel
Lessons Learned: Shaping Relationships and the Culture of the Workplace
Barth, Roland
Balanced Leadership: How Effective Principals Balance Their Work
Boris-Schacter, Sheryl and Sondra Langer
Talking to Tweens
Hartley-Brewer, Elizabeth
Harvard Business Review on What Makes a Leader
Harvard Business School Press
Useful Websites
http://walkthetalk.com/
http://www.simpletruths.com/index.asp
For more information about the Principal’s Leadership Institute, visit this website:
http://www.washpost.com/community/education
What other books do you recommend that school leaders read?
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