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Charter School Leadership: Elements for School Success
Author(s): Cameron Curry (Author)
- Publisher: R&L Education (UK)
- Publication Date: 25 April 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 102 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781475803266
- ISBN-13: 1475803265
Book Description
Based on his 14 years of managing three high impact public charter schools, the author has utilized these principles and witnessed firsthand the benefits they bring to students, parents, and his school colleagues. Understanding the importance of your school’s mission and creating a great school culture are just part of a leader’s responsibility. The elements of embracing parent
involvement, becoming an effective communicator, and learning how to maximize the potential of all school employees, creates a further understanding of what it takes to be an effective charter school leader.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Charter School Leadership: Elements of School Success is an indispensable guide to understanding the recipe for success in any school–be it Montessori charter, traditional public, or even a private boarding school. Curry gathers together the best practices discovered in the past 20 years of charter school experimentation and illuminates them with his own deep understanding of the field. These are not easy principles to implement but Curry makes their value so clear there can be no arguing with their necessity. He even gets the essential and multifarious power of parent engagement! I wish every principal could read it before their first day on the job.
With fourteen years’ experience in charter school development and leadership, Cameron Curry knows what it takes to create, grow, and sustain a successful public charter school. Charter School Leadership is a much-needed guide for educational leaders in this growing area. Its basic formula for charter school success is similar to my long-time recipe for success in business: Service-oriented leaders (administrators) create a motivating environment for their people (faculty and staff) who are then empowered to take care of their customers (students and parents). Read this inspiring book, and let it move you to serve your charter school students, parents, and community at a higher level!
Written at a key moment of explosive growth in charter schools, Cameron Curry’s book offers a range of concrete suggestions and practical advice that would be of great value to both aspiring charter school principals as well as seasoned leaders ready to take their organizations onto higher levels of success. If you are ready to expand your personal impact as a leader within the charter school movement, I highly encourage you to read this book.
Written by one of California’s most successful charter school leaders, this engaging and accessible book is chock-full of practical leadership tips and practices for both new and veteran charter school leaders.
