This document provides summaries of 14 books related to educational leadership. The books cover topics such as transformational leadership, school culture and change, standards and systems, and the future of leadership. They provide practical advice and strategies for school principals, administrators, and teachers to improve their leadership skills and build staff morale over the summer break.

1. 1 4 E D U C AT I O NA L L E A D E R S H I P B O O K S
YO U S H O U L D R E A D T H I S S U M M E R
B Y M I K E S H E P PA R D

2. E D U C AT I O N I S N OT S I M P LY
S TAT I C , BU T A N E V E R -
E VO LV I N G E N T I T Y.

3. W I T H S U M M E R B R E A K O N I T S W AY, YO U
A S A N E D U C ATO R C A N U T I L I Z E T H I S
T I M E TO H E L P P E R F E C T YO U R S K I L L S A S
A L E A D E R W I T H I N YO U R C L A S S RO O M .

4. I N T H I S P R E S E N TAT I O N , I H AV E
O U T L I N E D 1 4 E D U C AT I O NA L
L E A D E R S H I P B O O K S .

5. TA K E A LO O K !

6. T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A L
L E A D E R S H I P :
S T R E N G T H S
• Transformational Leadership: 92
Tips For Using The Different
Types Of Leadership To Identify
Leadership Traits That Uncover
Your Leadership Strengths is a
simple and easy-to-apply book
in which you will discover ninety-
two tips for using the different
types of leadership to identify
leadership traits that uncover
your leadership strengths in the
shortest time possible.

7. T H E J O S S E Y- B A S S R E A D E R
O N E D U C AT I O N A L
L E A D E R S H I P
• This expanded and thoroughly updated edition of
the popular anthology assembles the best book
excerpts, articles, and reports that define and
drive the field of educational leadership today.
• Filled with critical insights from respected authors,
education researchers, and expert practitioners,
this comprehensive volume features twenty-six
chapters in six primary areas of interest:
• Principles of Leadership,
• Moral Leadership
• Culture and Change
• Standards and Systems
• Diversity and Leadership
• Future of Leadership.

8. S C H O O L L E A D E R S H I P
T H AT W O R K S : F R O M
R E S E A R C H T O R E S U LT S
• What does research tell us about the
effects of school leadership on
student achievement? What specific
leadership practices make a real
difference in school effectiveness?
How should school leaders use these
practices in their day-to-day
management of schools and during
the stressful times that accompany
major change initiatives?
• Robert J. Marzano, Timothy Waters,
and Brian A. McNulty provide
answers to these and other questions
in School Leadership That Works.

9. D A I LY D I S C I P L I N E S
O F L E A D E R S H I P
• The Daily Disciplines of Leadership is a
comprehensive and down-to-earth
manual for school leaders that
addresses the daunting challenges
that today's principals,
superintendents, and teacher-leaders
face on a daily basis.
• Douglas Reeves discusses the basic
purpose of leadership, presents four
key leadership archetypes, and offers
practical recommendations for action.
• Covering a wide range of topics-- from
accountability systems to personal
communications-- this book will serve
as the 'go to' resource for novice and
seasoned school leaders alike.

10. E D U C AT I O N A L
L E A D E R S H I P : A B R I D G E
T O I M P R O V E D P R A C T I C E
• This text supports improved practice
in educational administration that
results in greater student learning in
American schools.
• In this way, it is much more than an
outstanding leadership theory and
research text; it is also a highly
usable, practical guide.
• This text improves the knowledge
and practice of our future leaders by
focusing on present conditions,
operations, new directions, and best
practices in American schools.

11. Y O U R F I R S T Y E A R A S
P R I N C I PA L : E V E RY T H I N G Y O U
N E E D T O K N O W T H AT T H E Y
D O N ' T T E A C H I N S C H O O L
• Being a principal and essentially being
the leader of a school is a difficult job
filled with responsibility and stress.
• In this new, extensively researched book,
first-year principals will learn how to deal
with teachers, how to step out from
behind the previous principal's shadow,
how to make changes without changing
too much too soon, how to deal with
parents and students, how to deal with
the feelings of loneliness and
unpopularity, how to handle the piles of
paperwork that never seem to shrink, how
to become accustomed to the workload,
how to find a mentor, how to write
important letters, how to plan for public
relations, and how to obtain feedback.

12. I F Y O U D O N ' T F E E D T H E T E A C H E R S
T H E Y E AT T H E S T U D E N T S ! : G U I D E
T O S U C C E S S F O R A D M I N I S T R AT O R S
A N D T E A C H E R S
• Packed with words of wisdom and
inspiration, this is one book no
administrator or teacher should be
without.
• Dr. Neila Connors presents practical
tips to improve school climate,
communicate with parents and
students, teach to the standards, and
make a difference in students’ lives.
• All this in an enjoyable, easy-to-read
format, If You Don't Feed the
Teachers They Eat the Students will
leave you laughing your way to a
more successful school year.

13. C U LT I VAT I N G L E A D E R S H I P
I N S C H O O L S : C O N N E C T I N G
P E O P L E , P U R P O S E , &
P R A C T I C E
• An excellent resource for aspiring
and experienced instructional
leaders, this popular text reveals a
practical model of leadership for
teacher leaders, principals, and
school teams.
• It honors the working realities of
schools and highlights
interpersonal and interpersonal
skills and qualities essential to
successful school leadership.

14. W H AT G R E AT P R I N C I PA L S
D O D I F F E R E N T LY: 1 5
T H I N G S T H AT M AT T E R M O S T
• What are the specific qualities
and practices of great principals
which elevate them above the
rest?
• Blending school-centered
studies and experience working
with hundreds of administrators,
the author reveals the 15 things
that the most successful
principals do and that other
principals do not.

15. F I N D I N G Y O U R
L E A D E R S H I P S T Y L E : A
G U I D E F O R E D U C AT O R S
• What makes a good educational leader? How can
you be one?
• According to author Jeffrey Glanz, each of us has
natural leadership abilities. Although no single
leadership style is better than another, matching a
person's style with an assignment leads to success
for the person, his colleagues, and the organization.
• The key is to identify and actualize each person's
natural leadership style.
• Glanz uses vivid, authentic scenarios to illustrate the
qualities of each leadership type, and identifies
seven virtues that are critical for all leaders and yet
are often overlooked in educational leadership
programs.
• An invaluable aid to teachers, supervisors, and
district leaders, this book provides questionnaires
and focus questions to help you analyze leadership
potential in yourself and in colleagues.

16. M O T I VAT I N G & I N S P I R I N G
T E A C H E R S : T H E E D U C AT I O N A L
L E A D E R ' S G U I D E F O R
B U I L D I N G S TA F F M O R A L E
• Like the best-selling first edition, this book is filled
with strategies to motivate your staff and maintain
a high level of energy at your school.
• This guide will help all educators approach work
every day in an enthusiastic, focused, and positive
state of mind. This book will help you:
• Motivate your faculty with the Friday Focus--a
staff memo that works!
• Understand the power of praise and how to
best utilize it every day
• Make sure staff meetings, teacher evaluation,
and daily activities raise the energy level in
your school
• Maximize the holidays, open house nights,
and other special events the make your staff
feel special

17. E D U C AT I O N A L L E A D E R S H I P :
C H A N G I N G S C H O O L S ,
C H A N G I N G R O L E S
• This text will guide administrators in
acquiring the concepts and skills
necessary to become dynamic,
creative, and adaptive leaders who can
create collaborative school cultures.
• It views school leaders as essential to
creating a vision that empowers all the
constituencies in the school setting to
work cooperatively toward achieving
instructional goals.
• The authors cover topics such as
developing a campus culture,
providing fiscal management,
fostering communication, and building
community partnerships exemplify the
principles of leadership.

18. S C H O O L L E A D E R S H I P A N D
A D M I N I S T R AT I O N :
I M P O RTA N T C O N C E P T S , C A S E
S T U D I E S , A N D S I M U L AT I O N S
• This text helps prospective and experienced principals,
administrators, and supervisors increase their
knowledge and skills through concepts, case-studies,
and simulations.
• Part I presents important theoretical concepts and
research findings that can improve educators’ problem-
solving and leadership effectiveness.
• Part II consists of over 65 reality-based case studies,
“In-Basket Exercises,” simulations, and role-plays to
illustrate problems and issues.
• The case studies, simulations, and exercises stimulate
class discussion and reflection on key issues facing
today’s school administrator and offer guidelines for
thoughtful problem-solving and resolution.
• The new edition has been updated to include the most
current research on areas such as leadership, as well as
refocused chapters to more accurately address real life
school situations.

19. T E A C H I N G A S L E A D E R S H I P :
T H E H I G H LY E F F E C T I V E
T E A C H E R ' S G U I D E T O C L O S I N G
T H E A C H I E V E M E N T G A P
• Teach For America has fought the daunting
battle of educational equity for the last
twenty years.
• Based on evidence from classrooms across
the country, they've discovered much
about effective teaching practice, and
distilled these findings into the six
principles presented in this book.
• The Teaching As Leadership framework
inspires teachers to: Set Big Goals; Invest
Students and Their Families; Plan
Purposefully; Execute Effectively;
Continuously Increase Effectiveness; Work
Relentlessly. The results are better
educational outcomes for our nation's
children, particularly those who live in low-
income communities.