Table of Contents

Part 1 The Role of the Leader; Chapter 1 Why It All Works; Chapter 2 Understanding Staff Dynamics; Chapter 3 Teacher Leaders; Chapter 4 Raise the Praise, Minimize the Criticize; Chapter 5 One for All and All for One–Building A Shared Vision; Part 2 Communication–It’s what you Say and How you Say It; Chapter 6 Perception–It’s what you Say and How They Took It; Chapter 7 The Friday Focus–A Staff Memo That Works!; Chapter 8 Sharpening your Focus; Chapter 9 Making a Difference Each Day; Chapter 10 Showing Off your School; Part 3 Supervision, Evaluation, and Morale Improvement?; Chapter 11 Leadership by Walking Around; Chapter 12 The Evaluation Process–Turning Painful into Positive; Part 4 Meetings, Meetings, Meetings…You Mean these Can be Fun?; Chapter 13 The Monthly Staff Meeting; Chapter 14 Small-Group Meetings; Chapter 15 Opportunities for Renewal; Part 5 Special Is as Special Does; Chapter 16 Building and Enhancing your Morale; Chapter 17 Feeling Better Through Fitness and Wellness; Chapter 18 Making Everybody Feel Like Somebody; Chapter 19 New Is Not Just Different, It Should Be Better!; Part 6 Focusing Outside the Staff to Affect Staff Morale; Chapter 20 Feeling at Home While at Work; Chapter 21 The Student-Teacher Link;

About the Author

Todd Whitaker, Beth Whitaker, Dale, Lumpa