The
Handbook for School Leaders is organized so that you can easily browse through the Table of Contents to identify areas of interest.
A. Icons
The Handbook for School Leaders is divided into five sections.
- Part 1 - Organization and Management
- Part 2 - Teaching and Learning
- Part 3 - Behaviour and Discipline
- Part 4 - Health and Safety
- Part 5 - Looking After Yourself
There is a series of internal icons that indicate the accompanying text is presented as:
A Checklist
Tips
Further Reading
Website or Email
B. Text Boxes
Three types of text boxes are used in
The Handbook for School Leaders.
Chapter At a Glance Boxes
Each chapter is divided into subsections, which are also listed in the Table of Contents.
At the beginning of every chapter, you will find an outline of the contents, as shown below.
1. Before the Meeting
A. Meeting Planning
Checklist
B. Sample Meeting Agendas
2. During the Meeting
3. After the Meeting
Shaded Text Boxes Certain sections of text are highlighted in
shaded text boxes, which contain information that reinforces the main
message.
Direct quotes are referenced at the bottom of the shaded
box.
When a teacher makes plans to become a
principal, the long-range goal is to make a difference in the lives of
children.
Teachers become principals to be instructional leaders.
If I Only Knew,
H.B. Alvy & P. Robbins, p. 37
Voice of Experience Boxes
At the end of each chapter a quotation box, identified as The Voice of
Experience, offers advice to new school administrators from experienced
principals and vice-principals across the province.
Hire Well
Staffing decisions are critical.
If I could give only one piece of advice, it would be to hire well.