Assessing Educational Leaders

Dr. Douglas Reeves is the author of more than 40 books and more than 100 articles on leadership and education. He has twice been named to the Harvard University Distinguished Authors Series and was named the Brock International Laureate for his contributions to education. His career of work in professional learning led to the Contribution to the Field Award from the US National Staff Development Council, now Learning Forward. He was also named the William Walker Scholar by the Australian Council of Educational Leaders. His recent books include Deep Change Leadership, Achieving Equity and Excellence, From Leading to Succeeding, and Fearless Schools. Doug is the founder of Creative Leadership Solutions, with the mission to improve educational opportunities for students throughout the world using creative solutions for leadership, policy, teaching, and learning. Through this he has worked across more than 40 countries.

• IntroductionAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Why Leadership Evaluation Is BrokenThe Knowing-Doing GapProgress in Leadership EvaluationAmbiguous Leadership StandardsIncoherent Leadership EvaluationsAuthority-Responsibility DisequilibriumA Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment2. Reframing Leadership EvaluationPatrick′s ChoiceA New Vision of Educational AccountabilityCriteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA)Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation3. Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership EvaluationThe Prevalence of One-Dimensional EvaluationLeadership Is More Than Test ScoresLeadership Is More Than PopularityLeadership Is More Than Obedience4. Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation SystemDomains of Leadership PerformanceLeadership Performance StandardsMultidimensional Leadership Assessment5. Using Evaluation to Improve PerformanceThe Capacity-Building ContinuumThe Challenge ContinuumThe Coaching ContinuumThe Counseling ContinuumDefining Performance: The Key to Using the Continua6. Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment SystemLeadership DomainsLeadership PerformanceLeadership Assessment as a Research GoldmineOrganizational Goals, Values, PrioritiesThe Performance ContinuumQualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative DataReflection and Self-Regulation7. Building the Next Generation of Educational LeadersThe Leadership Development ImperativePrototype for a Leadership Development SystemAuthentic Assessment for Future Leaders8. Leading LeadersThe Coaching Conundrum: Results of Antecedents?Inquiry and Hypothesis TestingApplying MLA Throughout the Organization9. Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership AssessmentAnalyze the Present Evaluation SystemCreate Dimensions of LeadershipSpecify Performance LevelsField Test the Instrument at Multiple LevelsImplement Throughout the OrganizationShare Results With Universities and Research InstitutionsUse MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing LeadersConclusion: Finding Answers Inside10. Hallmarks of Excellence11. Leadership Responsibilities for Planning, Implementation, and MonitoringResource A: The Leadership Performance MatrixResource B: National Leadership Survey ResultsResource C: Leadership Evaluation SurveyResource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They DoResource E: Principal Evaluation RubricsResource F: Leadership Professional Growth MatrixReferencesIndex

"Without question, Reeves indeed provides readers with insight in evaluating performance for improved individual and organizational results. The book makes a distinct contribution to the field of education."