Principal to Principal: Conversations in Servant Leadership and School Transformation takes the reader into the real world of school leadership, as a retiring elementary principal and his successor engage in a 12-month mentoring partnership. Packed with emotion and the complexities of the twenty-first century school, the story weaves in and out of the day-by-day transformation that can take place when past paradigms and traditions are challenged, and students are put first. The unleashed potential of the servant leadership model, and the critical importance of core values, vision, and strategic change are addressed with passion and intensity as the two colleagues discover together how fast a school can really change—if the human resources are all focused on the same goal: creating a great school that meets the variety of needs of every child it serves—no exceptions.
Rocky Wallace has served as a school principal, leadership consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education, and as an adjunct professor at Morehead State University.
Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Self LeadershipChapter 3 Structure and ProcessChapter 4 VisionChapter 5 Lessons LearnedChapter 6 RealityChapter 7 New Teacher BluesChapter 8 What Lies BeneathChapter 9 Teaching and LearningChapter 10 Growth PlansChapter 11 The Intramural LeagueChapter 12 Core ValuesChapter 13 One ChildChapter 14 HalfwayChapter 15 Culture!Chapter 16 Grace, With AccountabilityChapter 17 When the Fire Goes OutChapter 18 What's Not Working? Fix It!Chapter 19 Courage Under FireChapter 20 OverhaulChapter 21 GraduationChapter 22 Saying GoodbyeChapter 23 Closing Thoughts
Rocky Wallace offers us a common sense, easy-to-understand approach to leading today's schools. Wallace draws on his commitment to core values in making decisions that positively influence student achievement. He brings all stakeholders together in making schools a great place for learning.