Lee A. Westberry is a former school administrator with over 20 years of experience at the middle, high, and district level. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of educational leadership, training new educators to be tomorrow’s principals.

• PrefaceChapter 1 Social and Emotional Needs of PrincipalsLarry Daniel, University of Texas Permian BasinKevin Badgett, University of Texas Permian BasinChapter 2: Systems Planning: An Essential SkillLee Westberry, The CitadelChapter 3: Action Research: A Powerful Tool for School ImprovementGail Gilmore, The CitadelRenee Jefferson, The CitadelLee Westberry, The CitadelChapter 4: Technology Integration: Administrators Leading the ChargeRachel Biritz, Clemson UniversityChapter 5: The Importance of School Law for the School LeaderKent Murray, The CitadelChapter 6: Principals and Special Education: What’s the Big IDEAAmanda Stefanski, Columbia CollegeChristine LeBlanc, Columbia CollegeBrennan Davis, Columbia CollegeChapter 7: Instructional Supervision: Supporting a Culture of Teaching and LearningChristine LeBlanc, Columbia CollegeBrennan Davis, Columbia CollegeChapter 8: From Having All the Answers to Engaging in Collective Learning: Re-Envisioning the Role of the Principal and the Approach to SupportPaula Thorp, Mississippi State UniversityMyron LaBat, Mississippi State UniversityLeigh McMullan, Mississipi State University

In this edited book, Support for Principals: Firsthand Experiences in Planning Programs and Activities, Dr. Lee Westberry has assembled authors who can speak credibly to the absolute necessity of the work associated with implementing system approaches to leading and learning across such critical areas as technology, instructional supervision, social emotional learning, and special education. Complementary areas including school law and action research round out the necessity of schoolwide coherence to achieve real-world applications to practice. This is a much needed inside look at leading and learning in the schoolhouse because each chapter includes practical strategies alongside the theory that undergird them. The reader will walk away with road maps to increase leader, teacher, and system capacity to improve education. This is a must-read book that will fuel professional conversations and quickly become a resource for many years to come.

Lee A. Westberry is a former school administrator with over 20 years of experience at the middle, high, and district level. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of educational leadership, training new educators to be tomorrow’s principals.

• PrefaceChapter 1 Social and Emotional Needs of PrincipalsLarry Daniel, University of Texas Permian BasinKevin Badgett, University of Texas Permian BasinChapter 2: Systems Planning: An Essential SkillLee Westberry, The CitadelChapter 3: Action Research: A Powerful Tool for School ImprovementGail Gilmore, The CitadelRenee Jefferson, The CitadelLee Westberry, The CitadelChapter 4: Technology Integration: Administrators Leading the ChargeRachel Biritz, Clemson UniversityChapter 5: The Importance of School Law for the School LeaderKent Murray, The CitadelChapter 6: Principals and Special Education: What’s the Big IDEAAmanda Stefanski, Columbia CollegeChristine LeBlanc, Columbia CollegeBrennan Davis, Columbia CollegeChapter 7: Instructional Supervision: Supporting a Culture of Teaching and LearningChristine LeBlanc, Columbia CollegeBrennan Davis, Columbia CollegeChapter 8: From Having All the Answers to Engaging in Collective Learning: Re-Envisioning the Role of the Principal and the Approach to SupportPaula Thorp, Mississippi State UniversityMyron LaBat, Mississippi State UniversityLeigh McMullan, Mississipi State University

In this edited book, Support for Principals: Firsthand Experiences in Planning Programs and Activities, Dr. Lee Westberry has assembled authors who can speak credibly to the absolute necessity of the work associated with implementing system approaches to leading and learning across such critical areas as technology, instructional supervision, social emotional learning, and special education. Complementary areas including school law and action research round out the necessity of schoolwide coherence to achieve real-world applications to practice. This is a much needed inside look at leading and learning in the schoolhouse because each chapter includes practical strategies alongside the theory that undergird them. The reader will walk away with road maps to increase leader, teacher, and system capacity to improve education. This is a must-read book that will fuel professional conversations and quickly become a resource for many years to come.

Lee A. Westberry is a former school administrator with over 20 years of experience at the middle, high, and district level. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of educational leadership, training new educators to be tomorrow’s principals.

• PrefaceChapter 1 Social and Emotional Needs of PrincipalsLarry Daniel, University of Texas Permian BasinKevin Badgett, University of Texas Permian BasinChapter 2: Systems Planning: An Essential SkillLee Westberry, The CitadelChapter 3: Action Research: A Powerful Tool for School ImprovementGail Gilmore, The CitadelRenee Jefferson, The CitadelLee Westberry, The CitadelChapter 4: Technology Integration: Administrators Leading the ChargeRachel Biritz, Clemson UniversityChapter 5: The Importance of School Law for the School LeaderKent Murray, The CitadelChapter 6: Principals and Special Education: What’s the Big IDEAAmanda Stefanski, Columbia CollegeChristine LeBlanc, Columbia CollegeBrennan Davis, Columbia CollegeChapter 7: Instructional Supervision: Supporting a Culture of Teaching and LearningChristine LeBlanc, Columbia CollegeBrennan Davis, Columbia CollegeChapter 8: From Having All the Answers to Engaging in Collective Learning: Re-Envisioning the Role of the Principal and the Approach to SupportPaula Thorp, Mississippi State UniversityMyron LaBat, Mississippi State UniversityLeigh McMullan, Mississipi State University

In this edited book, Support for Principals: Firsthand Experiences in Planning Programs and Activities, Dr. Lee Westberry has assembled authors who can speak credibly to the absolute necessity of the work associated with implementing system approaches to leading and learning across such critical areas as technology, instructional supervision, social emotional learning, and special education. Complementary areas including school law and action research round out the necessity of schoolwide coherence to achieve real-world applications to practice. This is a much needed inside look at leading and learning in the schoolhouse because each chapter includes practical strategies alongside the theory that undergird them. The reader will walk away with road maps to increase leader, teacher, and system capacity to improve education. This is a must-read book that will fuel professional conversations and quickly become a resource for many years to come.