Principal as Student Advocate The

<p>Help all students reach their full potential. Make the right decisions!<br><br>This unique book offers practical tools and strategies to help you become a strong advocate for every student in your school. With real world examples and situations this book will help you:</p><p>• Acquire skills to change your students’ lives for the better -- and also reach district goals.<br>• Learn how to advocate for students even if it conflicts with district policy.<br>• Discover how to transform your staff so they will also serve as student advocates.<br>• Strengthen connections with parents to engage them with their child’s education. </p><p>Also included is how to be an advocate for special needs students.<br><br>The book opens with a private self-assessment to help you discover where you are on the continuum of student advocacy. It then leads you through the steps to develop the traits of a skilled advocate for students. There are application exercises and numerous examples of what works.<br><br>Supported by research references in every chapter the book details a rich variety of interventions you and your staff can use on a daily basis. It focuses on curricular as well as co-curricular programs including subject-matter offerings the fine arts athletics technical programs clubs recreational activities and other programs.<br><br>As the principal it is your advocacy that will make a powerful lifelong difference for all the students in your school.<br><br>Also available – PowerPoint slides for in-service professional development or for principals who wish to discuss this topic with their staff.</p>