Preface Acknowledgments About the Author PART I: A NEW ARCHITECTURE Chapter 1: A NEW SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE THE THEORY OF THE PROBLEM: UNDOABLE JOBS THE WORK OF SCHOOL LEADERS: BUILD CAPACITY AND DELIVER RESULTS A SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE THAT SETS LEADERS AND SCHOOLS UP FOR SUCCESS THE CASE FOR THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE CONCLUSION BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS Chapter 2: FINDING THE GAPS IN OUR CURRENT ARCHITECTURE COMMON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARCHITECTURE PROBLEMS STRENGTHENING AND REPAIRING THE ARCHITECTURE BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS PART II: CHANGING STRUCTURES Chapter 3: RETHINKING ROLES BRINGING SHARED LEADERSHIP TO LIFE BUT WHAT ABOUT . . . ADDRESSING BARRIERS: NEED TO REPURPOSE AND REMOVE, NOT JUST ADD BEYOND BARRIERS, OPPORTUNITIES BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS Chapter 4: BIG CHANGE STARTS SMALL PHASE I: STRONG PILOTS PHASE II: BUILD SYSTEMS FOR SCALE TWO SIDES OF THE COIN: STRUCTURES AND PEOPLE BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS PART III: DEVELOPING PEOPLE Chapter 5: MAKING THE SHIFT LEADERSHIP PASSAGES REQUIRE THREE KINDS OF SHIFTS NAVIGATING LEADERSHIP PASSAGES-GETTING UNSTUCK YOUR LEADERSHIP PASSAGE BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS Chapter 6: TEAM MEMBER TO TEAM LEADER SHIFTING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY SHIFTING TIME ALLOCATIONS SHIFTING SKILLS PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS SELF-ASSESSMENT Chapter 7: TEAM LEADER TO BRIDGE LEADER SHIFTING SKILLS SHIFTING TIME ALLOCATIONS SHIFTING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS SELF-ASSESSMENT Chapter 8: BRIDGE LEADER TO SCHOOL LEADER SHIFTING SKILLS SHIFTING TIME APPLICATIONS SHIFTING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS SELF-ASSESSMENT Chapter 9: RETHINKING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THE FOUNDATION: CLEARLY DEFINE LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS BUILDING AND RENOVATING: ALIGNED, PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIZE AND CHIP AWAY BIG IDEAS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS CONCLUSION DISTRICT LEADERS CURRENT SCHOOL LEADERS ASPIRING LEADERS AND THOSE WHO MENTOR, COACH, AND SUPPORT THEM Appendix A: Typical High School Answer Key Appendix B: Tools and Templates for Testing and Scaling New Structures Appendix C: Key Shifts Case Study Appendix D: Tools for Prioritizing and Action Planning Appendix E: Tools and Resources to Support Leadership Development Systems References Index
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Lindsay Whorton is proud to be a founding member of The Holdsworth Center, a non-profit organization in Texas dedicated to building educational leaders. She is proud to have led the organization through a period of significant growth-from serving seven school districts and 42 leaders in 2017 to more than 1,900 leaders in 89 public school districts through 2025. Lindsay is a teacher, writer, speaker, and advocate for public education and champion of the educators who make them great.