Excellent Books for School Leaders

Alvy, Harvey, and Robbins, Pam (2010). Learning from Lincoln: leadership practices for school success. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD. See Facebook Fan Page on book: http://facebook.com/LearningfromLincoln)

Alvy. H. (June, 2005). Preventing the loss of wisdom in our schools. Kappan, Vol. 86, Number 10.

Alvy H. & Robbins, P. (May, 2005).  Growing into leadership. Educational Leadership. Vol. 62, Number 8.

Alvy, H. & Robbins, P. (1998). IF I ONLY KNEW: Success Strategies for Managing the Principalship. San Francisco: Corwin Press.

Armstrong, T. (1994). Multiple intelligences in the classroom. Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Bennis, W. (1991). Why leaders can’t lead. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Blase, J. & Kirby, P. (1992), Bringing out the best in teachers:what effective principals can do. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.

Bransford, John, Brown, Ann & Cocking, Rodney, editors. (2000). How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press.

Bryk, Anthony & Schneider, Barbara. (2002). Trust in schools. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Burns, J. (1978). Leadership. New York: Harper and Row.

Collins, J. (2005). Good to great and the social sectors. Boulder, Colorado: Jim Collins.

Covey, S. (1989). The seven habits of highly effective people. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Danielson, Charlotte. (1996). Enhancing professional practice: A framework for teaching. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Danielson, Charlotte, & McGreal, Thomas. (2000). Teacher evaluation to enhance professional practice. Princeton, N. J. and Alexandria, VA: Educational Testing Service and ASCD.

Deal, T. & Peterson, K. (1994). The leadership paradox. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Deal, Terrance & Peterson, Kent. (2008). Shaping school culture. (2nd Edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

DuFour, R., Eaker, R. & DuFour B. (2005). On common ground. Bloomington, Indiana: NES.

DuFour, R., DuFour, B, & Eaker, R.(2008). Revisiting Professional learning communities at work. Bloomington, Indiana: Solution Tree.

DuFour, Rick & Eaker, Robert. (1998). Professional learning communities at work. Bloomington, Indiana: National Ed. Services.

Educational Leadership Policy Standards: ISLLC 2008. (2008). Washington, D. C: Council of Chief State School Officers.

Evans, R. (1996). The human side of school change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Fullan, M. (2008). What’s worth fighting for in the principalship. (2nd edition). New York: Teachers College Press.

Fullan, M.  (2007). The new meaning of educational change. (4th edition). New York: Teachers College Press.

Gardner, J. W. (1990). On leadership. New York: Free Press.

George, B. (2007).  True north. San Francisco: Josey-Bass.

Giuliani, Rudolph W. (2002). Leadership. New York: Hyperon.

Glickman, C., and Gordon, S, and Ross-Gordon, J. (2010). SuperVision of instruction. (8th Edition). New York: Allyn & Bacon.

Goodwin, D. K., (2005). Team of rivals: The political genius of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Hattie, J. (2009). Visible learning: a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement London: Routledge.

Heifetz, R. & Linsky, M. (2002). Leadership on the line. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business School Press.

Jennings, M. (2007). Leading effective teams, meetings and workgroups. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Kafele, B. (2009). Motivating black males to achieve in school and life. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Kendall, F. (2006). Understanding white privilege. New York: Routledge.

Kidder, R. (1995). How good people make tough choices. New York: HarperCollins.

Kouzes, James & Posner, Barry (2002). The leadership challenge. San Francisco: Josey-Bass

Kozol, J. (2005). The shame of the nation. New York: Crown.

Marzano, R. (2007). The art and science of teaching. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Marzano, Robert. (2003).  What works in schools. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Marzano, Robert, Pickering, Debra & Pollock, Jane. (2001). Classroom instruction that works. Alexandra, VA: ASCD.

Marzano, R., Waters, T., & McNulty, B. (2005). School Leadership that works. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Millman & Darling-Hammond, L. (1990). The new handbook of teacher evaluation. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Newell, C. (1978). Human behavior in educational administration. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Obama, B. (2006). The audacity of hope. New York: Crown Publishers.

Pajak, E. (1993). Approaches to clinical supervision. Norwood, Mass: Christopher-Gordon.

Palmer, P. (2008, Spring). On the edge. Journal of Staff Development, 29(2), 12-16.

Palmer, P. (1998). The courage to teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Parkay & Hall, G. (1992). Becoming a principal. Mass: Allyn and Bacon.

Paterson, K., Grenny, J., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2002). Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high. New York: McGraw-Hill

Phillips, D. (1992). Lincoln on leadership. New York: Warner Books.

Ravitch. D. (2010). The death and life of the great American school system. New York: Basic Books.

Ravitch, D. (2000). Left back: A century of failed school reform. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Reeves, D. (2009). Leading change in your school. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Reeves, D. (2006). The learning leader. VA: ASCD.

Robbins, P. & Alvy, H. (2004). The new principal’s fieldbook: strategies for success. VA: ASCD.

Rothstein-Fisch, C., & Trumbull, E. (2008). Managing diverse classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Schlechty, P. (2001).  Shaking up the schoolhouse: How to support and sustain educational innovation.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Senge, P. (1990). The fifth discipline.  London, England: Century Business.

Sergiovanni, T. (2009). The principalship (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson.

Sergiovanni, T. (1996). Moral leadership. San Francisco,  CA: Jossey-Bass.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004). Trust matters. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Tucker, P. & Stronge, J. (2005). Linking teacher evaluation and student learning. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Villegas, A., & Lucas, T. (2007, March). The culturally responsible teacher. Educational Leadership,  54(6), 28-33.

Wheatley, M. J. (1992). Leadership and the new science. San Francisco: Berrett-Kochler.

Wiggins, Grant. & McTighe, Jay. (1998). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Zemelman, D., & Hyde, A. (2005). Best practice: today’s standards for teaching and learning in America’s schools. Portsmouth, N. H.: Heinemann.

Zenger, J., & Folkman, J. (2002).  The extraordinary leader. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Zhao. Y. (2009). Catching up or leading the way. Alexandria. VA: ASCD.

* Note:  Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, Journal of Staff Development, Educational Administration Quarterly, American School Board Journal, and journals from AERA, AWSP, NASSP, and NAESP, are excellent sources for articles on leadership.  Almost all of these organizations, and many state administrative organizations, have excellent websites.  Education Week and its web site can also be very helpful.  An additional list of leadership books can be found on the “booklist” link near the bottom of my web site.