In this book you will find several ideas for establishing the necessary vision for an effective, exciting middle school program. Don Deller provides many ideas from his "My Middle School" file which he maintains and shares for other administrators to consider. He strongly advises all middle school educators to maintain their own individual "My Middle School" files, and to share them freely with other middle school educators.
He discusses the importance of focusing on people building and quality service in every dimension of the school's organization to communicate the values of the school. Emphasis is given to having every staff member become a servant leader as they work with students, parents and community members.
A number of perspectives that are important for an effective school principal to possess are outlined and discussed. He states that for a middle school to achieve excellence, positive school climate, and a welcoming invitational school, every member of the staff must be
response-able. They must be able to respond to students, changes in the system, and changes in the profession.
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