02713nam 2200589 450 991081987950332120230808194829.01-4758-2162-X(CKB)3710000000830830(EBL)4648147(OCoLC)953363567(PQKBManifestationID)16513201(PQKBWorkID)15040976(PQKB)20528590(MiAaPQ)EBC4648147(DLC) 2016031506(EXLCZ)99371000000083083020160905h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHardball leadership how to achieve student academic success in a rural school district /Mark FornerLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,2016.©20161 online resource (253 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4758-2161-1 1-4758-2160-3 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Preface; 1 Small District Leadership Is a Whole Lot Different From Big District Leadership; 2 But in Some Ways Small District and Big District Leadership Are the Same; 3 Context; 4 Priorities; 5 Strategy; 6 Practices; 7 Finance; 8 Partnership; 9 Conflict; 10 Legacy; Bibliography; About the AuthorHow do you sufficiently progress beyond the status quo when an entire rural community views the status quo as sufficient progress? Educating children in poverty remains the most important educational challenge of our time. What few people know is this: the rate of child poverty in our nation's rural communities is actually higher than it is in our country's urban centers. Hardball Leadership is a best practices guide for rural school leaders who are passionate about closing the achievement gap and committed to leading their districts to significant academic improvement. Based upon original resEducation, RuralUnited StatesSchool supervision, RuralUnited StatesRural schoolsUnited StatesAdministrationEducational leadershipUnited StatesAcademic achievementUnited StatesEducation, RuralSchool supervision, RuralRural schoolsAdministration.Educational leadershipAcademic achievement370.9173/4Forner Mark1961-1632034MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819879503321Hardball leadership3970954UNINA