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Cut through the mystique to learn the real drivers of great school leadership


Leverage Leadership 2.0 answers the basic question: what do great school leaders do that separates them from the rest? Rooted in the observation and training of over 20,000 school leaders worldwide, Leverage Leadership 2.0 offers a practical, updated and easier-to-use follow-up to the original, with field-tested techniques and actionable advice. As educational leaders around the world implement Leverage Leadership ideas, their collective stories have revealed a simple framework by which the seven levers may be implemented: See It, Name It, Do It. This book aligns classic Leverage Leadership principles with this proven framework to streamline implementation and help good leaders become great. Expert discussion and real-life success stories prove that effective leadership is not about innate charisma, charm, or personality-it's about how a leader uses their time.


Aimed at all levels of school leadership, this book shows you what to do, and how and when to do it. The companion DVD includes 30 real-world videos that showcase effective leadership happening in our schools right now, and all templates, tools, and other professional development materials have been fully refreshed with a renewed focus on real-world implementation. Informational, inspirational, and highly motivational, this book explores both the separate components of success and what it looks like as a whole.





Learn the core principles of effective leadership

Understand what success looks like on the ground

Practice the seven levers of leadership that allow transformational growth

Adopt the tools and techniques that facilitate a schoolwide transformation



Educational leaders from a diverse array of schools around the world have found unprecedented success using the key principles detailed in Leverage Leadership, and this book is inspired - and informed - by their stories. Leverage Leadership 2.0 is the practical resource school leaders need to start making real change happen today.

Leverage Leadership 2.0

DVD Video Content xi





DVD Additional Materials xvii





Foreword xix





Acknowledgments xxiii





About the Author xxv





Introduction 1





A Paradigm Shift: The Levers of Leadership 3





A "Practical Guide": What You'll Find in the Book 10





Who Should Use This Book-And How 17





The Path Ahead 21





Part 1 Instruction 23





1 Data-Driven Instruction 25





Assessment: What Will Students Learn? 30





Analysis: What and Why Didn't They Learn? 41





Action: Teaching and Reteaching to Mastery 50





Put It All Together-Lead Data Meetings 57





Making It Work: How It Fits into a Leader's Schedule 72





Turnaround-DDI Is the Strategy 78





Conclusion 79





Pulling the Lever 86





2 Planning 89





Unit Planning 92





Lesson Planning 106





Coaching for Effective Planning 112





Monitoring Planning 116





Turnaround-What to Do First 119





Conclusion 120





Pulling the Lever 124





3 Observation and Feedback 127





Observe More Frequently 131





Identify the Right Action Step 137





Deliver Effective Feedback 154





Systems: Monitor Your Feedback 169





Turnaround-What to Do First 174





Conclusion 175





Pulling the Lever 179





4 Professional Development 181





What to Teach: Follow the Data 184





How to Teach: Live the Learning 197





How to Make It Stick: Follow Up 208





Turnaround-What to Do First 210





Conclusion 211





Pulling the Lever 216





Part 2 Culture 219





5 Student Culture 221





Set the Vision 224





Roll It Out to Your Staff 236





Roll It Out to Your Students 242





Monitor and Maintain 243





Turnaround-Fixing a Broken Culture 248





Conclusion 253





Pulling the Lever 259





6 Staff Culture 263





Set the Vision 266





Roll It Out 273





Protect It 277





Turnaround-Coming Together 284





Conclusion 285





Pulling the Lever 288





7 Managing School Leadership Teams 289





Choose Your Team 291





Train Your Team-Roll Out the Vision 293





Monitor the School 299





Lead Effective Leadership Meetings 301





Conclusion 308





Pulling the Lever 311





Part 3 Making It Happen 313





8 Finding the Time 315





Build Your Weekly Schedule 318





Defend Your Time 330





The Final Step: Managing Tasks 335





Conclusion 341





Pulling the Lever 344





Conclusion A Brighter Future 347





Appendix A A Sneak Peek: A Principal Manager's Guide to Leverage Leadership 349





Preview Opening of Chapter 2: Identifying the Right Action Step 350





Criteria for Principal Action Steps 353





Appendix B The DVD: PD Workshop Materials and Key Documents 361





How to Use One-Pagers 361





How to Use Supporting Documents 362





How to Use the Workshop Materials 362





Preview: Observation and Feedback Workshop 363





Quick Reference Sheet 364





Notes 367





Index 377