Synopses & Reviews
Bigger Isn't Always Better is designed to provide a practitioner's viewpoint of the challenges and issues lacing school administrators particularly those who work in small districts. Based upon a combination of education theory and practical applications, the book contains many real life examples with tips for landing a job as administrator and then making a positive and successful first impression through a deliberate entry plan. Bigger Isn't Always Better addresses both the technical aspects of an administrator s assignment, as well as the administrator s leading, mediating role while working with the school board, with school staff, or the school s community. Readers will learn about a variety of potential pitfalls and situations that most new administrators face, with the benefit of learning how to over come and avoid such problems based on the author s four decades in the profession.