Creating an Award-Winning School: Outside the Box Thinking for Inside-the- School Success, is the result of collaboration between the authors and practicing and retired administrators.The book is written for new and experienced school administrators, college level instructors, and leaders in the private sector. The authors designed the Principals' Professional Pyramid to serve as the foundation for the book. Creating the Pyramid and adapting the steps from the study of Steven Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership, the authors arranged the tasks of administration into five major steps. The steps are ONESELF, OTHERS, ORGANIZATION, and OPERATIONS and OUTREACH. The authors developed these steps because they felt that a principal should begin with ONESELF before dealing successfully with OTHERS. Once organization is implemented, then the principal can deal with the continued OPERATIONS of all the school. OUTREACH into a professional network is a necessity for the success of a building leader.Embedded in the book are suggestions of Outside the Box Thinking or practical ideas to enhance the day-to-day operations of the building leader. Field techniques, forms, charts, diagrams, and reflections offered by the authors. These have been used to support the topics and enhance the content for the reader.

Janet M. (Spoonster) Litzel is currently a graduate instructor with Cleveland State University College of Education and Human Services. In her educational career spanning over 50 years, Dr Litzel has also served on the teaching and administrative faculty at the University of Akron and Ashland University following her years as an elementary and middle school teacher and principal.

Joanie Walker is currently a professor of practice in educational administration at Cleveland State University. She has over 35 years of experience as an educator including 21 years as a school administrator. Dr. Walker is the only two-time Ohio High School Principal of the Year.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Principals' Professional Pyramid

CHAPTER 1. ONESELF - Developing Personal Traits and Strengths for Inside the School Success

CHAPTER 2. OTHERS Developing Effective People Skills for Inside the School Success

CHAPTER 3. ORGANIZATION - Developing Systems and Schedules for Inside the School Success

CHAPTER 4. OPERATIONS - Developing the Processes that Operate Your School for Inside-the-School Success

CHAPTER 5. OUTREACH - Developing outside networks and gaining effective practices for Inside-the-School Success

APPENDIX A

• A1 My Compliments to You
• A2 Positive Referral Form
• A3 Committee Evaluation of School-Community Program

APPENDIX B

• B1 Beginning of School Checklist
• B2 Facilities Checklist
• B3 Faculty Meeting Sample Agenda
• B4 Administrative Responsibilities Chart
• B5 Discipline Consequences Grid
• B6 Classroom Discipline Plan K-8
• B7 Classroom Management Plan Assessment
• B8 Discipline Incident Report
• B9 Principals Good News Calls
• B10 Guidelines for Creating a Master Schedule
• B11 Teaching Assignment Sheet
• B12 Committee Evaluation Form

APPENDIX C

• C1 Reference Check Form
• C2 Interview Questionnaire for Teachers
• C3 Professional Development Record
• C4 Teacher Evaluation Chart
• C5 End of Year Check Out List

APPENDIX D

• Elementary School mission Statement and Beliefs
• Guidance Overview and Alignment
• Principals' Responsibilities
• Administrative Goals
• Administrative Responsibilities Chart
• Guidance Counselor Responsibilities

ENDNOTES

REFERENCE LIST

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS