Table of Contents
About the Authors xi
Foreword xiii
Introduction: Why One Hundred Days? 1
Part 1 Exploring 100-Day Leadership 5
The Moral imperative 5
The Six Steps 6
Part 2 Creating the Environment for Success 9
Putting It All Together 9
Part 1 Exploring 100-Day Leadership 11
Chapter 1 Why Before Horn The Moral Imperative of Leadership 13
Moral Authority in Education 14
Essential Elements of Leadership 15
Purpose 16
Trust 18
Focus 19
Leverage 20
Feedback 21
Change 24
Sustainability 24
Summary 24
Chapter 2 The Six Steps of 100-Day Leadership 27
Step 1 Identify Your Values 27
Values and the 100-Day Leader 30
Values Worth Fighting For 31
Step 2 Take an Initiative Inventory 32
Taking the Initiative Inventory 34
Creating Implementation Rubrics 34
Applying the Rubrics 36
Step 3 Make a Not-to-Do List 37
Email and Other Communication 38
Meetings 39
Ineffective Practice 41
Step 4 Identify 100-Day Challenges 42
Step 5 Monitor High-Leverage Practices 44
High-Leverage Strategies 45
The Results Fallacy 45
The 100-Day Learning System 46
Step 6 Specify Results 47
The Challenges With Traditional Result Measurement 48
A Better Way to Measure Results 51
Objections to interim Assessments 52
Summary 56
Chapter 3 The 100-Day Leader in Action 57
Identifying Your Values 59
Taking an Initiative Inventory 61
Making a Not-to-Do List 62
Identifying 100-Day Challenges 65
Monitoring High-Leverage Practices 68
Specifying Results 69
Summary 70
Part 2 Creating the Environment for Success 71
Chapter 4 A Strong Foundation 73
The Four Pillars of a PLC 74
Mission 75
Vision 77
Values 77
Goals 78
Leading Cultural Change 78
Focusing On the Right Things 79
Collaborating Where It Counts 80
Aligning the Work of Teams Districtwide 86
The School Board and Superintendent Team 87
The Central Office Team 88
The Principal Team 89
The School Leadership Team 90
Teacher Teams 91
Support Staff Teams 92
Focusing Teacher Teams on Learning 93
Planning Units of Instruction 96
Analyzing Student Work and Learning 99
Monitoring and Celebrating the Work of Teams 99
Summary 101
Chapter 5 How to Begin From Within 103
Auditing Your Assumptions 103
Possessing an Optimistic Mindset 104
Modeling What You Expect of Others 104
Resilience 105
Personal Behavior 107
Student Achievement 110
Decision Making 113
Communication 115
Learning 117
Summary 119
Epilogue: Putting Your Stars on the Table and Making Long-Term Success Possible 121
Appendix 125
The 100-Day Plan 126
Collaborative Team Rubric 128
References and Resources 133
Index 141