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title | : | Leadership for Safe Schools : A Community-based Approach |
author | : | Calabrese, Raymond L. |
publisher | : | Scarecrow Press |
isbn10 | asin | : | 0810838869 |
print isbn13 | : | 9780810838864 |
ebook isbn13 | : | 9780585387482 |
language | : | English |
subject | School violence--United States--Prevention, Community and school--United States, Educational leadership--United States. |
publication date | : | 2000 |
lcc | : | LB3013.3.C32 2000eb |
ddc | : | 371.7/82 |
subject | : | School violence--United States--Prevention, Community and school--United States, Educational leadership--United States. |
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Leadership for Safe Schools
A Community-Based Approach
Raymond L. Calabrese
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Scarecrow Education
Lanham, Maryland, and London
2000
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SCARECROW PRESS, INC.
Published in the United States of America by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
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Copyright 2000 by Raymond L. Calabrese
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Calabrese, Raymond L., 1942
Leadership for safe schools : a community-based approach / Raymond L. Calabrese.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-8108-3886-9 (alk. paper) ISBN 0-8108-3898-2 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. School violenceUnited StatesPrevention. 2. Community and schoolUnited States. 3. Educational leadershipUnited States. I. Title.
LB3013.3 .C32 2000 |
371.782dc21 |
00-044546 |
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.481992.
Manufactured in the United States of America.
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This book is dedicated to my best friend and wife, Barb; my parents, Annie and Louis Calabrese, who taught me to believe in my ideas and myself; and my daughters, Prudence, Catherine, Angela, Michelle, and Christine.
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Contents
Preface | ix |
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| PLANNING FOR SAFE SCHOOLS | 1 |
Three Cornerstones of Constructing a Safe School Environment 3 |
Planning for a Safe School Environment 7 |
Using Information to Gain Leverage in the Planning Process 11 |
Sharpen Your Group Processing Skills 12 |
The Leader's Challenge 16 |
Summary 16 |
Notes 19 |
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| SHARED VALUES: THE FOUNDATION TO COMMITMENT | 21 |
The Leader's Role in Developing Shared Values 21 |
Sabotaging Myths 24 |
Identifying Core Values 24 |
Identifying Shared Values 26 |
Linking Shared Values to a Safe School Strategic Plan 27 |
Linking Values to Safe School Strategies through Communication 29 |
Using Symbolic Events as a Means of Communicating Values 31 |
Establishing Boundaries 33 |
Summary 40 |
Notes 41 |
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| DEVELOPING A SHARED VISION | 43 |
Vision 43 |
Creating Powerful Metaphor Images 47 |
Developing a Metaphor 49 |
Identifying a Metaphor to Symbolize the School 55 |
Describing the Metaphor's Meaning 56 |
Developing a Common Metaphor 57 |
An Example of a Dynamic Metaphor 58 |
Summary 61 |
Notes 62 |
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| SHAPING THE ORGANIZATIONAL BELIEF SYSTEM | 63 |
The Power of the Belief System 63 |
Examining the Medical Model of the Belief System 65 |
Creating a Power-Filled Belief System 67 |
Developing Skilled Performance 70 |
Confidence 71 |
Developing a Widespread Confidence in the Team's Ideas 74 |
Developing Personal Confidence 75 |
Framing the Issue 77 |
Components of a Well-Written Safe School Plan 78 |
Communicating the Safe School Plan 79 |
Summary 80 |
Notes 81 |
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| APPLY APPROPRIATE ACTIONS | 83 |
Linking the Team's Vision to the Safe School Plan 83 |
Components of an Effective Vision 84 |
The Team's Mission as a Means to Achieving a Vision 87 |
Missions Act as Guideposts 88 |
Create a Map 89 |
The SWOT Analysis as a Means to Understanding the Environmental Context 90 |
Identify and Apply Appropriate Benchmarks 95 |
Potential Emerging Benchmarks 98 |
Creating Benchmarks 100 |
Summary 103 |
Notes 103 |
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| GAINING AGREEMENT | 107 |
Consensus 107 |
Applying Appropriate Approaches 112 |
Analyzing Data 118 |
Report Findings to the Community 118 |
A Consensus Model 119 |
Summary 127 |
Notes 128 |
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| THE KNOWLEDGE BASE | 131 |
The Strategic Knowledge Base 132 |
Specific Safe School Strategies 142 |
Application of Knowledge tothe SafeSchool Plan 145 |
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