Superintendent’s Reading List The following reading list was assigned by Dr. Thomas B. Lockamy, Jr. to his Leadership Cabinet. The books are discussed at length during meetings, with different members of the Cabinet moderating the discussion. The list serves as a guiding element for those responsible for implementing the Superintendent's vision for our school system.
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Superintendent's Reading List |
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The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before it Manages You |
By Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, and Tim Burress |
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Accountability in Action |
Reeves, Douglas B. |
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Authentic Assessment: A Collection |
Burke, Kay, ed. |
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Breaking Ranks II: Strategies for Leading High School Reform |
Sizer, Theodore |
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Classroom Instruction That Works |
Marzano, Robert J., et al. |
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Classroom Management That Works |
Marzano, Robert J., et al. |
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Discipline with Dignity |
Curwin, Richard L. |
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Educating Everybody's Children, Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners |
Cole, Robert, ed. |
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Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Families and Communities |
Taulbert, Clifton |
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done |
Bossidy, Larry, et al. |
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First Days of School |
Wong, Harry K. and Rosemary T. Wong |
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First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories from America's Teachers |
Rock-Kane, Pearl, ed. |
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Fish |
Lundin, Stephen, Harry Paul & John Christensen |
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Good to Great |
Collins, Jim |
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High Five! The Magic of Working Together |
Blanchard, Ken & Sheldon Bowles |
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High Schools on a Human Scale: How Small Schools Can Transform American Education |
Toch, Thomas |
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How Full is Your Bucket? |
Rath, Tom & Donal O. Clifton |
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Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action |
Pfeffer, Jeffrey & Robert I. Sutton |
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Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: How to Be a More Effective Leader |
Ramsey, Robert D. |
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Leader’s Guide to Standards: A Blueprint for Educational Equity and Excellence |
Reeves, Douglas B. |
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Leading With Soul |
Gross, Martin L. |
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Literacy With an Attitude |
Finn, Patrick J. |
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Making Standards Work |
Reeves, Douglas B. |
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Nothing's Impossible: Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom |
Monroe, Lorraine |
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Other People's Children |
Delpit, Lisa |
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Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children |
Snow, C.E., M.S. Burns and P. Griffin |
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Productive High School, The: Creating Personalized Academic Communities |
Murphy, Joseph (et al) |
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QBQ! The Question Behind the Question |
Miller, John G. |
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Raising Cain |
Kindlon, Dan & Michael Thomspon |
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Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement |
Schmoker, Mike |
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People |
Covey, Stephen |
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Skin That We Speak, The: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom |
Delpit, Lisa (editor) |
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Smart Schools, Smart Kids |
Fiske, Edward B. |
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Tell Them We Are Rising |
Hayre, Ruth Wright & Alexis Moore |
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Tipping Point: Little Things Make the Difference |
Gladwell, Malcolm |
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Understanding by Design |
Wiggins, Gran & Jay McTigue |
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What Is It About Me You Can't Teach? |
Rodriguez, Eleanor Renee |
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Whatever It Takes |
Moawad, Bob |
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Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life |
Johnson, Spencer |
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? |
Tatum, Beverly Daniel |
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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars |
Patrick Lencioni |
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