ABSTRACT

Educational Leadership in Action provides 24 complex, real-life, accessible cases to provoke and stimulate conversation around practical problems that confront educational leaders today. Written by a diverse group of educators, these cases cover a wide range of topics, including: teacher evaluations, educational reforms, contract negotiations, school safety, cultural differences, undocumented students, and social media. To foster additional meaningful discussion and debate, this resource includes responses to each of the cases, written by a range of experts. The organization and unique approach of Educational Leadership in Action allows for flexible use in courses for aspiring leaders to supplement core readings, reinforce central concepts, exemplify theory, and provide grounded examples to encourage learning. This essential compendium of cases and responses prepares future leaders to frame problems, identify solutions, and develop strategies to meet the multiple challenges and competing demands in rapidly changing education contexts.

part I|54 pages

Case Studies

chapter 1|3 pages

Case Study 1: Expecting the Best

ByLaurie Barron

chapter 2|3 pages

Case Study 2: Transformational Leadership

ByWendy K. Jordan

chapter 3|3 pages

Case Study 3: Last In, First Out

ByJohn Deasy

chapter 4|2 pages

Case Study 4: The Safe Environment

ByJoe Nelson

chapter 5|3 pages

Case Study 5: Wearing Two Hats

ByH. Ronald Smith

chapter 6|4 pages

Case Study 6: A Nightmare Scenario

ByJanet Robinson

chapter 7|2 pages

Case Study 7: Substitute Solutions

ByDanielle M. Eadens, Daniel W. Eadens

chapter 8|3 pages

Case Study 8: The Censorship Crisis

ByJacquelyn Cornelius

chapter 9|3 pages

Case Study 9: Monitoring Performance

ByScott Taylor

chapter 10|2 pages

Case Study 10: Digital Dilemmas

ByMark A. Edwards

chapter 11|4 pages

Case Study 11: Careful What You Wish For

ByDavid Ryan

chapter 12|3 pages

Case Study 12: A Digital 1:1 Initiative

ByDavid R. Schuler

chapter 13|2 pages

Case Study 13: Cultivating Trust

ByPaula Vincent

chapter 14|4 pages

Case Study 14: Closed Books, Closed Minds

ByMichael Searson

chapter 15|4 pages

Case Study 15: Fitting In

ByMaria B. Roberts

chapter 16|2 pages

Case Study 16: Safety and Supervision

ByNicholas Celso

chapter 17|4 pages

Case Study 17: Tenure Is Not the Problem … We Are!

ByKenneth D. King

chapter 18|2 pages

Case Study 18: The Digital Schoolbook

ByLeila Sadeghi

chapter 19|3 pages

Case Study 19: No Place for Hate

ByRanelle Lang

chapter 20|3 pages

Case Study 20: Nobody’s Driving the Bus

ByKathe Callahan

chapter 21|2 pages

Case Study 21: Ready for Retirement

ByJohn J. Szabo

chapter 22|2 pages

Case Study 22: The Afternoon Bus

ByCharles R. Ford

chapter 23|4 pages

Case Study 23: Managing to Lead

ByPaul Palek

chapter 24|4 pages

Case Study 24: The Used Car Salesman

ByRaphael J. Caprio

part II|150 pages

Case Study Responses

chapter 25|1 pages

Case Study 1: Expecting the Best: Response 1

ByRamin Farahmandpur

chapter 26|2 pages

Case Study 1: Expecting the Best: Response 2

ByLeigh E. Wallace

chapter 27|3 pages

Case Study 1: Expecting the Best: Response 3

ByMark D. Cannon

chapter 28|1 pages

Author’s Response

ByLaurie Barron

chapter 29|2 pages

Case Study 2: Transformational Leadership: Response 1

ByDeborah S. Peterson

chapter 30|3 pages

Case Study 2: Transformational Leadership: Response 2

ByKriss Y. Kemp-Graham

chapter 31|3 pages

Case Study 2: Transformational Leadership: Response 3

ByMohomodou Boncana

chapter 32|1 pages

Author’s Response

ByWendy K. Jordan

chapter 33|1 pages

Case Study 3: Last In, First Out: Response 1

ByNathan R. Templeton

chapter 34|2 pages

Case Study 3: Last In, First Out: Response 2

ByBrandi N. Hinnant-Crawford

chapter 35|2 pages

Case Study 3: Last In, First Out: Response 3

ByHazel M. Carter

chapter 36|1 pages

Author’s Response

ByJohn Deasy

chapter 37|2 pages

Case Study 4: The Safe Environment: Response 1

ByArthur J. Borgemenke

chapter 38|2 pages

Case Study 4: The Safe Environment: Response 2

ByJ. Kenneth Young

chapter 39|3 pages

Case Study 4: The Safe Environment: Response 3

ByChristopher N. Amos

chapter 40|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByJoe Nelson

chapter 41|2 pages

Case Study 5: Wearing Two Hats: Response 1

ByDora E. Zeno

chapter 42|4 pages

Case Study 5: Wearing Two Hats: Response 2

ByAnthony Pittman

chapter 43|3 pages

Case Study 5: Wearing Two Hats: Response 3

ByDeborah Erickson

chapter 44|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByH. Ronald Smith

chapter 45|3 pages

Case Study 6: A Nightmare Scenario: Response 1

ByWatt Lesley Black

chapter 46|2 pages

Case Study 6: A Nightmare Scenario: Response 2

ByDiane Mason, Jason Mixon

chapter 47|2 pages

Case Study 6: A Nightmare Scenario: Response 3

ByJocelyn Drakeford

chapter 48|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByJanet Robinson

chapter 49|2 pages

Case Study 7: Substitute Solutions: Response 1

BySusan Polirstok

chapter 50|3 pages

Case Study 7: Substitute Solutions: Response 2

ByClinton Smith

chapter 51|2 pages

Case Study 7: Substitute Solutions: Response 3

ByLeonard H. Elovitz

chapter 52|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByDanielle M. Eadens, Daniel W. Eadens

chapter 53|2 pages

Case Study 8: The Censorship Crisis: Response 1

ByJess L. Gregory

chapter 54|3 pages

Case Study 8: The Censorship Crisis: Response 2

ByJennie Weiner

chapter 55|5 pages

Case Study 8: The Censorship Crisis: Response 3

BySteve Myran

chapter 56|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByJacquelyn Cornelius

chapter 57|2 pages

Case Study 9: Monitoring Performance: Response 1

ByPatrick Fletcher

chapter 58|4 pages

Case Study 9: Monitoring Performance: Response 2

ByRaphael J. Caprio

chapter 59|2 pages

Case Study 9: Monitoring Performance: Response 3

ByJohn J. Szabo

chapter 60|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByScott Taylor

chapter 61|2 pages

Case Study 10: Digital Dilemmas: Response 1

BySousan Arafeh

chapter 62|4 pages

Case Study 10: Digital Dilemmas: Response 2

ByDaniel W. Eadens

chapter 63|2 pages

Case Study 10: Digital Dilemmas: Response 3

ByEva M. Ogens

chapter 64|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByMark A. Edwards

chapter 65|2 pages

Case Study 11: Careful What You Wish For: Response 1

ByLoretta DeLong

chapter 66|2 pages

Case Study 11: Careful What You Wish For: Response 2

ByFran Duvall

chapter 67|1 pages

Case Study 11: Careful What You Wish For: Response 3

ByJulie Norflus-Good

chapter 68|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByDavid Ryan

chapter 69|2 pages

Case Study 12: A Digital 1:1 Initiative: Response 1

ByRebecca Lowenhaupt, Vincent Cho

chapter 70|2 pages

Case Study 12: A Digital 1:1 Initiative: Response 2

ByHoward V. Coleman

chapter 71|2 pages

Case Study 12: A Digital 1:1 Initiative: Response 3

ByBecky J. Cox

chapter 72|3 pages

Author’s Response

ByDavid R. Schuler

chapter 73|1 pages

Case Study 13: Cultivating Trust: Response 1

ByCatherine Meyer-Looze

chapter 74|1 pages

Case Study 13: Cultivating Trust: Response 2

ByFredrik Oberkehr

chapter 75|2 pages

Case Study 13: Cultivating Trust: Response 3

ByKevin Stansbury

chapter 76|3 pages

Author’s Response

ByPaula Vincent

chapter 77|2 pages

Case Study 14: Closed Books, Closed Minds: Response 1

ByTawannah Allen

chapter 78|2 pages

Case Study 14: Closed Books, Closed Minds: Response 2

ByKelly T. Williams

chapter 79|3 pages

Author’s Response

ByMichael Searson

chapter 80|2 pages

Case Study 15: Fitting In: Response 1

ByLavetta B. Henderson

chapter 81|5 pages

Case Study 15: Fitting In: Response 2

ByLori Boyland

chapter 82|2 pages

Case Study 15: Fitting In: Response 3

BySue Feldman

chapter 83|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByMaria B. Roberts

chapter 84|2 pages

Case Study 16: Safety and Supervision: Response 1

ByJenifer Hartman

chapter 85|1 pages

Case Study 16: Safety and Supervision: Response 2

ByChrissy Cross

chapter 86|2 pages

Case Study 16: Safety and Supervision: Response 3

BySebastian Powell

chapter 87|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByNicholas Celso

chapter 88|2 pages

Case Study 17: Tenure Is Not the Problem … We Are!: Response 1

ByRobert F. Hachiya

chapter 89|2 pages

Case Study 17: Tenure Is Not the Problem … We Are!: Response 2

ByJames Satterfield

chapter 90|2 pages

Case Study 17: Tenure Is Not the Problem … We Are!: Response 3

ByNicholas Whitrow

chapter 91|3 pages

Author’s Response

ByKenneth D. King

chapter 92|1 pages

Case Study 18: The Digital Schoolbook: Response 1

BySuzanne McCotter

chapter 93|2 pages

Case Study 18: The Digital Schoolbook: Response 2

ByDebra Touchton

chapter 94|3 pages

Case Study 18: The Digital Schoolbook: Response 3

ByCharles Vanover, Karen Thro, Ashley Heuser

chapter 95|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByLeila Sadeghi

chapter 96|2 pages

Case Study 19: No Place for Hate: Response 1

ByJan A. Furman

chapter 97|2 pages

Case Study 19: No Place for Hate: Response 2

ByJafeth E. Sanchez, Bill W. Thornton

chapter 98|2 pages

Case Study 19: No Place for Hate: Response 3

ByCraig A. Schilling

chapter 99|3 pages

Author’s Response

ByRanelle Lang

chapter 100|2 pages

Case Study 20: Nobody’s Driving the Bus: Response 1

ByA. Chris Torres

chapter 101|3 pages

Case Study 20: Nobody’s Driving the Bus: Response 2

ByDanny A. Robertozzi

chapter 102|2 pages

Case Study 20: Nobody’s Driving the Bus: Response 3

ByDomonic Bearfield

chapter 103|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByKathe Callahan

chapter 104|1 pages

Case Study 21: Ready for Retirement: Response 1

ByRegina M. Lynn

chapter 105|2 pages

Case Study 21: Ready for Retirement: Response 2

ByMichael Gall

chapter 106|2 pages

Case Study 21: Ready for Retirement: Response 3

ByRichard J. Hanna

chapter 107|1 pages

Author’s Response

ByJohn J. Szabo

chapter 108|2 pages

Case Study 22: The Afternoon Bus: Response 1

ByLennox H. Small

chapter 109|2 pages

Case Study 22: The Afternoon Bus: Response 2

ByRaShawn M. Adams

chapter 110|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByCharles R. Ford

chapter 111|2 pages

Case Study 23: Managing to Lead: Response 1

ByTerri Watson

chapter 112|2 pages

Case Study 23: Managing to Lead: Response 2

ByJules Palmieri

chapter 113|3 pages

Case Study 23: Managing to Lead: Response 3

ByMario Barbiere

chapter 114|2 pages

Author’s Response

ByPaul Palek

chapter 115|2 pages

Case Study 24: The Used Car Salesman: Response 1

BySusan Morley

chapter 116|2 pages

Case Study 24: The Used Car Salesman: Response 2

ByPatrick Fletcher

chapter 117|3 pages

Case Study 24: The Used Car Salesman: Response 3

ByVincent De Lucia

chapter 118|3 pages

Author’s Response

ByRaphael J. Caprio