The Eight Dimensions of Strategic School Management

Author Perry Soldwedel delves into the core tenets of strategic management and strategic thinking and planning as crucial for building successful school systems. He demonstrates how school leadership can effectively implement robust strategies and cultivate a thriving school culture that emphasizes sustainability. In this environment, students are encouraged in their learning, teachers find support for professional development, and administrators can make well-informed executive decisions.

This book will help K–12 district and school leaders:

• Create unity and clarity of vision to align improvement practices with a school’s mission
• Organize key players, processes, and resources to facilitate integral, positive changes
• Foster an adaptable work culture that prioritizes growth to achieve improvement goals
• Collect and analyze data to guide future decisions and strategic actions
• Develop efficient, consistent, sustainable practices that encourage ongoing improvement
• Monitor progress and report impact to find opportunities to celebrate or adjust work

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Leadership and Governance
Chapter 2: Performance Culture and Change Management
Chapter 3: Strategic Thinking and Planning
Chapter 4: Alignment and Operationalizing Strategy
Chapter 5: Performance Analyzing, Reporting, and Informing
Chapter 6: Strategic Project and Portfolio Management
Chapter 7: Process Improvement
Chapter 8: Sustainability
Epilogue: Doing the RIGHT Things
References and Resources
Index