The Respected School Leader: Developing Your Character Traits and Transformational Leadership Skills

This book offers an unprecedented look at a key component to becoming a collaborative, inclusive, and transformational school leader: respect. This practical resource takes you on a journey to achieve the highest level of respect as a school leader and includes a groundbreaking model that defines “respect” and provides you with specific tools to determine whether you’ve attained respect and how to leverage this for personal growth, success, and for sustainable school improvement. Case studies, stories, and narratives of highly respected school leaders are highlighted throughout. This book will provide you with all the self-reflection tools and exemplars necessary for your path forward to becoming a respected, inclusive, collaborative, and transformational school leader.

Howard J. Bultinck is a former superintendent and principal, and is Professor Emeritus/Department Chair of Literacy, Educational Leadership and Development at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.

Lynn H. Bush is a former assistant superintendent and principal and is Professor Emerita of Literacy, Educational Leadership and Development at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.

Noreen A. Powers is a former principal and current Associate Professor of Literacy, Educational Leadership and Development at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.