Change Leadership Cases for District and School Leaders

This course book is designed to empower educational leaders to make effective leadership decisions and take successful action in response to dynamic scenarios in their schools and districts. This insightful book presents real cases from successful school leaders--and the district leaders who supported them--that strategically navigated their way through change processes. Topics include culturally responsive leadership, leading for SEL, championing data use, improving instruction, crisis leadership, and more. Designed for aspiring educational leaders in leadership preparation programs, this book is full of guiding questions, tools, and practical activities to help deepen learning and translate student understanding to strategic change in their own school contexts.

Coby V. Meyers is Professor of Education and Chief of Research for the Partnership for Leaders in Education at the University of Virginia, USA.

Tiffany S. Aaron is Assistant Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational at the University of Florida, USA.

Dallas Hambrick Hitt is Director of School Improvement, Policy and Planning at the Albemarle County Public Schools, Virginia, USA.