With the help of this extensively researched book, first-year principals will learn: How to step out from behind the previous principal's shadow and make changes without changing too much too soon How to deal with parents and students, and build strong relationships with teachers and staff How to handle the stresses of the job, find a mentor, and plan for public relations About the common mistakes first-year principals make and how to avoid them How to handle bullying in your school, how to boost staff morale, how to discipline students, and how to deal with conflicts About all of the duties that fall on your shoulders and how to handle that responsibility Whether you are the principal of a small, large, public, private, charter, urban, rural, or suburban school, Your First Year as a Principal will be an indispensable companion. With the help of this book, not only will you survive, you will also enthusiastically look forward to your sophomore year. With insightful encouragement from her sixth-grade teacher, Tena Green started writing at age 11. In 2000, she took a journalist position for a local newspaper, The Bellevue Gazette, where she gained a priceless education from her editor and co-workers. While working for The Gazette, she wrote more than 300 articles and started doing freelance work. Less than two years after starting as a journalist, she published her first novel, The Catalyst (2003), and has since written A Woman s Touch (2006), X-30 (2007), a collaboration with friend and horror writer Richard Dean, and Your First Year as a Principal: Everything You Need to Know That They Don t Teach You in School (Atlantic Publishing 2009). Prior to her writing career, Tena raised four children and worked in the local schools as a volunteer, substitute secretary, intervention specialist, and teacher s aide. It was there that she realized her passion for children and their education. Tena continues to write novels, give presentations for students on how to use reading and writing as an outlet, and write books to help educators become effective and successful."
