The Teacher Leader Survival Guide

Does the thought of yet another meeting make you queasy? Do you find yourself sitting in endless meetings just watching the clock and waiting for them to be over? You are not alone. Statistics show that millions of dollars, not to mention millions of hours, are wasted in meetings. If you're a team leader, department chair, administrator, or anyone who wants to improve the effectiveness of every meeting you attend, this book is for you We are teachers and administrators who have spent the past fifteen years striving to make meetings more effective and even enjoyable. Our combined training and experience has shown us that by applying a few simple processes to our meetings, we can gather real input from our teams and committees, and make decisions that really "stick," all while cutting meeting times in half.