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by Jim Collins
This books contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great, and why one set of companies become truly great performers while others remain only good.
Price: $27.50
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by Laurie Olsen (forwarded by Herbert R. Kohl)
Made in America by Laurie Olsen, codirector of California Tomorrow, a nonprofit advocacy group for school reform, is a well-written study of life at a California high school. More than 20 percent of the students at this school were born in another country, and more than one-third speak limited English or come from non-English speaking homes. Olsen's portrayal of the kids and the struggles over policy between and within the faculty and administration is both moving and damning. Any parent or educator concerned with public education in the United States should read this important book; it offers an unretouched portrait of America. Price: $15.95
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by CSBA
The school board is directly and completely responsible for selecting, employing, providing direction for, supporting and evaluating the district’s superintendent of schools. While the board has an important relationship with district staff, just as they do with all aspects of the school district, the relationship is indirect. The board does not direct or otherwise supervise district staff other than the superintendent.
Price: $18.00
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by CSBA
This media and public relations guide will help school districts and county offices of education better understand and communicate about Adequate Yearly Progress – under the president’s No Child Left Behind Act. CSBA developed this guide as a resource and public engagement tool for board members, administrators and public information officers. It contains relevant and reliable information regarding federal Adequate Yearly Progress requirements, as well as details on how AYP relates specifically for California schools. This guide will encourage districts and COEs to talk about public education, student achievement and testing – from a local, county and statewide perspective. Price: $14.95
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by Kenneth H. Blanchard, Jim Ballard, Chuck Thompkins, Thad Lacinak
What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale? Probably a whole lot more than you think, according to top business consultant and mega-bestselling author Ken Blanchard and his coauthors from SeaWorld. In this moving and inspirational new book, Blanchard explains that both whales and people perform better when you accentuate the positive. He shows how using the techniques of animal trainers -- specifically those responsible for the killer whales of SeaWorld -- can supercharge your effectiveness at work and at home. When gruff business manager and family man Wes Kingsley visited SeaWorld, he marveled at the ability of the trainers to get these huge killer whales, among the most feared predators in the ocean, to perform amazing acrobatic leaps and dives. Later, talking to the chief trainer, he learned their techniques of building trust, accentuating the positive, and redirecting negative behavior -- all of which make these extraordinary performances possible. Kingsley took a hard look at his own often accusatory management style and recognized how some of his shortcomings as a manager, spouse, and father actually diminish trust and damage relationships. He began to see the difference between "GOTcha" (catching people doing things wrong) and "Whale Done!" (catching people doing things right). In Whale Done!, Ken Blanchard shows how to make accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative the best tools to increase productivity, instead of creating situations that demoralize people. These techniques are remarkably easy to master and can be applied equally well at home, allowing readers to become better parents and more committed spouses in their happier and more successful personal lives. Price: $21.00
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