Fully step into your power as a school principal. By delving deep into five essential leadership actions and five essential leadership skills , you will learn how to grow in your role and accomplish incredible outcomes for your students and staff. Author Rhonda J. Roos provides clear direction for establishing a vision, reframing conflict, leaning into the positive, and much more. Study the five essential actions and five essential skills all leaders must adopt to develop successful, high-achieving schools. - Discover how to create a collective vision and learn next steps to move progress forward. - Observe strategies to maintain a positive outlook as you hone your leadership skills. - Review the most effective ways to manage time, organize meetings, and address other common concerns shared by principals at every level. - Receive reflection questions, next steps, and reproducible templates to deepen understanding of effective leadership. Contents: Introduction Part 1: Essential Leadership Actions Chapter 1: Establish a Vision Focused on Learning Chapter 2: Clarify the Essential Work Chapter 3: Create Teams to Move the Work Forward Chapter 4: Take Action (Instead of Being Busy) Chapter 5: Lead Effective Meetings Part 2: Essential Leadership Skills Chapter 6: Build Relationships Chapter 7: Reframe Conflict Chapter 8: Hold People Accountable Chapter 9: Lean Into the Positive Chapter 10: Turn Inward Closing References and Resources Index "Regardless of experience or building level, The Deliberate and Courageous Principal by Rhonda Roos is a must-read for school leaders. Rhonda identifies five essential leadership actions and five critical skills needed to lead a successful school, where students achieve at high levels and staff members work together to do whatever it takes for the school to thrive. Combining research and personal experience, the book provides excellent examples and tools to assist the principal in developing the skills and taking the actions needed to lead a high-achieving school." -- Linda Marrs-Morford , director emeritus, Indiana Principal Leadership Institute " The Deliberate and Courageous Principal draws upon valued experience as a school principal and district administrator, and provides a viable roadmap that any school leader can follow when working to improve their school. Knowing both the Essential Leadership Actions and Skills allows the individual to build a smart and healthy learning organization where all stakeholders can prosper. Aspiring and veteran administrators should make this book a must read, and one to reread as leadership challenges arise." -- Todd D. Bess , executive director, Indiana Association of School Principals Rhonda J. Roos, PhD, is an educational speaker who coaches principals, district leaders, and administrative teams in the complex and ever-challenging work of leading schools. She is a former director of middle schools in New Albany, Indiana, where she led curricular improvement, aligning those efforts with the district's progress in becoming a professional learning community. Rhonda has been an educator since 1983, serving as a guidance counselor, English teacher, middle school principal, and district administrator. She has taught graduate courses on leadership at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana, and Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Rhonda also works with organizations outside the educational realm to assist them in creating healthy teams, no matter the organizations' mission. Rhonda serves on the leadership team of the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute and is a regular keynote speaker. Her honors include the 2009 Indiana Middle School Principal of the Year, the 2011 Solution Tree Redefining Excellence District Award, and the 2015 Indiana University Southeast Educator of the Year. Rhonda completed her dissertation, "An Examination of Principals in Effective High-Poverty Middle Schools With High Achievement," in 2014, and she coauthored an article in the National Association of Secondary School Principals' NASSP Bulletin titled "Brain Compatible Secondary Schools: The Visionary Principal's Role." Rhonda received a bachelor's degree in English from Eastern Kentucky University, a master's degree in counseling from Western Kentucky University, her administrative license through the Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals (EPPSP) at Butler University, and her education specialist degree and doctorate from Indiana State University. Rhonda is also a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) certified trainer. Rhonda lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, Vic.