Dismissal Doesn't Have to be Difficult: What Every Administrator and Supervisor Should Know
Many administrators have been placed in their jobs without sufficient training on staff evaluations, dealing with discipline issues, or understanding the pitfalls they might face in their administrative role. This book has proven to be a tremendous training tool and reference manual for our entire administrative staff. We have reviewed it, discussed it, highlighted it, and identified ourselves with others throughout the text. Without hesitation, I recommend this book as one of the best I have read. It is not a book that you read once and put on the shelf. It is one that you will keep close at hand, and refer to often. Enjoy! (Connie Gillette, assistant superintendent for Finance and Personnel, Lowell Area Schools, Lowell, Michigan)Chet Elder tells like it is. His book...should be required reading in schools of education and a copy should be in every teacher's lounge. (Donald B. Owen Esq., former high school teacher, school board member, practicing attorner and director of training for the Pennsylvania School Boards)I just finished [the] book and it was OUTSTANDING!! I bought a copy for each of my administrators. (John Dardzinski, superintendent of schools, Western School District, Parma, Michigan)Chet Elder's expertise with administrators will help guarantee excellence in our classrooms. (Eddie L. Robinette, past president, Harford County (MD) Education Association, MSTA/NEA & Board of Directors, MD State Teachers Association)All of the building administrators in our district read Mr. Elder's book and found it to be full of practical suggestions for understanding and handling situations with marginal or difficult teachers. One of our newest administrators used it religiously during a tough first year to resolve some difficult personnel issues. (Joseph M. Deardorff, assistant professor and coordinator, Career & Technical Education, Education Wilmington College, Wilmington, Delaware)Elder reminds us that neither continuous school improvement nor educational experience can be achieved through the employment of mediocre or incompetent teachers. (School Administrator)Tips and techniques in this reference manual provide school administrators with the knowledge needed for dismissing incompetent teachers. (Ers E-Bulletin)