Rhode Island Association of School Principals
PROFESSIONAL LENDING LIBRARY
(Available by calling RIASP (272-9811, ext. 19 or e-mail spatenaude@riasp.org or phines@riasp.org )
Administrator’s Complete School Discipline Guide; Robert D. Ramsey, Ed.D.,Jossey-Bass Pub.,1994
Administrator’s Guide to Student Achievement & Higher Test Scores; Marcia Kalb Knoll, Ed.D., Prentice Hall, 2002
Being An Effective Mentor, How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed; Kathleen Feeney Johnson, Corwin Press, 2002
Breaking Ranks In The Middle, Strategies for Leading Middle Level Reform; NASSP, 2006
Breaking Ranks II, Strategies for Leading High School Reform;NASSP, 2004
Catch the Spirit; Teen Volunteers Tell How They Made a Difference;Susan K. Perry, Ph.D., Watts Pubs., 2000
Class and Schools, Using Social, Economic, and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap;
Richard Rothstein, Economic Policy Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2004
Dealing with Difficult Parents, and With Parents in Difficult Situations; Whitaker & Fiore, Eye on Education Pubs., 2001
Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom; Dr. Diane Heacox, Free Spirit Pubs., 2002
Educator’s Book of Quotes, John Blaydes, Corwin Press, 2003
Everybody’s House-The Schoolhouse Best Techniques for Connecting Home, School and Community; Carolyn Warner, Corwin Press, 1997
Extraordinary Board Leadership, The Seven Keys to High-Impact Governance; Doug Eadie, Aspen Pubs., 2001
First Year as Principal,The; Real World Stories from America’s Principals; Edited by Ronald Thorpe, 1995
Framework For Understanding Poverty, A; 4th Edition; Dr. Ruby Payne, aha Pubs., Inc. 2005
From Disability to Possibility, The Power of Inclusive Classrooms;Partick Schwarz, Heinemenn Pubs., 2006
Human Resources Administration, Personnel Issues & Needs in Education 3rd Edition; L. Dean Webb & M. Scott Norton, Merrill/Prentice Hall, 1999
If You Don’t Feed the Teachers, They Will Eat the Students, A Guide to Success; Neila A. Connors, Incentive Pubs., 2000
Inside Full-Service Community Schools; Joy Dryfoos & Sue Maguire, Corwin Press, 2002
K-8 Principal in 1998, A 10 Year Study; NAESP, 1998
Leadership for Learning, How to Help Teachers Succeed; Carl D. Glickman, ASCD, 2002
Leadership for The Schoolhouse; Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Jossey-Bass Pubs., 1996
Leading After School Learning Communities, What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do; NAESP, 2006
Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities, What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do; NAESP, 2005
Leading Learning Communities, What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do; NAESP, 2002
On Common Ground, The Power of Professional Learning Communities; Dufour, Eaker, & DuFour, National Educational Service, 2005
Outlearning the Wolves, Surviving and Thriving in a Learning Organization, 2nd Edition; David Hutchens, Pegasus Communications, Inc., 2000
Personnel Management for Effective Schools, 2nd Edition; John T. Seyfarth, Allyn & Bacon, 1996
Principal Challenge, The,Leading and Managing Schools in an Era of Accountability; Tucker & Codding, Jossey-Bass Pubs, 2002
Principal, The, New Leadership for New Challenges; John T. Seyfarth, Merrill/Prentice Hall, 1999
Principal Leader, The, 2ndEdition; Larry W. Hughes, Merrill/Prentice Hall, 1999
Principalship, The, 4th Edition; Thelbert L. Drake & William H. Roe, Merrill/Prentice Hall, 1994
Principalship, The, 5th Edition; Thelbert L. Drake & William H. Roe, Merrill/Prentice Hall, 1999
Principals in the Public, Engaging Community Support; NAESP & NSPRA, 2000
Reflections on School Leadership; Gerald Tirozzi, NASSP, 2002
Results Now; How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements In Teaching And Learning; Mike Schmoker, ASCD, 2006
Schools as Professional Learning Communities, Collaborative Activities & Strategies for Professional Development; Sylvia M. Roberts & Eunice Z. Pruitt, Corwin Press, 2003
Selecting School Leaders; William R. Holland, Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Secrets of Successful Fundraising, The Best From the Non-Profit Pros; Carol Weisman, F. E. Robbins & Sons Press, 2000
Showing Our True Colors, A Fun, Easy Guide for Understanding and Appreciating Yourself And Others;
Mary Miscisin, 2001
Successful Principal, The or Things You Need to Know About Educationland; Leopold, Gassman, & Shaw, Educational Management Consultants, 2003
Supervision for Today’s Schools, 4th Edition; Peter F. Oliva, Longman Pub., 1993
Supervision for Today’s Schools, 5th Edition; Peter F. Oliva, Longham Pub., 1997
Survival and Adaptation, The Changing Role of the Public School Superintendent; Michael W. Jolin, Ph.D., RI Association of School Committees, 2000
Survival Skills for the Principalship; John Blaydes, Corwin Press, 2004
Ten (10) Traits of Highly Effective Principals; Elaine K. McEwan, Corwin Press, 2003
Truth About Testing, An Educator’s Call to Action; W. James Popham, ASCD, 2001
Understanding Dropouts; National Research Council, National Academy Press, Wash., D.C., 2001
Understanding Learning Communities, the How, the Why, the What; Ruby K. Payne, Ph. D., aha Press, 2002
Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth; Nancy Martin and Samuel Halperin, American Youth Policy Forum, 2006
Whatever It Takes, How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don’t Learn; DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, & Karhanek, National Educational Service, 2004
What It Takes, 10 capacities for Initiating and Sustaining School Improvement; Northeast Regional Lab, Brown University, 2000
What Works In Schools, Translating Research Into Action; Robert J. Marzano, ASCD, 2003
Wisdom of Wolves, The, Nature’s Way to Organizational Success;Twyman L. Towey, Wessex, Pub., 1997
Working with Students, Discipline Strategies for the Classroom;Dr. Ruby Payne, aha! Process, Inc., 2006
Also Available
Various issues of:
NAESP’s Principal Magazine – 1998 to present
NASSP’s Principal Leadership Magazine – 2000 to present