Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Dennis Parsons

Phone: 780-723-4471

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Superintendent’s Reading List

Leadership:

Who Do We Choose to Be? Author: Margaret Wheatley

The Assistant Principal Identify: Protecting Your Leadership Mindset, Fervor, and Authenticity. Author: Baruti K. Kafele

Leader Ready: Four Pathways to Prepare Aspiring School Leaders. Authors: Tim Cusack and Vince Bustamante.

Quality Implementation: Leveraging Collective Efficacy to Make "What Works" Actually Work. Authors: Jenni Donohoo and Steven Katz

Leader Credibility: The Essential Traits of Those Who Engage, Inspire, and Transform. Authors: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Cathy Lassiter, Dominique Smith

The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything in Business. Author: Patrick Lencioni

Stop Leading: Start Building. Author: Robyn R. Jackson

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Author: Daniel Coyle

Leading the High-Energy Culture: What the Best CEOs Do to Create an Atmosphere Where Employees Flourish. Author: David Casullo.

The Coach Approach to School Leadership: Leading Teachers to High Levels of Effectiveness. Authors: Jessica Johnson, Shira Leibowitz, and Kathy Perret.

Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems.  Authors: Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn.

Dare to Lead. Author: Bréne Brown.

Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World. Authors: Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn, and Joanne McEachen.

Everything Connects: How to Transform and Lead in the Age of Creativity, Innovation, and Sustainability.  Authors: Faisal Hoque and Drake Baer.

Instructional Rounds in Education: A Network Approach to Improving Teaching and Learning. Authors: Elizabeth A. City, Richard F. Elmore, Sarah E. Fiarman, and Lee Teitel.

Governance:

The Art of Governing Coherently: Mastering the Implementation of Coherent Governance and Policy Governance. Authors: Linda J. Dawson and Randy Quinn.

The Governance Core: School Boards, Superintendents, and Schools Working Together. Authors: Davis W. Campbell and Michael Fullan.

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