A comprehensive and research-based text detailing the important relationship between school administration and human resources administration. "The author provides [students] with specific strategies for navigating the treacherous waters of personnel selection, development, retention, and removal. I wish I had the book when I began my work as Director of Personnel." —Zach Kelehear University of South Carolina Human Resources Administration for Educational Leaders balances theory and pedagogy to demonstrate the historical evolution of the human resources function in education, the link between human resources and organizational effectiveness, and the new trends in human resources accountability. Key Features and Benefits: Provides students with samples of the tools that practicing HR administrators use for planning, recruiting, interviewing, selecting, evaluating, compensating, and developing staff personnel Dedicates separate chapters to areas often neglected in other texts: collective bargaining, human resources responsibility for classified personnel, accountability, and organizational climate and the human resources function Features engaging simulations in the form of case studies and critical questions to help students apply the concepts to practice Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries Instructors′ Resources on CD-ROM includes a test bank, sample syllabi, PowerPoint slide presentations, and more.

Human Resources for School Leaders contains comprehensive and systematic coverage of all aspects of public school human resource management. Unlike other books focused on this topic, the authors ground their text on "student learning" and outline strategies designed to enhance school climate and culture. The early chapters focus on relevant theories and research supporting current human resource methods- required learning in any educational leadership preparation program. The following chapters take a more practitioner approach as main topics include recruiting, hiring, orientation, mentoring, leading, and professional growth of teachers. The differentiating factors between this text by Davis &Fowler and other texts on the market is (1) the forward looking approach taken by the authors in that they not only exam current 21st century HRD practices but also give the reader insight into future HRD methods in a century dominated by K-12 marketization; (2) the focus on building level HRD systems; and (3) the thorough descriptions of available technology tools that can be utilized to improve HRD systems and heighten quality control through efficient data-based decisions thereby impacting instructional capacity and student learning. The case studies are relevant and relatable, and offer practical strategies and techniques that can be easily implemented at the building or district level.

Enhanced and updated, this Fourth Edition of Richard E. Smith’s highly successful text examines the growing role of the principal in planning, hiring, staff development, supervision, and other human resource functions. The Fourth Edition includes new sections on ethics, induction, and the role of the mentor teacher. This edition also introduces "From the Desk of a Principal," a feature which connects the book’s content and applications to the experiences of real school principals.

This comprehensive core text is based on the theme that human resources is a shared responsibility among central human resources administrators and local principals. The book emphasizes coverage of selection, staff development, evaluation, climate, and legal considerations. Appropriate for the graduate level course in human resources administration, the text provides comprehensive, research-based coverage of the human resources function as it exists today in education and projects competencies that will be required of future HR professionals.

Increasingly, personnel administrative duties within schools have been delegated to the local school principal. This accessible book arms school leaders with the knowledge and skills required to be an effective human resources leader and shows them how to fold these additional duties seamlessly into their daily routines. This practical resource provides school administrators with guidance on personnel selection, growth and development, orientation and placement, school climate, legal processes, leadership for classified staff and other important human resources processes. Special Features: • Grounded in extensive research and interviews with practicing principals • Provides a wealth of examples, strategies, tips, and best practices for leading the human resources function at the school level • Chapter exercises and case studies explore the skills and knowledge needed for effective human resource leadership • Details the significance of developing a positive school climate • Legal aspects of human resources administration are made digestible and understandable

Focusing on personnel administration in education, this text covers fiscal management, curriculum development, physical plant management and employee supervision. It also discusses ethical issues, such as sexual harassment, AIDS in the workplace and rising healthcare costs.

For practicing school administrators, including superintendents, principals, and human resource directors. A well-organized guide and reference of the essential information needed for school administrators to successfully execute human resources functions. This book centers on the essential human resources skills and knowledge that superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors of human resources, principals, and other administrators need in order to effectively implement strategies and polices related to staff management. Clearly organized so that it can be utilized as a quick reference guide after it has been read, this book focuses on human resources planning, recruitment of staff, selection of staff, the placement and induction of staff, staff development, performance evaluation of staff, compensation analysis and planning, and the collective negotiations process.