Strengthen District Leadership and Communications
Going Deeper
The COSN COmpendium is a series of monographs exploring timely issues of importance to K-12 technology decision makers. Here are a few that are particularly relevant to superintendents:
"The Emerging Role of the District CTO," CoSN Compendium 2006.
"What it Takes: Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO," CoSN Compendium 2004.
"Best Practices for CTOs: Lessons Learned by District Leaders," CoSN Compendium 2005.
"What it Takes: Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO," CoSN Compendium 2004.
"Best Practices for CTOs: Lessons Learned by District Leaders," CoSN Compendium 2005.
Compendium monographs in PDF format are available free to CoSN members or may be purchased. Visit here.
The CoSN's Value of Investment Leadership Initiative helps school leaders understand the costs and benefits of technology-related projects.
This book by the founding president of the internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy illuminates the "why" and "what" of educational transformation:
Marshall, Stephanie Pace. The Power to Transform: Leadership That Brings Learning and Schooling to Life. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006.