Joey Lets It All Hang Out! : Reflections of an Award-winning School Superintendent

There are no magical prescriptions for success as a school leader, but Joe Batory's exemplary career as a superintendent provides many examples of effective leadership. In this revealing portrait of the human side of an award-winning superintendent, he addresses the complexities of public education - the goals, aspirations and ideals, the special qualities of the people who work inside schools and the propaganda that surrounds them.

There are no magical prescriptions for success as a school leader, but Joe Batory's exemplary career as a superintendent provides ample examples of effective leadership. He truly 'Lets it All Hang Out' in this very revealing portrait of the human side of an award-winning superintendent. Beyond the issues of school leadership, Joey addresses the complexities of public education_the goals, aspirations, and ideals; the special qualities of the people who work inside schools, and the propaganda that surround them. This book will appeal to anyone who cares about education in America.

High school reminiscences Joey goes to college Disillusionment or determination The political factor Wally wonder Getting things done! Construction nightmares avoided Ethical considerations Just a few thoughts on teachers and teaching Special projects A new dose of thinking, please! What communication?! Harrisburg forever! Just a few words about Upper Darby students Mother Teresa My ode to the Upper Darby School community Epilogue A summary of the messages of this book Batory was the superintendent of schools for the Upper Darby, Pennsylvania School District from 1984 through his retirement in 1999. In this book on school leadership, he describes lessons learned from his career in public schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods and relates experiences from his own education. There is no subject index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)