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Learning, Knowledge, Teacher, Skills, School management, Leadership, Development Did you know?		School management & Leadership in successful school!	Author: Ph.D. Željko Burcar BIBLIOGRAPHY SITE WITH OFFICIAL SCIENTIFIC BIBLIOGRAPHY Updated, January, 2011.
SECTION A Organizing and managing SECTION B HRM SECTION C Resources SECTION D Legislation SECTION E Developing changes SECTION F Steps we must take SECTION G Contact SECTION H CV LINKS to Croatian WEB site: School Personal		Leadership is an art of influence and management is an art of organizing! ©BURCAR Most US corporations today are over managed and under leaded! (John P. Kotter, What Leaders Really Do) Management = organizing Leading = guiding, supporting, communicating, teaching,,,,, What is school management? School management understands organizing, leading, guiding, teaching supporting and development. School management considers: A) Organizing and managing of all educational processes in the school according to the national curriculum through: Yearly school plan and program Global Yearly plan for each subject Micro plan for each subject (monthly or weekly plan and program) Daily preparation for each hour or integrated project (consider few subjects) Projects – project management BASICS: Program means goals and targets. Plan means goals and targets in the time table, with approaches and methods B) Human recourses management: Searching (list of potential candidates), Employment (under legal procedures), Indoctrination for school vision, and mission (preparing employee to fit with organization), Permanent education (permanent professional development individual or group), Evaluation of all achievements, Cancellations (if employee is not fit with mission, vision, and goals of school) BASICS: Leading, guiding, supporting. Interpersonal skills needed: communication, cooperation, motivation, conflict handling, working under pressure, problem solving, leading meeting, etc published in many books C) Managing resources in the school: Managing space and building (permanent decoration, etc.), Managing equipment (equipping with new furniture and teaching equipment, etc.), Financial management (budgeting, incomes / costs, grants, etc.) D) Managing legislation: Managing job descriptions Managing internal legislation Managing rules and procedures E) Developing changes: Recognizing client needs Developing vision and mission according to the client inside the framework of national standards Developing targets, goals, objectives Developing projects, Leading projects Shearing vision with all stuff  Supporting people to achieve targets and goals Learning Cooperating Evaluating FROM TRADITIONAL TO MODERN SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL F) Steps we must take: Diagnosis Defining insufficiency Strategic planning (client, vision, mission) Operative planning (targets) Project (goals, targets, work breakdown structure, milestone plan, stakeholders, tolls, methodical preparation) Implementation Evaluation Redefining goals, targets, tools, but on the way to the final vision Project Implementation Evaluation G) Author: M.Sc. Željko Burcar, professor - manager for nonprofit organization, counselor, ex. principal, and development manager. You can find more, published in the books & articles BIBLIOGRAPHY relevant books and articles or you can visit SITE WITH OFFICIAL SCIENTIFIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. PUBLISHED BOOKS! Is it possible to add colors? – Leadership in elementary school Managing changes with purpose? Wizards of successful firms! The art of excellence From successful teacher to successful principal! H) Contact: zeljko.burcar@zg.t-com.hr All materials are ©! UNDER CONSTRUCTION!	ARTICLES Which factors increase quality in elementary school? _______________ Educational needs of current and potential leaders _______________ Transferring knowledge Diagram of processes __________________ Managing changes Diagram of processes ___________________ The teacher's need Research ________________ Managing changes Basics ________________ Pupils with special needs Article