Books
The Rights and Responsibilities of School Principals
This focus book is the bedrock first chapter of our newest full book, The School Principal’s Toolbook. What is more important for school principals than knowing their rights and responsibilities in their district? And what do others expect of them—others like kids, teachers, parents, the tax-paying public, their superintendent, and the school board? More...
The School Principal's Toolbook
The School Principal’s Toolbook isn't confined to principals. Burgett's words offer help to everyone involved in school building leadership like assistant or associate principals, deans, special ed directors, head teachers, and building leaders. More...
The Art of School Boarding
This book is for anyone who sits at the school board table—rookies, seasoned veterans, superintendents, and administrators. For the newly elected, it should be their first assignment before they accept appointment—even better, before they seek election! More...
Finding Middle Ground in K-12 Education
The subtitle of this book, “Balancing Best Practices and the Law,” tells what two of Illinois’ top education practitioners Jim Burgett, the administrator, and Brian Schwartz, the lawyer, explain to superintendents, principals, teachers, and school board members. More...
Teachers Change Lives 24/7
Teaching is done as much from the heart as it is from the head. Ivy League processes, research-based concepts, calculated assessments, state and federally mandated standards, and statistically-based, data-driven strategies are all well and good and have a place in knowing how one learns and what buttons to push for specific results in specific situations. However, none of the above can be fully implemented without human instinct, a positive attitude, and a well-balanced teacher with a realistic knowledge of the school, community, and it's needs. More...
The Perfect School
Everybody wants a perfect school, but what does that really mean? If you could start over with a clean slate, what could you do to create the perfect school? That is what three experienced educators asked each other, then dug into their respective areas of strength to answer. More...
What Every Superintendent and Principal Needs to Know
From three brave voices in the trenches come more healthy, easy-to-apply, straightforward school leadership ideas and practices than from any other book in print. No-nonsense advice about what works, what never did, and what you can do to put your school(s) and yourself atop the excellence pile, modestly or raucously crowing. More...