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Shaping the Future: Four Leadership Pivots for Lasting Educational Impact by Lyle Kirtman Endorsements ""Shaping the Future provides educational leaders with sound and practical advice on how to shift their work so that they can meet the needs of their students and staff and stay relevant. For leaders who seek to lead rather than react to change, this book is essential reading."" Pedro A. Noguera Dean, Rossier School of Education Distinguished Professor of Education ""Lyle Kirtman not only has deep experience in many facets of education, but he also has a unique ability to think both quantitatively and qualitatively. In Shaping the Future, Kirtman provides actionable strategies for creating sustainable student success and empowered educational teams."" Peter DeWitt Author, Facilitator, Coach, Instructional Leadership Collective Elevate your leadership to inspire lasting change and student success. Public education is facing an unprecedented crisis. Exhausted educators are leaving the profession in record numbers, while persistent systemic issues and polarizing debates distract from the core mission of education--student success. Shaping the Future offers educational leaders a compelling guide to meet these challenges head-on and transform their leadership approach to improve outcomes for students and staff alike. Grounded in original research and rich experience in over 400 school districts, Lyle Kirtman introduces four pivotal leadership shifts to align vision, leadership practices, and student success. Additional features include: Practical frameworks and real-world examples demonstrating how to overcome persistent barriers in workforce challenges and accountability Strategies to integrate diversity and social emotional learning into goals and actions for academic excellence Reflection tools, case studies, and step-by-step guidance to help you act immediately and effectively in your unique context. This book equips leaders with tools to address misalignment in improvement strategies, low morale, and the retention crisis, while reigniting a collective focus on student achievement. Shaping the Future is more than a leadership guide--it's a solution-driven call to action for anyone dedicated to sustaining public education and unlocking the potential of every learner.

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Lyle Kirtman has been a management consultant for more than 35 years, specializing in leadership development, strategic planning, organizational development, high performance team development, conflict resolution, and executive coaching. Mr. Kirtman has consulted with more than 700 organizations in the educational, non-profit, corporate, and government arenas. He has written four books on leadership in education: Leadership and Teams: The Missing Piece of the Educational Reform Puzzle (Pearson), Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole System Change (co-written with Michael Fullan) (Solution Tree), Coherent School Leadership: Forging Clarity from Complexity (co-written with Michael Fullan) (ASCD) and Stop the Endless Debates Time to Move to Action: Aligning Policy to Best Practices (co-written with David Driscoll) (release date TBD). Mr. Kirtman serves as a coach to more than twenty-five CEOs of for-profit and non-profit organizations. He has developed several Executive Leadership Groups that meet regularly to learn about leading organizations in today's challenging environment. He has consulted with more than 250 school districts, the Massachusetts Municipal Association (serving the cities and towns in Mass.), Channel 5 - TV, The Governor′s Task Force on Education and Technology in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the Department of Education. the Executive Offices of Human Services and Economic Affairs, Massachusetts General Hospital, UMass Medical School, Farm Aid, Jewish Family and Children's Services, Massachusetts Council of Family Servicing Agencies, La Alianza Hispana Inc., and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Homeland Security, and many others. Dr. Sybil Knight-Burney is a transformational education leader & the founder of Transformational Leadership Agency. Prior to founding Agency she served as the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of the Harrisburg City School District from 2006-2019. Dr. Knight-Burney has previous experience as a classroom teacher, Department Chair, Assistant Principal, and Principal.

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