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How does a good principal become a trusted principal, and why is being trusted so important? Neither personality nor behavior solely determines whether a principal will have the trust of teachers, students, and parents. As author and veteran educator Jen Schwanke explains in Trusted, principals continually build and reinforce trust through their relationships and experiences with these stakeholders. And if principals aren't mindful and deliberate, they can easily sabotage their own efforts. In this candid guide for school leaders, Schwanke Explores just how powerful a force trust is within schools, where challenge and conflict are inevitable even during the best of times. Clarifies trust's positive effects on student outcomes, explains its reciprocal nature, and shares what principals can do to become more trustworthy and more ""trust willing."" Shares lessons learned from her own and other real-life principals' work to build trust, highlighting trust pillars, the habits and mindsets that support positive relationships, and trust killers, the often unconscious ways principals can undermine their work with those whose trust they need. Whether you are a new or experienced school leader, you'll find explicit strategies you can use to build strong, trusting relationships with teachers, students, and parents. Combine them to create and maintain a school culture in which everyone feels valued, safe, and free to grow into the best versions of themselves.

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Jen Schwanke, EdD, has been an educator for almost three decades, teaching or leading at all levels. She is the author of Trusted: Trust Pillars, Trust Killers, and the Secret to Successful Schools, four other ASCD books, and hundreds of articles for various education publications. In addition to providing professional development to districts in the areas of school climate, personnel, and instructional leadership, Schwanke presents at conferences for ISTE+ASCD, NAESP, NASSP, AASA, and various state and national education organizations. She is the co-host of the popular Principal Matters podcast and an instructor in educational administration at The Ohio State University. Schwanke currently serves as a deputy superintendent in Ohio.

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