Make your school soar by escalating trust between teachers,students, and families Trust is an essential element in all healthy relationships, andthe relationships that exist in your school are no different. Howcan your school leaders or teachers cultivate trust? How can yourinstitution maintain trust once it is established? These are thequestions addressed and answered in Trust Matters: Leadershipfor Successful Schools, 2nd Edition. The book delves into thehelpful research that has been conducted on the topic of trust inschool. Although rich with research data, Trust Matters alsocontains practical advice and strategies ready to be implemented.This second edition expands upon the role of trust between teachersand students, teachers and administrators, and schools andfamilies. Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools alsocovers a range of sub-topics relevant to trust in school. Allchapters in the text have questions for reflection and discussion.Engaging chapters such as "Teachers Trust One Another" and"Fostering Trust with Students" have thought-provokingtrust-building questions and activities you can use in theclassroom or in faculty meetings. This valuable resource: Examines ways to cultivate trust Shares techniques and practices that help maintain trust Advises leaders of ways to include families in the school'scircle of trust Addresses the by-products of betrayed trust and how to restoreit With suspicion being the new norm within schools today, TrustMatters is the book your school needs to help it rise above. Itshows just how much trust matters in all schoolrelationships--administrator to teacher; teacher to student;school to family--and in all successful institutions.

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