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CONNECTING
THROUGH
LEADERSHIP
The Promise of Precise and Effective Communication in Schools
Jasmine K.
KULLAR
Copyright © 2020 by Solution Tree Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kullar, Jasmine K., 1976- author.
Title: Connecting through leadership : the promise of precise and effective communication in schools / Jasmine K. Kullar.
Description: Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019024107 (print) | LCCN 2019024108 (ebook) | ISBN 9781949539417 (paperback) | ISBN 9781949539424 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Communication in education. | Educational leadership. | Teacher-administrator relationships. | Teacher-student relationships.
Classification: LCC LB1033.5 .K85 2020 (print) | LCC LB1033.5 (ebook) | DDC 371.102/2--dc23
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LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019024108
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to my entire family for their support, understanding, and encouragement in everything that I do. To my husband Balraj and my amazing children, Sabrina and Dillon: you are my everything, and I dedicate this book to you. I so appreciated the late nights you stayed up with me to keep me company and, of course, the little celebrations along the way during the writing of this book. I love you always!
Thank you to my Solution Tree family. It has been an amazing journey, and I am so humbled and blessed to be a part of this work. Thank you to all my associate friends—I am so lucky to have so many intelligent and dedicated professionals I can call friends. Thank you to the entire Solution Tree staff for making this project feel so doable. Claudia Wheatley: I don’t know what I’d do without our talks. Jeff Jones: I can’t thank you enough for your incredible leadership and what you do for educators.
I will forever be grateful to Rick and Becky DuFour. I will always be thankful that they had confidence in me and allowed me to be a part of this amazing work. I hope this book contributes in some way to building stronger leaders so they can excel in doing the right work for all our students.
Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:
Libby Bonesteel
Superintendent
Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools
Montpelier, Vermont
Cindy Hicks-Rodriguez
Principal
Brookvale Elementary School
Fremont, California
Kaua Matthews
Principal
Bosque Farms Elementary
Los Lunas, New Mexico
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Table of Contents
Reproducible pages are in italics.
The Importance of Communication
