Journeys of Charter School Creators: Leadership for the Long Haul - Hardcover

by Maria M. Leahy (Author), Rebecca A. Shore (Author), Guilbert Hentschke (Foreword by)

This book through narratives of ten charter school leaders' journeys, reveals lessons in successful and sustained leadership.

Author Biography

Dr. Maria Marsella Leahy, a life-long learner, is passionate about being an agent of change in education. She has been both a teacher and an administrator in variety of diverse K-12 schools, as well as faculty in higher education. Her goal is to help cultivate, in others, the tools that they need to be creative, curious lifelong learners. Dr. Rebecca Shore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to UNC Charlotte, Dr. Shore worked in schools for 28 years in California, Louisiana, and North Carolina; 13 years of teaching and 15 years in administration.