Service in the Trenches
School Principals Share True Stories of Servant Leadership
1st Edition
Published on 26. July 2022
154 pages
979-8-216-26136-0 (ISBN)
Description
Servant leadership has become a prominent and popular approach to leadership in the 21st
Century across a variety of public, private, and non-profit sectors. The stories in this book illustrate servant leadership in action and many of the signature elements of servant leadership can be traced across these pages. These stories are deeply rooted in the reciprocal experiences of leaders and followers and they convey real challenges, emotions,
accomplishments, and victories that inspire optimism and hope for a brighter future for our
schools and communities and the servants who lead them.
Century across a variety of public, private, and non-profit sectors. The stories in this book illustrate servant leadership in action and many of the signature elements of servant leadership can be traced across these pages. These stories are deeply rooted in the reciprocal experiences of leaders and followers and they convey real challenges, emotions,
accomplishments, and victories that inspire optimism and hope for a brighter future for our
schools and communities and the servants who lead them.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
979-8-216-26136-0 (9798216261360)
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Rocky Wallace | Eve Proffitt | Stephanie M. Sullivan
Service in the Trenches
School Principals Share True Stories of Servant Leadership
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09/2022
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Persons
Rocky Wallace is Associate Professor of Education at Campbellsville University in Kentucky, and has been teaching and writing about servant leadership for 20 years. He has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited 10 books on servant leadership and/or organizational health for Rowman & Littlefield, as well as several published articles on the topic.
Content
Foreword: Larry C. Spears, CEO and President, Spears Center for Servant Leadership
Introduction: Lu Young, University of Kentucky
Ch. 1: The Rookie...Rocky Wallace, Campbellsville University, Kentucky
Ch. 2: The Substitute...Mike Hylen, Southern Wesleyan University, South Carolina
Ch. 3: Sacrifices...Carol Christian, Morehead State University, Kentucky
Ch. 4: From Darkness to Light...Josh Gupton, Assistant Principal, Green County Intermediate
School, Kentucky
Ch. 5: Pipeline...Jason Detre, Associate Principal, Iroquois High School, Jefferson County
Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 6: An Unlikely Administrator...Whitney Shannon Wilson, Principal, Simons Middle
School, Fleming County, Kentucky
Ch. 7: Beth's Road to Servant Leadership...Rosemarie Young, Bellarmine University, Kentucky
Ch. 8: What Do You Need from Me? (Especially Considering I Am Only Here Approximately Half of the Time)...Lewis Willian, Asbury University, Kentucky Ch. 9: COVID 19...Tabetha Housekeeper, Director of Student Services, Scott County Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 10: Going (or Driving) the Extra Mile...Stephanie Sullivan, Murray State
University, Kentucky
Ch 11: Gideon's Story...J. P. Rader, Director, International Community School, Singapore
Ch. 12: "Feed" Your People...Kelly Odell, Principal, Mercer County Intermediate School, Kentucky
Ch. 13: Changing the School's Positivity Image...William C. Sims, Principal, Southern Pulaski
Middle School, Kentucky
Ch. 14: Developing a Team...Myram Brady, Assistant Principal, Lawrence County High
School, Kentucky
Ch. 15: When It Rains, It Pours...Laura Beth Hayes, Assistant Principal, Creekside
Elementary, Hardin County Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 16: 30 Minutes...Michael Kessinger, Morehead State University, Kentucky
Ch. 17: What Servant Leadership Is and Is Not...Franklin Thomas, Campbellsville University, Kentucky
Ch. 18: Service: The Secret Ingredient to Successful Leadership...Carrie Ballinger,
Superintendent, Rockcastle County Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 19: The Milkman...Ann Burns, Eastern Kentucky University
Ch. 20: Closing Thoughts... Jay Cloud, W.E.B. DuBois Academy, Jefferson County Public
Schools, Kentucky
Afterword: Byron Darnall, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education
References
Biographical Information of Authors
Introduction: Lu Young, University of Kentucky
Ch. 1: The Rookie...Rocky Wallace, Campbellsville University, Kentucky
Ch. 2: The Substitute...Mike Hylen, Southern Wesleyan University, South Carolina
Ch. 3: Sacrifices...Carol Christian, Morehead State University, Kentucky
Ch. 4: From Darkness to Light...Josh Gupton, Assistant Principal, Green County Intermediate
School, Kentucky
Ch. 5: Pipeline...Jason Detre, Associate Principal, Iroquois High School, Jefferson County
Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 6: An Unlikely Administrator...Whitney Shannon Wilson, Principal, Simons Middle
School, Fleming County, Kentucky
Ch. 7: Beth's Road to Servant Leadership...Rosemarie Young, Bellarmine University, Kentucky
Ch. 8: What Do You Need from Me? (Especially Considering I Am Only Here Approximately Half of the Time)...Lewis Willian, Asbury University, Kentucky Ch. 9: COVID 19...Tabetha Housekeeper, Director of Student Services, Scott County Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 10: Going (or Driving) the Extra Mile...Stephanie Sullivan, Murray State
University, Kentucky
Ch 11: Gideon's Story...J. P. Rader, Director, International Community School, Singapore
Ch. 12: "Feed" Your People...Kelly Odell, Principal, Mercer County Intermediate School, Kentucky
Ch. 13: Changing the School's Positivity Image...William C. Sims, Principal, Southern Pulaski
Middle School, Kentucky
Ch. 14: Developing a Team...Myram Brady, Assistant Principal, Lawrence County High
School, Kentucky
Ch. 15: When It Rains, It Pours...Laura Beth Hayes, Assistant Principal, Creekside
Elementary, Hardin County Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 16: 30 Minutes...Michael Kessinger, Morehead State University, Kentucky
Ch. 17: What Servant Leadership Is and Is Not...Franklin Thomas, Campbellsville University, Kentucky
Ch. 18: Service: The Secret Ingredient to Successful Leadership...Carrie Ballinger,
Superintendent, Rockcastle County Schools, Kentucky
Ch. 19: The Milkman...Ann Burns, Eastern Kentucky University
Ch. 20: Closing Thoughts... Jay Cloud, W.E.B. DuBois Academy, Jefferson County Public
Schools, Kentucky
Afterword: Byron Darnall, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education
References
Biographical Information of Authors
