Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools

by Megan Tschannen-Moran

Make your school soar by escalating trust between teachers, students, and families Trust is an essential element in all healthy relationships, and the relationships that exist in your school are no different. How can your school leaders or teachers cultivate trust? How can your institution maintain trust once it is established? These are the questions addressed and answered in Trust Leadership for Successful Schools, 2nd Edition. The book delves into the helpful research that has been conducted on the topic of trust in school. Although rich with research data, Trust Matters also contains practical advice and strategies ready to be implemented. This second edition expands upon the role of trust between teachers and students, teachers and administrators, and schools and families.

Trust Leadership for Successful Schools also covers a range of sub-topics relevant to trust in school. All chapters in the text have questions for reflection and discussion. Engaging chapters such as "Teachers Trust One Another" and "Fostering Trust with Students" have thought-provoking trust-building questions and activities you can use in the classroom or in faculty meetings. This valuable

Examines ways to cultivate trust Shares techniques and practices that help maintain trust Advises leaders of ways to include families in the school's circle of trust Addresses the by-products of betrayed trust and how to restore it With suspicion being the new norm within schools today, Trust Matters is the book your school needs to help it rise above. It shows just how much trust matters in all school relationships—administrator to teacher; teacher to student; school to family—and in all successful institutions.

Genres: Education, Leadership, Grad School

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 24, 2004

Reviews

[David Miles]

Insightful, full of interesting reflection on the nature of trust and the role it plays in developing and sustaining successful schools.

[Megan]

It wasn’t as relevant to me right now as I️ expected it to be, but I’ll re-read this next time I’m new to a school.

[Trina R.]

Good for a leader to read.

[Meghan]

Should you read this book if you're in a position of leadership in schools? Yes. Is it the most revolutionary book I've ever read? No. Is it 100% worth the time. Yup.

[Lmoore]

Great book for those looking to establish trusting relationships with their teaching staff.

[Matt]

A resource full of quantitative research and anecdotes/patterns from qualitative studies that all support the importance of trust in schools. As a principal I was taking strategies from the book and applying them in my context while I was still reading. Before engaging in study around school culture/climate or collective efficacy, do your homework and understand trust!

[Nick Klagge]

I may have jumped the gun a bit in reading this book, but I got so excited about working in school leadership that I couldn't help it. The reason I'm not giving it more than three stars is that I think it will become much more helpful to me when I am a practitioner than it is at the moment. At any rate, it provided a good mix of insights that I relate to from my own socioprofessional experiences and ones that seem new and useful to me.

[Thomas]

The names were changed to protect the guilty in this book, but the stories did not convince me that this was the only interpretation that I could have reached after hearing the evidence. I KNOW that trust does matter, but this book did very little to influence my actions, experience, or opinions on this important topic.

[Angela]

Read for a district leadership cohort. Good insight into the importance of trust in order to make change. I liked the three "characters" that were woven in as examples. I found myself saying "I know a Gloria...", etc. I recommend to all leaders trying to implement change or improve culture/climate.

[Christal]

This is a book that every administrator, including superintendents, district administrators, and school site administrators should read if dealing with toxic school cultures. Bottom line, trust is earned and it must start from the top.

[Beth]

Repetitive and primarily for principals, although some ideas apply to anyone. Not especially thought-provoking.

[Marie Schuh]

Read for Family and Community Engagement course for Admin Masters program. Very easy to read but informative.

[Ruth]

One of the best books on leadership!