"Paul Young identifies key elements of school structure that every principal must have in place before strides in student achievement and parent engagement can be fully realized." ―Bonnie Tryon, Principal Golding Elementary School, Cobleskill, NY President, School Administrators Association of New York State "Young shares practical ideas that can be implemented in rural, suburban, or urban schools to greatly impact school climate, staff morale, and student achievement. This volume should be in every elementary school principal′s professional library." ―Mary Q. Grant, Principal Takoma Educational Center, Washington, DC Past President, District of Columbia Association of Elementary School Principals A hands-on guide for optimizing schoolwide management and increasing student achievement! Here is an authoritative, commonsense resource for busy principals who face the challenges of establishing and implementing processes that promote positive student behavior and improve schoolwide performance. This handbook offers valuable lessons from Paul G. Young′s experience as a successful elementary school principal and provides practical recommendations that affirm best practices, anticipate potential problems, and achieve a cohesive and cooperative teaching and learning environment. Readers will find procedures for everything from establishing a daily schedule and making announcements to monitoring behaviors for field trips and assemblies. This comprehensive text also includes guidelines for: Revitalizing instruction - Supervising the morning playground - Communicating expectations to students - Using student incentives and recognitions - Building relationships with parents - Establishing a student council, and more Organized around the daily and annual school schedule, Promoting Positive Behaviors is sure to be referenced again and again by aspiring, novice, and veteran administrators. "Paul Young identifies key elements of school structure that every principal and staff must have in place before strides in student achievement and parent engagement can be fully realized." -- Bonnie Tryon, President Published On: 2007-09-13 "Young shares practical ideas that can be implemented in rural, suburban, or urban schools to impact school climate, staff morale, and student achievement. This volume should be in every elementary school principal’s professional library." -- Mary Grant, Principal, Takoma Educational Center Published On: 2007-09-13 "This book addresses the many benefits of a well-structured school and provides educators with valuable lessons to identify, understand, and capitalize on their strengths to positively shape school structure and improve teaching and learning." -- From the Foreword by Gail Connelly, Executive Director of NAESP Published On: 2007-09-17 "Offers examples from the author′s experience as a successful elementary school principal and tips for overall school and student management." -- The Bookwatch, June 2008 Published On: 2008-07-15 Paul Young, PhD, a retired elementary principal, is currently the Executive Director of the West After School Center in Lancaster, Ohio. He began his career as a high school band director and then retrained to become a fourth grade teacher before advancing to an elementary principalship in 1986. He served as President of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA) in 1997 and was elected to the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Board of Directors in 1998 (the only person elected by write-in ballot). He became president-elect in 2001-2002 and served as the national president during the 2002-2003 school year. He retired in December 2004. Since retirement, he has served as an advocate for the advancement of equitable and affordable afterschool programming for all children. Dr. Young completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music education in 1972 and a Master of Music degree in trombone performance in 1973, both from Ohio University-Athens. He earned a PhD in educational administration from OU in 1992. Young has taught undergraduate music classes at Ohio University-Lancaster for more than 25 years. He continues to teach private trombone lessons. He is a strong advocate for the arts. He is the past president of the Ohio University School of Music Society of Alumni and Friends. Dr. Young is the author of Mastering the Art of Mentoring Principals , You Have to Go to School, You’re the Principal: 101 Tips to Make it Better for Your Students , Your Staff, and Yourself and Mentoring Principals: Frameworks, Agendas, Tips, and Case Studies for Mentors and Mentees.  He has also written numerous articles about music, the arts, student management, and the principalship for professional journals.