Rick Jetter: 5 books

Hiring the Best Staff for Your School moves beyond typical hiring tools—résumés, applications, transcripts, portfolios, and artifacts—and adds effective strategies to the educational leader’s recruiting and hiring toolbox. Jetter hones in on the most crucial but often neglected element of...

Containing real stories from real school leaders, teachers, students, and parents in seven key areas, this book demonstrates how educators can use narrative to trigger wonder, reflection, and change in their classrooms and schools. By including examples of the narrative process in action, this book...

Sutures of the Mind provides a major interconnection between how we can use the art of mindfulness as we strengthen our minds and spirit. *Sutures of the Mind is a practical handbook for supporting any type of recovery, tragedy, or tribulation in life. *30 activities that are outlined in each chapter...

No school leader is immune to the effects of discrimination, bad politics, revenge, or ego-driven coworkers. These kinds of dunk-tank situations can make an educator’s life miserable. By sharing real-life stories and insightful research, the authors (who are dunk-tank survivors themselves) equip...

We say, “Student voice matters,” but are we really listening? This book will inspire you to find out what your students really think, feel, and need. You’ll learn how to listen to and use student feedback to improve your school’s culture. All you have to do is ask—and then Let Them Speak.