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Handle with Care, authors Jimmy Casas and Joy Kelly examine a variety of difficult school-related situations, both in and out of the classroom. In schools across the country, educators at every level are faced with delicate, challenging situations that require leadership skills and insights in order to produce favorable outcomes for students and staff. This book provides educators with insights into a variety of difficult-to-handle situations and scenarios that educators can relate to and may have experienced themselves. Well-intentioned, but inadequate, human responses are identified and practical ideas for handling delicate situations with dignity and respect are provided. This book will help educators develop tools and techniques to help students and staff emerge from missteps more self-aware, feeling valued, and able to move forward.\nIn this book, you will learn:\nWhat it takes to cultivate a school culture in which every student and staff member feels seen and heard. 
How to treat student and staff missteps as opportunities for teaching and learning based on dignity and respect. 
How to build leadership capacity and Culturize school pride. 
The value of student-centered classrooms and school-related programs.\nReview 
Best-selling author Jimmy Casas and Joy Kelly share powerful and relevant stories in Handle with Care - Managing Difficult Situations in Schools with Dignity and Respect. They remind us that the heart and soul of a healthy culture begins and ends with the way we handle all members of a school community with care, grace, and dignity. This book is filled with heartfelt, practical advice and will serve as a reflection guide for educators for years to come.\nJon Gordon, Best-Selling Author of The Energy Bus 
and The Power of Positive Leadership \nIf we want all students to reach beyond their own expectations, then we need to make sure that our interactions with them need to be more human, especially those students who do not always make it easy. In Handle with Care Casas and Kelly offer important insight into turning those difficult situations into more impactful learning experiences.\nPeter DeWitt, Ed.D.School Leadership Coach/Facilitator of 
Learning 
 Finding Common Ground Blog (Education Week)\nHandle with Care 
 gives real solutions to real challenges that educators face daily. Through the authentic vignettes that are shared, along with the reflective questions and tone of the book, Jimmy and Joy are able to connect with readers. This connection makes Handle with Care read like a conversation instead of a book. This resource is a go to for educators as they navigate challenges and remove barriers to ensure that students and staff feel emotionally safe and supported at school. Handle with Care focuses on the most important aspect of the school experience - Relationships.\nSanée Bell, Ed.D, Author of Be Excellent on Purpose: 
Intentional Strategies for Impactful Leadership 
 From the Inside Flap 
Jimmy + Joy + a Culturizing Mindset + Supportive & Demanding Leaders + Empathy + Grit + Grace + Gratitude = a catalytic read & resource for schools & districts to...THRIVE! #Read #Heed. #Cutlurize #KeepGoing\nKevin Carroll, author/speaker/instigator of inspiration\nHandle with Care 
 by Jimmy Casas and Joy Kelly is a masterclass of teachable moments and usable strategies for educational leaders and classroom teachers alike to implement within their schools while working through disruptive situations with students. Looking further than the moment to use disruptions as opportunities to teach and learn. Leading educators on a path to go beyond the call and teach beyond the walls of the classroom providing strategies for building relationships that empower our students.\nJonathan Alsheimer, Teacher, Speaker, 
Author of Next Level Teaching\nInspiring and empowering! I feel like I was just gifted decades of experience from culture of excellen

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