A leader's position can be a lonely one even in the best of times. A school leader faces many challenges —some of them daunting. Principals and other school leaders benefit from good mentors, but now that many established principals are reaching retirement age a good mentor may be hard to find. What They Never Told Me in Principals School attempts to fill the gap left by an absence of mentors. Drawing upon his many personal experiences as a principal in urban, suburban and rural schools in the USA as well as his work in a variety of international schools, Mike Connolly shares with leaders what they need to know in order to develop, be successful and feel fulfilled in the important work of educating the students of the next generations.

"I found it difficult to put down and was disappointed when it ended." - Earcos Triannual Magazine, May 2010

"In What They Never Told Me in Principal's School, Michael Connelly offers readers a mix of uncommon sense and time-tested advice rooted in years of experience as an elementary, middle school, and high school principal in U.S. public schools and in international schools around the world....the insights that he shares throughout teh book should be readily accessible to all principals striving to be fair, ehtical and effective leaders....I half expected a 'How To' book, but unlike those dry mannuals, I found it difficult to put down and was disappointed when it ended (the book runs just short of 100 pages.) Connelly includes many warm, humorous, and personal anecdotes to illustrate and enhance the rewards, complexities and frustrations of the role of principal." - Earcos Triannual Magazine, May 2010