<p>"Want to make a difference with parents? In this book, Whitaker and Fiore provide examples to relevant issues that will help you guide your teachers through difficult situations. After reading this book, you will be equipped to identify problems and provide solutions that will benefit everyone involved. <i>A School Leader’s Guide to Dealing with Difficult Parents<strong> </strong></i>will make your job easier!" -<strong>Spike C. Cook, Principal, Author, Co-host of the <em>PrincipalPLN Podcast</em></strong></p><p>"Todd Whitaker’s practical and easy-to-implement advice has served as guidance for me throughout my 18 years as a public school administrator. In this book he and Douglas Fiore provide outstanding strategies to help principals empower teachers to have the confidence they need to deal with the most challenging parents. In today’s educational environment where partnering with parents is crucial to the success of students and schools, I highly recommend this book to all building-level leaders." <strong>--Rob Moorhead, Superintendent, South Ripley Community School Corporation</strong></p><p>"Todd Whitaker and Douglas Fiore provide a practical and positive framework that builds trust and enhances communication with parents in a way that supports and empowers teachers. This book offers insights and strategies that will benefit all school leaders from the first-year administrator to the veteran principal in any school setting. <em>A School Leader’s Guide to Dealing with Difficult Parents </em>is a guide for turning parents into partners." <strong>--</strong><strong>Jayne Ellspermann, Principal of West Port High School and President-Elect of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)</strong></p><p>"Building and protecting the partnership with parents and teachers is one of the most important jobs principals have. Whitaker and Fiore provide practical, real advice for diverse groups of parents and circumstances." <strong>--Derek McCoy, Principal, West Rowan Middle School, Salisbury, North Carolina and 2014 National Digital Principal</strong></p><p>"The really important thing this book does is that it engenders confidence in tackling a range of situations and that is vital." - <strong>Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch</strong></p>