By no means, the job of the school principal has changed rapidly in the past few years. Today’s principals need to acquire new skills needed to keep up with the changing requirements. The principals to be are faced with more responsibilities and in many cases more people to lead. Curriculum changes, teacher accountability, assessments, safety, student learning, discipline, budget, legality are just a few issues 21st century modern day principals face. These are just some of the many roles and responsibilities of being a 21st century modern principal. In a study conducted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), reviled that principals are working longer and managing more staff members. In today’s world, a school
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In an article titled Using Student Achievement Date to Support Instructional Decision Making, support the idea that results from standardized testing should not just be used once a year. Rather they recommend that principals keep “make the data part of the ongoing cycle of instructional improvement”. To improve student achievement, students should take ownership in the date. Principals should encourage their teachers to incorporate more self assessment measuring and analysis of their own data. Furthermore, the article claims that school districts need to establish a district wide data system that is incorporated in the overall school environment. The educational leader needs to emphasize the need to collect data from a wide range of sources like school administered tests or benchmarks, classroom assessments and any other form of evaluation to collect data. The main goal of the principal is to analyze and evaluated the data. They are responsible to share this information with their staff and identify any patterns that they notice. They also use the data in the decision making process of teacher …show more content…
A strategic plan is one that provides the school with clear goals that need to be accomplished and the mean of achieving them. This document, when developed and used properly by the principal and other stakeholders, becomes a valuable tool used to increase student achievement. Goals should be clear and concise with a vision of the future. The role of the modern day principal entails that the plan is established and is enforced by all members. Principals are faced with these issues because not all teachers will be on board with the district goals. Through research, having a well established and enforced plan improved students learning. Principals can ensure that the plan is followed by setting long and short term goals. They can follow up periodically to track the progress and also monitor the effectiveness of the goals set
In an article titled Using Student Achievement Date to Support Instructional Decision Making, support the idea that results from standardized testing should not just be used once a year. Rather they recommend that principals keep “make the data part of the ongoing cycle of instructional improvement”. To improve student achievement, students should take ownership in the date. Principals should encourage their teachers to incorporate more self assessment measuring and analysis of their own data. Furthermore, the article claims that school districts need to establish a district wide data system that is incorporated in the overall school environment. The educational leader needs to emphasize the need to collect data from a wide range of sources like school administered tests or benchmarks, classroom assessments and any other form of evaluation to collect data. The main goal of the principal is to analyze and evaluated the data. They are responsible to share this information with their staff and identify any patterns that they notice. They also use the data in the decision making process of teacher …show more content…
A strategic plan is one that provides the school with clear goals that need to be accomplished and the mean of achieving them. This document, when developed and used properly by the principal and other stakeholders, becomes a valuable tool used to increase student achievement. Goals should be clear and concise with a vision of the future. The role of the modern day principal entails that the plan is established and is enforced by all members. Principals are faced with these issues because not all teachers will be on board with the district goals. Through research, having a well established and enforced plan improved students learning. Principals can ensure that the plan is followed by setting long and short term goals. They can follow up periodically to track the progress and also monitor the effectiveness of the goals set