Principal

Principal vs. Superintendent Principals and Superintendents are both administrative professionals within a school district setting. Both administrators are leaders and work closely together to assure the district mission and vision is being met. Superintendents and principals work together to write, review, and enforce policies and procedures throughout the district. Although both administrators work closely together, their roles within the district differ tremendously. The superintendent oversees the entire district, whereas a principal oversees an assigned school building. First off, the roles of a superintendent differ from a principal based on the decisions each leader must make. The superintendent makes decisions regarding programs and…

book by Jenn David-Lang in The Main Idea, were the four wrong policy drivers. I agree with Fullan in that a principal needs to possess the ability to motivate their staff. However, in chapter 2, Michael Fullan points out “four wrong policy drivers” (Jenn David-Lang, 2014) that will cripple a principal in their critical skill of motivation. The four wrong policies include…

In regard to Case 1, the principal need to start using different approaches and exhibiting better ownership and accountability and not simply allocating tasks to his assistant principals and avoiding disciplinary roles but through his direct leadership. However, to improve the school’s academic and student behavioral reputation, hiring parental liaison is necessary. Because, according to Sanders, M. G. (2008) which suggested the use liaison provides direct services to families at risk, deliver…

The art of persuasion is in high demand in an age where advertising supports entire categories of the economy. If you have the skill of persuasion you can use it to grow your business, gain influence and succeed professionally. There are 6 main principals of persuasion: Reciprocity, Scarcity, Authority, Commitment, Consensus, and Liking. I will tell you a little bit about each of these principals in the following paragraphs and give you an example of a situation is which I was tasked with…

There is an evaluation process the principals are taken through during the year to confirm that they are following policies and administrative procedures correctly. There is training provided for all administrators to continually learn and improve in their leadership role. The principals are held accountable to make sure they are following the negotiated master contract as well. There are requirements listed in this document such as scheduling of instructional minutes, the number of minutes…

Then to what extent is it ethical for a principal to give a victim leniency in a physical altercation? In cases, when a victim retaliates against their oppressor, it’s seen as less than violence. Although that’s from a personal viewpoint because they are “fighting back”. These people have been put through emotional hell and the only way to stop their suffering is revenge. It matters the home life of one and whether they have been taught to defend themselves or ignore. If conditioned to follow…

stresses the need to have effective principals in schools and if a school is deemed low performing, reassignment of the principal is a step towards correcting the under achieving school. Principal leadership has been correlated to student achievement and learning. Researching the effective leadership skills a principal in a school which has had sustained growth with student achievement employs will be beneficial for those schools in which this is not the case. Principals in low performing or…

gotten a good understanding of who he is and what he can do professionally. Most of my teaching career has been in turnaround schools, so I am very familiar of what it takes to be a turnaround teacher. However, my role as a turnaround principal has only just begun and I wanted to gain insight from someone who had been successful in this position before to educate me on things I may not know or even realized could potentially take place. The following interview questions and answers describe…

The Role of the Principal Overview Quality is a relative concept that involves dynamism. A process that seeks quality is a task that never ends, because you can always expect more quality. Building a quality school has as its primary purpose the improvement of learning for all students (Gaynor, 1975). The results of a school depend on the people who work in them, so that it all working must participate in the process and execution of the processes that make it possible to achieve that quality…

Directions: In this module you will complete the following: 1. Submit the principal evaluation instrument used in your district: 5 Points; a. Please see attached upload; 2. Interview your building principal or a principal in your district of employment by asking the following questions: 15 Points: • Are you evaluated annually? o Yes • Who conducts your evaluation? o The evaluation is ultimately conducted by the Superintendent; however sometime through the Assistant Superintendent of…