Principal

The ultimate career position I would like to pursue is building principal. In order to achieve this goal there are a few steps I have to take. First I have to complete a master’s degree program in educational leadership. The next step is obtaining the proper certification to be a building leader in my district. Two certification exams must be passed to be certified, the Elementary Common Core Exam and the Elementary Principal Exam. After passing the exams and completing the masters degree…

interviewed for her first Dean of Students position in 1993 when it was more common for an administrator to have a more parallel leadership style. Principals were considered the most knowledgeable in the building therefore the school function best when he/she delegated task to others. A philosophy that Ms. Aman learned all too well from her lead principal Ms. Pain. Ms. Pain ruled with an iron fist. Ms. Pain had no emotions and was entirely about business. Ms. Pain’s…

my school 's principal is invaluable and I am grateful for the principal 's graciousness in allowing me the opportunity to explore the complexities of school leadership. I was able to observe the principal 's style of leadership, planning with the school 's leadership team, and collaborative processes. I was also able to indirectly observe, conflict management, application of state and district mandates, and parent and community involvement outreach. As I observed the principal, the…

students. When it comes to their due process requirements prior to a short-term suspension it was mentioned that the principal and the assistant principal are the ones that make the decision on whether the student should be suspended or not. It all depends on the condition of how the rule was broken. A short term suspension goes into effect as soon the principal and assistant principal approves it. It was mentioned that the short term suspension goes into effect even if the parent or guardian…

relationship between principals and representatives or agents in the business. Agency theory is conducted to solve problems in the firm or any business activities by mutual understanding between two or more groups or parties when exists any problem from agency relationship due to unaligned goals or varies aversion levels to hazard (Jensen and Meckling, 1976) In addition, Agency theory discourses problems which rise in order to different goals or desires between the principals and agents. Agency…

The methodology selected for this article involves a collective case study of hyper-segregated public elementary schools in Connecticut from 2010-2014. The cases selected for analysis consist of 131 elementary schools identified as hyper-segregated using the Sheff Standard. The Sheff Standard considers a school hyper-segregated if less than 10% or more than 90% of a school’s student body are Minority. For the purpose of this research, the 131 elementary schools identified using the Sheff…

module, the supervising principal decided to hire Ms. Jones, a first year teacher, based solely on the superintendent’s recommendation. By the second week of school, she has already written up a number of students, but do not possess a classroom management plan that had already been due to turn in to the assistant principal. The principal assigns the assistant principal and Ms. Jones’s mentor the role of assisting her with developing and completing this plan. The principal decides to push her…

Education for members of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals both include articles from studies that illustrate the importance for principals to build trust in schools. One of the articles included a study that examined a principal’s use of trust building strategies in an effort to improve the school climate (Scarbrough & Kearney, 2014). This study was conducted in a Texas middle school setting with a newly appointed principal who, after attending a professional development…

the responsibility of the school and thereby the principal to ensure that students with limited use of English have equal access to the same quality education as that of their English speaking peers. This requires that they have certain accommodations or extra help to progress academically while they are learning English. This happens in regular education classes most often. Students who qualify for ELL services must have a…

scheduling process but also the need for collaboration between a principal and the teachers and the need for a positive culture within a school. The master schedule was developed at a meeting of a representative teacher from all grade levels (K-6) and specials (art, music, physical education, and library). Each grade level teacher filled in the schedule for all the teachers in that grade (4 teachers/classes per grade). The principal had sent out an email asking for volunteers to meet on the…