Principal

L.B.J’s Principal If you were running for president and had to make a choice for yourself or for our country who would you choose? Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in 1908,in Texas.At age twenty he took a job as a teacher teaching fith,sixth,and seventh grade. He taught segregated Mexican American’s at Cotulla High School.Most of the students came to class hungry without breakfast and were very poor.Did L.B.J sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 out of principle or politics?Lyndon Baines Johnson was…

According to Joshua McLaurin, Principal at Anson Middle School (AMS), the principal’s involvement in the curriculum is a top priority. When Common Core State Standards were adopted, principals worked with teachers on curriculum design. Using information provided by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, teachers created syllabi, learning units, pacing guides, and assessments that were horizontally and vertically aligned by subject. Principals provided guidance and support…

The principal must ensure that he/she is a responsible leader that engages in professional practice through his/her financial decisions. The leader can promote positive change throughout the school with his/her financial style. As the educational leader, he/she should be open to diversity and innovation, especially with all the new technology that is being offered, and find ways to incorporate this new technology within the budget. The principal must promote student success by ensuring…

this reason, school personnel need to know about the legal relationships and boundaries between children and their parents, guardians, or caretakers. Not only must the principal be aware of these situations but all school employees who may have contact with the parties involved. At PPES, court orders are first reviewed by the principal and guidance counselor. The original paperwork is placed in the student’s cumulative folder; additionally, a copy is kept in a binder in the principal’s office…

understand the importance of continuous growth. To improve teaching and learning, highly effective principals realize the importance of surrounding themselves with highly effective teachers who have a desire to do the job well. Fink and Resnick (2001) asserts, “Above all, principals are responsible for selecting and cultivating a teaching staff that is able to teach effectively.” Furthermore, the principal must be able to analyze and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in order to…

dialogue regarding the building of a strong, educationally focused school environment (Odden, 2011). The building of successful collaborative work groups takes time and proactive initiatives from school leaders (DuFour, 2003). Proactive school principals can promote successful professional learning communities with a clear vision of characteristics that are prevalent in collaborative and productive PLC’s. Those characteristics include a sense of trust among members, objective and honest…

5 years, and the current principal of the Buchanan Elementary School replaced their beloved principal, who was coerced into retirement due to his inability to meet performance goals set by Superintendent Mark Simon. As a result, the…

Enron: The purpose is to examine how information asymmetry and opportunistic behavior of legal firms, executives and auditors and the incompetence of the owners ie. The principal to control it let to the catastrophic collapse of Enron. The implosion caused due to US in Enron had created massive havoc costing the economy a whopping $ 64 billion in 2002 with GDP declining by 0.67 % in the next two years and a major decline in investor confidence directing a 17% decline in share prices. The main…

The principal has committed a serious offense against the integrity of the school. His actions are, without a doubt, wrong because the principal has shown disregard for his values and ignored his conscience. So far, Grace has searched out the facts. She knows the action, which is the principal inflating the grades, and the motive, which is to make the athlete eligible to help the team. Next, she needs to think of alternatives. She could call out the principal for his actions, adjust the grade…

Karen Arnold, principal of Pittsburgh Fulton PreK-5, hopes to instill the best in her students. During her brief tenure as principal, Arnold has worked to ensure that the academic environment and learning community at Fulton--the only partial French magnet program in Pittsburgh Public Schools--continues to grow and change to support students. Arnold takes pride in establishing regular routines that improve the learning of all students. She believes that with flexible approaches to education…