Principal

and the Professional Development of Teachers Successful principals are skilled at building connections. As McEwan (2003) states that school leaders understand that to have an effective school, they have to concentrate on the general population inside the school, not the projects. By keeping up the emphasis on individuals the effective principal advances the improvement, usage, and development of amazing instructional projects. The capacity to set up individual associations with all individuals…

developed between and among staff members as well as between the principal, assistant principal and staff in order for teachers to embark on meaningful collaboration. Trust among colleagues and staff involves more than creating high morale; it is developed through ongoing interaction each day as people work together on improving student learning. As an educational leader, it is important to keep your word. As assistant principal I will demonstrate personal integrity. I will demonstrate…

diverse background, which brought more challenges to the school, including a decrease of standardized assessment scores and a high mobility rate. Principal Yewe, a first-year administrator with a history of raising student academic outcomes across diverse populations, was hired to improve the academic achievement levels at the school. The previous principal, Dr. Runmuck was considered abrasive and demanding of the staff and had departed the school with staff morale at a pivotal low. During…

Communication The principal of Gibsland – Coleman is an effective emerging leader. He is only in his second year of being an actual administrator. Prior to accepting the full - time position last year, the principal had been a classroom teacher at a larger inner-city Title I school in Shreveport, LA. Several of his administrative missteps were directly related to his inexperience as an administrator; however, many of the new ideas he attempted at Gibsland were potentially effective methods…

Appropriate Practice Principals of, “all areas of development and learning are important” and “Play is an important vehicle for developing self-regulation and promoting language, cognition and social competence” ” (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2009). However it does not support the principal, “development and learning occur in and are influenced by multiple social and cultural contacts” (NAEYC, 2009). The physical indoor environment supports the principal of “all…

Parkmont High School. A significant event in the movie was Emilio Ramirez’s death which affects all the characters in the movie especially Louanne, Angela and Principal Grandey. However was Louanne accountable for the event of Emilio’s death? She could be seen as responsible for it but she is not. Emilio’s death was caused partially by Principal Grandey’s mistake and the choice of Emilio himself. Louanne could have been seen as the one responsible as she is the one that told him to go to…

The legal issue that arose in the case was what meaning was to be given to the word “inability” in section 12 (1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971. The appellant argued that “inability” should be interpreted restricting the word to physical or mental infirmity whereas the respondent argued that it should be interpreted broadly meaning “inability” includes any reasons rendering a person unfit to perform the duties of a sheriff. I have drafted an amended version of the existing section 12…

“The Hammer Principle” is one of the principles for building relationships in Winning with People by John C. Maxwell. As the principal of a school, building relationships must be one of the top priorities. Relationships are the foundation upon which student learning begins. When a principal has the support and loyalty of the teachers and staff at the school, student learning occurs because teachers have the desire and attitude to get the job done. Developing respectful and trusting…

was wondering why would Ms. Mack be sending him to the principal's office, he did nothing wrong. Then all of a sudden the lights turn off again. Rodney knew something was affecting the lights. Once he arrived to the principal's office he asked the principal a question about why dose the…

teaching force are those tasked with carrying out and implementing these changes and plans on the frontlines (Chan, 2008). Competent leadership is seen as an important factor which directly affects a schools performance whereby with an effective principal at the helm being able to steer his or her school towards academic success. When the leader of an organization exhibits the capability to influence staff towards a set of targets this is often categorized as the hallmark of instructional…