Principal

ways that our principal and vice principal holds all accountable for their actions legally and ethically. First, our senior leadership provides training on school wide procedures, duties, responsibilities, and then presents each employee with a copy of the handbook that contains all said procedures, duties, and responsibilities. The senior leadership then requires all employees to read and familiarize themselves with the staff handbook and then sign an accountability page at the back of the…

stakeholder input concerning school improvement initiatives and requirements concerning action plans. This meeting is held monthly were the community council meets to analyze academic progress of the school and of the students at our school. Our school principal presents to the community council all the action plans…

Highly effective principals are Activators. Activators are not sitting around waiting for things to happen. They decide what needs to be done and move forward to accomplish their goals. Activators described in the textbook are all on the go with personalities to match, but the essence of this trait is not just a big personality. It is the ability to make things happen. This type of principal has the ability to motivate others, cheer them on, and take risks. Activators take the initiative…

In terms of the word Appalachia there are both positive and negative connotations. There have been many stereotypes made about the Appalachian region. The positive ones are uplifting and speak about the culture. While the negative one talk about stereotypes that can be seen as offensive today. One stereotype that hurt the Appalachian region is that of how the area lacks education. Outsiders of the Appalachian region tend to believe these stereotypes, and the life of an Appalachian tends to…

This is when hit me, all this time I was using "self-defense" as an excuse to get out of trouble. Everything was clear to me, I now understood why I was getting all these chances from the principal. Everyone who cared about me gave me chances to better myself and choose the right path. I broke into tears because I understood, everyone who gave me a chance cared about me and I was dumb enough not to see it. I realized that all my older siblings…

As a new principal at Howard L. Jones High School, I have many challenges facing me on my first day. Jones High School uses the zero tolerance policy when it comes to discipline, and that policy can create a lot of tension among stakeholders. My school is diverse, and that in itself is new to this school. The first problem I am facing is our district’s drug policy and the young lady that was sent to the office because of a mysterious pill that was found in her possession that supposedly is for…

The principal of pathos, otherwise known as emotional appeal, is used very little within Hardin’s essay as it would likely be counterproductive by pointing out that his solution means allowing residents of poor countries to starve. One instance that could be considered…

the Vice Principal found out she was and she got into more than she bargained for. This was a case was very interesting, when you may think it's the end they find more things held against her.These girl were under the age of smoking in the bathroom. The supreme court could not give out her full name because she was under age so she had to TLO, which is her initials. There were these two girls who were smoking in the bathroom and a teacher noticed and she reported them to the vice principal.…

A fourth emerging theme I present in this paper is my identification of what I am calling “leadership straddler’s.” I use a study by Prudence Carter (2006) that desired to challenge the findings by Fordham and Ogbu’s (1986) proposed “acting white” theory by black students in regards to educational performance in schools to inform my idea. Carter focused on how both black and Latino low-socioeconomic (SES) students navigate performance in the classroom juxtapose with peer group interaction. She…

Theoretical Foundations Change Change is important in the global market because businesses are rapidly changing every day. Change takes hard work and dedication in an organization. Leaders are significant in managing and facilitating change within an organization. There needs to be a concrete plan in action when starting a change initiative in place. There are many strategies and models that leaders can use for change within a business. Kotter’s eight step process for change is…