I had the busiest day of my administrative career the other day. It wasn’t stressful or emotionally-draining – just busy. My to-do list was already large to begin with, but so many other tasks seemed to appear on as the day wore on. I learned really fast that in order to get home at a […]
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Iron Sharpens Iron – Keeping Administrators Sharp
I wanted to share something that my principal instituted at the beginningĀ of the year for the admin team. It’s called Iron Sharpens Iron. The idea is to have each member of the admin team (Principal, Assistant Principal, Student Advisor, and Counselor) bring a short lesson on something that can be beneficial to the group during […]
The Administrator as Body Guard – Keeping Parent Meetings Positive
Hello again, As an administrator, you’re going to be in so many parent meetings that you’ll lose count very soon. It’s just part of the job. As a teacher, I had the occasional meeting where we discussed the progress of the student (or lack thereof), but I could go weeks without having a parentĀ meeting. […]
Analyzing Data – Professional Learning Communities – Our First Depatment Meeting
Hello again, The admin team sat down recently with our department chair teachers to discuss the results of the common assessments that were given by each department. It was an interesting conversation. Being in really our first year of the PLC model, we are still trying to learn how it works and working through some […]