As a school administrator, one of my responsibilities is to deal with discipline. I’m sure I’m not the only one. It’s not the part of the job I enjoy that much, but I try to use the time I spend with each student to turn it into a learning opportunity, so they leave my office […]
Hello again, Every year, 8th graders in our district are sent off into the world of high school with a promotion ceremony that takes place on the last day of school. For the last 23 years, I’ve only been involved in these promotion ceremonies as a teacher, escorting students up to the microphone where I […]
One of the most recent lessons I learned as a school administrator came after learning about a teacher who was complaining about the administration. I heard about a teacher who was confronted by the principal about poor performance. That teacher began defending herself with her friends and teammates, claiming that the charges that the principal […]
Recently, my principal sent out a survey to the staff using an online service called, Survey Monkey. He was looking for feedback on how the staff felt about the new collaborative idea he was trying to implement to improve student achievement called Professional Learning Communities or PLC. You can find out more about PLC here. As I […]