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 […]
In our Admin meetings, we discuss talk about what’s happening on campus, upcoming events, calendar items, policy changes, etc. We also include an agenda item called, Iron Sharpens Iron. We take turns sharing articles or videos or mini-lessons that deal with school leadership. This last Iron Sharpens Iron, our assistant principal shared a chapter of […]
I wanted to share something that my principal instituted at the beginning 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 […]
Yesterday, I attended a professional development event for my new school. As you know, after 23 years of being a classroom teacher, I have moved into administration. My principal put together a team-building workshop where the teachers at my new school gathered to meet and learn some strategies to help them work better in collaborative […]