But if
my experience as a school principal has taught me one thing, it's that there is almost always a way to turn around I - can «t - do its.
When writing up
her experience as a school principal, we placed her everyday duties in paragraph form and then bulleted all of her many accomplishments.
Her experience as a school principal and assistant superintendent for business services have given her the skills of being a constant problem solver, which translates into a successful real estate transaction for her buyer and seller clients.
Not exact matches
But there were others who tried to reconcile the insights coming out of this
experience with the monotheistic affirmations of biblical faith» such
as Isaac Luria, the
principal theorist of the Safad
school of the Kabbalah; or Bonaventure, who sought to retain the speculations of radical Franciscanism within the fold of Catholic orthodoxy; or al - Ghazzali, whose intellectual lifework was the intellectual integration of the Sufi
experience with orthodox Islam.
What I liked best about this format for presenting information was the «360 degree» perspective it offered: Casey gave the issue a framework, with useful advice on how to persuade
principals and administrators to implement in - classroom breakfast programs; Nora followed, sharing her personal story with using free / reduced programs when her children were young, and stressing the importance of taking care of «the whole child»; Rosario charmed the crowd with her
experiences implementing in - classroom breakfast in her district, sharing a story about how excited her kids got about breakfast after a power outage — not how excited they were about the return of electricity, but about getting breakfast; Barry inspired the group by explaining how he took his successes
as a
school food director
as a springboard to a new career
as a consultant, replicating and spreading that success in other classrooms.
Some complain about the paucity of long - time educators in the education department bureaucracy and about the city's hiring people with scant classroom
experience — but a stint at management training course —
as school principals.
She has extensive
experience as a reading / language arts curriculum coordinator for several local
school districts and
as an elementary
school principal.
When a new Japanese family arrived in the middle of the
school year, the origami instructors worked with the
principal to encourage these children to sign up for their after -
school class, where they could show off Japanese culture
as experts while
experiencing the comfort of using their own language in a classroom setting.
Salonen has extensive
experience in the pedagogical field
as a teacher, a
principal and a leading expert in
school improvement.
Through years of
experience as a high
school principal, I have learned to get really nervous whenever I hear someone proclaim what «all»
schools and «all» students should do.
More than 25
principals share their personal
experiences as school leaders.
cohort 1, for example, is leveraging the program to build on her
experiences as a kindergarten teacher in the South Bronx, N.Y., and
as the founding
principal of Bushwick Charter
School, which is part of the Achievement First Network.
Once identified
as plausible candidates, how should inexperienced people be prepared for the responsibilities of public
school principals — and how can people with solid
experience in one kind of setting get the additional training they may need to do a first - rate job in another setting?
Your education
experience: Eight years
as a classroom teacher, two years
as an education consultant, and seven years
as a
principal at a previous
school.
The leader of the assistant
principal search team had just been appointed
principal of our new Junior High (after serving several years
as an assistant
principal of the high
school); he was assisted by an assistant
principal (three years of
experience) from another
school.
The personnel data combine time
as a teacher and
as an administrator into total
experience, so it is not possible to measure tenure
as a
principal accurately for those who became a
principal prior to the initial year of our data (the 1990 — 91
school year).
Apprentice
principals — and
experienced principals too — stand to learn a lot from these masters
as they offer their best advice about surviving opening - day jitters, avoiding pitfalls, and coping with problems on the first day of
school.
Your education
experience: [I worked] 17 years
as a teacher, three years
as a high
school teacher and activities director, three years
as a middle
school principal, and one year
as the current high
school principal.
Although the institutes offered new administrators an opportunity to grow comfortable with their position — it also strengthened
experienced leaders like Noemy Renee Garcia whose dual role
as superintendent and
principal of Kennedy County - Wide Common
School District in Sarita, Texas.
Executive
Principal Sir David Carter describes getting involved
as «an opportunity to build succession for the region so that we generate a talent pool of our best leaders who are energised and ready to take on a range of
school leadership roles that ultimately provide students with a quality educational
experience.»
As an
experienced leader in education, Nathan actively mentors teachers and
principals, and consults nationally and internationally on issues of educational reform, leadership and teaching with a commitment to equity, and the critical role of arts and creativity in
schools.
With 11 years
as principal of one of South Australia's best performing
schools, Brighton Secondary
School, and more than 40 years of
experience in secondary
schools in Queensland and South Australia, O'Neill told Education Matters the award win is more a testament to the leaders she works with.
Even though Mary Grassa O'Neill, managing director of the newly merged
Principals» Center and Programs in Professional Education, has years of hands - on
experience as a
school leader in urban and suburban settings, she adamantly claims that she is «only a practitioner working among a genius faculty of researchers.»
Decades later, in his eight years
as director of the
School Leadership Program (SLP) at HGSE, Teitel deliberately created integrated
experiences for future
principals.
As part of the study circle
experience, members of the circles toured all three elementary
schools, were introduced to the
principals, and were able to meet residents from other areas of town.
As a student in School Leadership Program (SLP), Webb put her mission to work as the principal intern at an all - girls middle school, an experience that served as both motivation and inspiration during the past yea
As a student in
School Leadership Program (SLP), Webb put her mission to work as the principal intern at an all - girls middle school, an experience that served as both motivation and inspiration during the past
School Leadership Program (SLP), Webb put her mission to work
as the principal intern at an all - girls middle school, an experience that served as both motivation and inspiration during the past yea
as the
principal intern at an all - girls middle
school, an experience that served as both motivation and inspiration during the past
school, an
experience that served
as both motivation and inspiration during the past yea
as both motivation and inspiration during the past year.
John Porter, whose 40 - year career in education includes
experience as a teacher and
as an administrator and
principal at the elementary, middle, and high
school levels in Alexandria, Virginia, says providing the opportunity for such observation, or the opportunity to observe a middle
school science or math teacher at another
school in the district, can lessen teacher frustration.
Tonda Potts has
experience as both a special education and general education teacher, staff developer, Clinical Professor (University of Colorado Boulder), Director of Special Education,
principal, Executive Director for Curriculum / Instruction, and Superintendent of
Schools.
Since
principal leadership is so important, systems should require
school leaders to have teaching
experience with students similar to those who attend the
school,
as well
as having served
as a teachers union official.
His previous work
experience includes twelve years
as a high
school teacher, K - 8
principal, university professor in teacher education, and founding executive director of Educators for Social Responsibility.
The year - long Miles Family Fellowship programming is designed to increase leadership capacity in
experienced assistant
principals who are preparing to lead a KIPP
school, either
as a Fisher Fellow or successor within the next two years.
Second, the
school's
principal must submit a satisfactory self audit describing such items
as the course's outline, some lesson plans, available support materials, and the teacher's
experience, content knowledge, and opportunities for professional development.
We asked
principals and vice
principals about the
principal «s leadership in areas such
as student achievement goals, vision for the
school, and student learning; making decisions about instruction; leadership distribution in the
school; professional development
experiences for
principals and teachers; curriculum and instruction;
school culture; state and district influences on administrators «and teachers «work in the
school; and the impact of parents and the wider
school community.
Principals lack the
experience and expertise in early childhood education that is needed
as pre-K programs expand in public elementary
schools and that could inhibit their ability to manage and support pre-K teachers, according to a new report.
She is an
experienced educational leader having worked
as a teacher, professional counselor,
school principal, and director of curriculum and instruction prior to leading the courseware product line at Edmentum.
Having over 35 years of
experience in education, she has been a teacher, an assistant
principal, a
principal, and served
as the Associate Superintendent for
Schools for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Principals urged Congress to fund discretionary programs that provide principals with direct instructional leadership support and a newly - authorized Title IV block grant program that will help schools provide a well - rounded experience for all students through arts - integration and use of technology, as well as address issues such as providing school counselors, physical education programs, student mental health services, drug use prevention, and social and emotional
Principals urged Congress to fund discretionary programs that provide
principals with direct instructional leadership support and a newly - authorized Title IV block grant program that will help schools provide a well - rounded experience for all students through arts - integration and use of technology, as well as address issues such as providing school counselors, physical education programs, student mental health services, drug use prevention, and social and emotional
principals with direct instructional leadership support and a newly - authorized Title IV block grant program that will help
schools provide a well - rounded
experience for all students through arts - integration and use of technology,
as well
as address issues such
as providing
school counselors, physical education programs, student mental health services, drug use prevention, and social and emotional learning.
Ronald Tabano has over 40 years
experience in education beginning his work
as a 6th grade teacher, moving to teaching social studies and ELA at the middle and high
school levels, eventually becoming an Assistant
Principal.
We'll consider factors, including current leadership
experiences that can indicate if you're ready to move into larger positions, and discover how to be supported
as you make this important transition from assistant to
principal or from teacher leader in the classroom to
school leader and key person in the
school, community, state and beyond.
In this blog post for the Chalkboard Project, Sharon Williams shares some of her own
experience as a
principal, the foundations of CEL's work with central office leaders and superintendents and how it will help establish a culture in which every
school leader is supported to improve teaching effectiveness for every student in every classroom across Oregon.
To compound the issue, these competing demands make it challenging for
principals to lead schoolwide efforts that promote positive, safe, and nurturing
school environments that embed health
as part of the natural educational
experience.
Her previous
experience includes work
as a classroom teacher, gifted resource teacher, and elementary
school principal.
Growth Public
Schools Founding
Principal and CEO David Richards brings years of
experience as one of the founding team members of Summit Public
Schools.
«Anybody
experienced in running an organization
as complicated
as a
school can see pretty quickly that the
experience of the faculty and staff and administrators and
principals all working together is a huge asset in improving a
school,» said John Simmons, the president of the Chicago - based Strategic Learning Initiatives, which has turned around
schools in that city while largely retaining their staffs.
It reflects lessons drawn from one - teacher - one - classroom style evaluation
as well
as early
experiences of Opportunity Culture teachers and
principals — to guide states, districts, and
schools toward ensuring that evaluation supports everyone's success.
Many educators, and certainly
experienced teachers and
school principals, perceive teaching in
school as team play.
Dr. Sciarappa has 26 years of
experience as an elementary and middle
school principal and has received numerous awards for her work.
Dr. Finkel has over 27 years of
experience in urban education
as a former
school psychologist and elementary
school principal for Worcester Public
Schools in Massachusetts.
The article highlights the work of Kimi Kean, Oakland Unified
School District Regional Executive Officer and a longtime National Equity Project partner and her experience with our coaching as principal of Acorn Woodland elementary s
School District Regional Executive Officer and a longtime National Equity Project partner and her
experience with our coaching
as principal of Acorn Woodland elementary
schoolschool.
Recent
experience underscores that investing in better
school leadership could make economic sense, too - not only because of what
principals can do to boost instruction and student achievement, but because of how leadership can act
as a magnet for drawing talented teachers to high - needs
schools.