We find strong evidence, however, that time management skills are associated with lower
principal job stress.
Not exact matches
Why then are some
principals able to maintain a sense of optimism and avoid succumbing to the pressures and
stresses of the
job?
Natasha Patterson School Leadership Program Current City: Chicago Current
job: Assistant
principal, Chicago Public Schools Career highlights: Serving as school director /
principal of UCSN — Rogers Park for the 2013 - 2014 academic year and earning a Level 1 + on the SQRP; securing a partnership with the David Lynch Foundation and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to bring Transcendental Meditation and the Quiet Time program to the students and staff of Gage Park High School, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with
stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credentials.
Teachers Urged to Consider Principalship The
principal's
job can be a difficult, high -
stress one.
But
principals do a great
job of figuring out how to beat that
stress.
Research outside education suggests that effective time management skills may help
principals meet
job demands, reduce
job stress, and improve their performance.
We analyzed scores on the inventory descriptively and used them to predict time - use data collected via in - person observations, a survey - based measure of
job stress, and measures of perceived
job effectiveness obtained from assistant
principals and teachers in the school.
Principal Time Management Skills: Explaining Patterns in
Principals» Time Use,
Job Stress, and Perceived Effectiveness
Of course, many
principals find that the
job's satisfactions outweigh the accompanying
stress.
A recent article in EdWeek stated: «The
principal's
job has been called both the most important in a school building and the loneliest, and the
stress it places on individuals is illustrated by its rapid turnover rates, especially in high - poverty schools»
New
principals must not only learn to seamlessly integrate curriculum, lead change, and manage personnel; they must also become first responders in times of tragedy and grief counselors, while supporting their own mental health in high -
stress jobs.
New
principals must not only learn to seamlessly integrate curriculum, lead change, and manage personnel; they must also become first responders in times of tragedy and interrogation experts in criminal investigations, while supporting their own mental health in new high -
stress jobs.
We are working with fear and
stress by constantly being told by our
principals that we may lose our
jobs if the test scores aren't up.
«Three - quarters of all
principals say the
job has become too complex, and nearly half report feeling under great
stress several times a week or more.»
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