It is not a new concept, but to be a instructional leader you need to be able to manage your time wisely. One of the keys to this is willing to allow others to take on more responsibilities.

To me, this is probably the key to staying fresh and not burning out. I really have a problem with releasing (delegating) other responsibilities to individuals. First, this is my second year at this school and I feel I need to know the abilities of the staff.

Secondly, I am finding out that what I do relinquish control of it seems that the same individuals are taking on all the extra assignments. Every staff member needs to take an active role in bettering the school. Ownership is very hard in getting an older staff to accept.

I will continue to research on how to create change in my school. All administrators wants whats best for their school. But changes need to be made on hiring and firing practices so that it is easier to remove non-productive staff members.

Changes need to be made in the attendance laws to where students and parents are held accountable for poor attendance. Drastic changes in these areas need to come about to aide in school-wide reforms.

New administrators need to be creative thinkers, willing to take risks. Training needs to incorporate an apprenticeship segment so that new administrators know what is requiredwhen they first take the job, not on the job training.