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| toddlayhew | Article 1, Question 6 | 0 | Nov 28 2006, 7:13 PM EST by toddlayhew | ||||
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I feel my formal training did not adequately prepare me for this position. I have learned more from the experience of veteran administrators as well as from my own experiences.
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| toddlayhew | Article 1, Question 5 | 0 | Nov 28 2006, 7:07 PM EST by toddlayhew | ||||
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My reaction to the four highlighted measures of success (quality of teachers, climate among teachers and administrators, quality of candidates for teacher openings, and parent satisfaction) is that parent satisfaction is guaranteed if you have the first three. That is the tricky part.
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| toddlayhew | Article 1, Question 4 | 0 | Nov 28 2006, 7:03 PM EST by toddlayhew | ||||
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Of course time is always a factor. The amount of paperwork can be overwhelming and I also feel discipline is an impediment to focusing on the three major responsibilities.
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| toddlayhew | Article 1, Question 3 | 0 | Nov 28 2006, 6:59 PM EST by toddlayhew | ||||
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I agree with the three major responsibilities of "the job" as suggested by the research except that it leaves out personal interaction with the students. That should be included as well.
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| toddlayhew | Article 1, Question 2 | 0 | Nov 28 2006, 6:57 PM EST by toddlayhew | ||||
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One aspect of the article I strongly agree with is when most administrators reported that their time is spent attending to parent issues, discipline, and irrelavent issues. This, unfortunately can leave very little time to devote to instructional leadership.
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| toddlayhew | Article 1, Question 1 | 0 | Nov 28 2006, 6:53 PM EST by toddlayhew | ||||
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My general reaction to the findings the research presented in this article is that it really hits home. This being my first year as principal, with two first year assistants, I find it difficult to find enough time in the day to accomplish everything.
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| gtwebb | Article 1 | 2 | Oct 30 2006, 2:17 PM EST by Anonymous | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 23 2006, 5:13 PM EDT
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Question - 2
I diagree with the amount of time we put into the job. We are required t ocover these extra curriculasr events and they eat away at OUR time. I spend probably 90 hours a week and still should give more to analize data that is cridical to help faciitate school change. You just can't do it because of all the liitle fires you have to put out. Ido believe the artilce is on target with regards to educational background. Most of the information we use on a daiily bases was not learn in university/college classroom. A lot of it you either have or not. Like dealing with difficult parents/teachers or motivating school-wide change. These are just a few things you gain from experience.
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| thwells35 | Q-6 | 1 | Oct 30 2006, 8:11 AM EST by ppotter | ||||
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Of the areas that are identified as needing further study, I am most interested in delegation to key faculty and staff. I am lucky that many of my faculty were either my teachers in high school or my classmates or firends in high school. I know their strengths and weaknesses and they know mine. We have chairpersons for almost everything and delegation is natural and expected. But in my previous position, there was less familiarity. Because I was only there one year before taking this job, I never got to delve into this area and would like to see how others do it with people with whom they are not already familiar. Giving your trust to another is tricky stuff, and so much rides on it.
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| ppotter | question 6 | 0 | Oct 26 2006, 4:43 PM EDT by ppotter | ||||
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Further study should always be condcuted concerning school leadership. This job and it expectations seems to be changing as fast as technology.
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| ppotter | Question 5 | 0 | Oct 26 2006, 4:40 PM EDT by ppotter | ||||
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Well not having enough time to complete any task and expectations to complete paper work has always been a part of my job. i think as time passes, I get better at prioritizing responsibilities. There will always be tomorrow.
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| ppotter | Reaction to success | 0 | Oct 26 2006, 4:35 PM EDT by ppotter | ||||
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I too believe that more focus needs placed on sustained, appropriate staff development for staff. The time to implement, analyze and evaluated whether or not professional development is working is an integral trend in our leadership at RHS. We hope this will demonstrate success.
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| ppotter | Question 3 | 0 | Oct 26 2006, 4:31 PM EDT by ppotter | ||||
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Curriculum leadership is very important. State personnel laws do hinder an administrator's role in hiring the "best" person for the job - the person that could promote curriculum development. Administrators must not lose sight of the importance of analyzing and suggesting ways to make curriculum improvements.
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| ppotter | Topic 1 Question 2 | 0 | Oct 26 2006, 4:29 PM EDT by ppotter | ||||
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I don't know that the statements of strongly agreeing or disagreeing with this article is appropriate. I believe the points are valid and that many of us have faced similar issues as discussed.
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| ppotter | Trends in school leadership | 0 | Oct 26 2006, 4:27 PM EDT by ppotter | ||||
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I believe the article has valid points. Too often, as a principal, I view distributed leadership as dividing responsibilities however it should be more than that. Distributed leadership should encompass all facets of the school from curriculum issues to supervising events.
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| gtwebb | Topic 1 | 1 | Oct 26 2006, 7:12 AM EDT by kvsmith | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 23 2006, 5:48 PM EDT
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Its great to see that others feel the way I do. I know that as an administrator I do NOT delegate enough things out to my assistant principals. The reason is that I feel they do not place the need to do a job well high on their priority list.
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| gtwebb | Topic 1 | 2 | Oct 24 2006, 2:47 PM EDT by Anonymous | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 23 2006, 5:05 PM EDT
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I feel the artilce is right in line concerning the time wwe put into the job and the paperwork that we put out. It would be great to be rewarded the the time that is placed on us to do the job.So many other states are paying very cvompetitive wages to lure people into administration and to keep them there. Also, its crazy the amount of paperwork that keeps filtering down from central office for principals to do. AS lot of time they have easier access to the information than we do, we do the work and they want to take the credit.
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| gtwebb | Topic - 1 | 1 | Oct 24 2006, 1:06 PM EDT by thwells35 | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 23 2006, 5:38 PM EDT
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Question - 5
All four of thes eare critical but I believe that we need to add creativity. We need educators that are creative and are able to keep their students interested throughout the instructional period. We also need to be allowed to be creative with our schedule. The traditional bell schedule is not condusive in meeting the needs the needs of todays students.
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| gtwebb | Topic 1 | 0 | Oct 23 2006, 5:23 PM EDT by gtwebb | ||||
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I strongly agree that these twothings impede me from doing my job to the best of my ability. I am slowly turning more duties over to my assistants and teachers. But I find that it is hard to let go because I know that when I do it its going to get do in its time restraints. Todays workforce does not have the same beliefs. A lot of teachers believe that they work an 8-3 job and that is all thewy are going to do. You find that a few treachers are there that you can count on. |
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| gtwebb | Topic one | 0 | Oct 23 2006, 5:18 PM EDT by gtwebb | ||||
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Question - 3
I agree that we should be the curriculum leaders of our buildings, but the state needs to make it a little easier to get rid of the people who refuse to change and meet the needs of the 21st century student. Its almost a 2-year process and when you feel that your just about ready to lower the boom - they transfer out and cause problems for another administrator. But again who has time with all the otrher demands of the job. |
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| kvsmith | Question 2 | 1 | Oct 22 2006, 4:21 PM EDT by thwells35 | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 19 2006, 6:54 PM EDT
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I most agree that the challenges faced by high schools are formidable and that the structure of the educational system is generally an impediment (due to inflexibility) in meeting those challenges. Certainly the structure of the system is not the only impediment, but it is a frustrating one.
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