Great article. Probably one of the most informative one yet. I really like the concept of preventive maintenance on your orfganization. We are constantly doing preventive maintance on issues that arise daily. I feel rthat some of the problems is that we do not continue with certain programs allowing them to be successful. We face other issues with a new group of students and have to adjust to the problems that tthey bring.

I really enjoy the part on how to bring people over to your side. The problem still is the older staff members. How do you bring these people over to your side. Passion for a cause does not always win these people over? They are set in there beliefs and have given all the extra that they are going to give. They feel that the younger teachers need to step up. The problem is if you can't get them to by in then what recourse do you have. A letter of reprimand, an improveement plan? Its 2 years in trying to remove an incomp. employee. And with that you better have all your I's dotted and T's crossed.

Sometimes passion for your cause is not met with the same desire. Giving some the power to make decision can cause you more work than you doing it yourself. Teachers do not know the law and are nt the ones answering the phone when the upset parent calls. We made a drastic change last year. To many students were being tardy to class. A problem that I inherited and a problem that needed fixed. A solution was presented and falculty senate was allowed to tweek. The only statement that I made is that this was going to be a school wide decision and that everyone needed to back each other. Administration would take the heat but when parents coplained we wanted the teachers to back us. The tardy problem was resolved. Teachers loved it. But still I have teachers that try to circumvent this policy. This article gaver some insight in trying to win these people over. I need to empower more, but all stakeholders need to part in doing more.

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