Principal Interview And Analysis Paper Sample
Principal Interview and Analysis Paper
Shellmarie Harris
UNM LEAD 509
Dr. Susanna Murphy, Mr. Mike Batson
Feb. 4, 2015
Abstract
This paper examines the interplay between an educational organization ie. School and the school’s principal. The primary role of the principal has expanded over the past two decades from one of manager to one of manager and instructional leader. With the expanded role of instructional leader, the principal of the twenty-first century is faced with increased levels of accountability for student achievement as evidenced by national legislation, revised state standards, and an ever-increasing inquiry by shareholders. There are four main areas of that are covered about the principal’s leadership. They are …show more content…
It is comprised of three satellite sites spread throughout the city, North East, North West and South West Valley to accommodate students from all over the district. The dynamics of the sites change day-to-day depending on what students arrive and leave each day, it is a very transient population. Each site consists of two teachers and a para-professional. The student population varies greatly from site to site. There is a mix of Title I students, non Title I students, single parent students, two parent students, those who attend regularly and students that have not attended consistently at their home schools. All though the sites are autonomous, her job as a principal is to find and assist a commonality for the …show more content…
The principal acknowledges that the schools vision of high expectations for all students, differentiation of learning styles for students and understanding cultural differences is critical for her students to succeed in school. The school uses a modified “flipped classroom” where the students receive the majority of the information from a software learning system. This is used to accommodate the many levels of performance across all three grades in the class at one time. The students are then able to have individualized help when needed from the teacher. It is not a truly flipped classroom as many of the students do not have access to computers or internet at home. The principal strongly supports a comprehensive system of learning. She promotes the necessary conditions for learning by providing a safe, caring, participatory, and responsive school climate to address the barriers to learning and teaching. She has done this through utilizing district and community resources. The principal has made sure that her schools do not “fall through the cracks” by welcoming district administration to visit sites to see the accomplishments of the students and to emphasize the importance of addressing the barriers to teaching and learning such as: bullying, disengagement, absenteeism and behavioral health
Shellmarie Harris
UNM LEAD 509
Dr. Susanna Murphy, Mr. Mike Batson
Feb. 4, 2015
Abstract
This paper examines the interplay between an educational organization ie. School and the school’s principal. The primary role of the principal has expanded over the past two decades from one of manager to one of manager and instructional leader. With the expanded role of instructional leader, the principal of the twenty-first century is faced with increased levels of accountability for student achievement as evidenced by national legislation, revised state standards, and an ever-increasing inquiry by shareholders. There are four main areas of that are covered about the principal’s leadership. They are …show more content…
It is comprised of three satellite sites spread throughout the city, North East, North West and South West Valley to accommodate students from all over the district. The dynamics of the sites change day-to-day depending on what students arrive and leave each day, it is a very transient population. Each site consists of two teachers and a para-professional. The student population varies greatly from site to site. There is a mix of Title I students, non Title I students, single parent students, two parent students, those who attend regularly and students that have not attended consistently at their home schools. All though the sites are autonomous, her job as a principal is to find and assist a commonality for the …show more content…
The principal acknowledges that the schools vision of high expectations for all students, differentiation of learning styles for students and understanding cultural differences is critical for her students to succeed in school. The school uses a modified “flipped classroom” where the students receive the majority of the information from a software learning system. This is used to accommodate the many levels of performance across all three grades in the class at one time. The students are then able to have individualized help when needed from the teacher. It is not a truly flipped classroom as many of the students do not have access to computers or internet at home. The principal strongly supports a comprehensive system of learning. She promotes the necessary conditions for learning by providing a safe, caring, participatory, and responsive school climate to address the barriers to learning and teaching. She has done this through utilizing district and community resources. The principal has made sure that her schools do not “fall through the cracks” by welcoming district administration to visit sites to see the accomplishments of the students and to emphasize the importance of addressing the barriers to teaching and learning such as: bullying, disengagement, absenteeism and behavioral health