Summary Of The Principal Shortage

Upon reading the article “The Principal files: Principal Shortage- Why doesn’t anybody want the job?” made for a very interesting read and concerns still arise as to whether the principalship is the career path for me. Throughout the principalship course, we had the opportunity to meet three retired principals—which includes the professor. There was a common shared sentiment among them all and that was that being a principal is a highly stressful job. However, the amount of stress and how they dealt with it appeared to be different. Interestingly enough, none appeared to regret their decisions. However, all do highly recommend that we be certain as to why we would like to become a principal and do we have the stamina and will to stay committed to the work.
After interviewing the principal at Roosevelt High School and taking in
I wonder if these principals referenced in this article were transformational leaders—one that knows when to delegate, build the capacity of leaders in the school, and model what true leadership is so that others in your team can be inspired and empowered to create change to amplify school improvement efforts. According to the article, a principal Chevevert stated that he works at a small school and that he has no one to delegate to, no assistant principals nor department heads. Unfortunately, these sound like excuses. One would have to ask then where are your teachers? They are the most important people in a school along side of the students. Without them the school cannot function. A leader is one that builds the capacity of others to take the lead and assume shared responsibility in the success of the school. A school does not run on it’s own. It takes a