I have been very fortunate to have three of my assistant principals spend the past seven years with me. Recently one of my long-time assistants made the decision to change levels and move to middle school. Her desire is to be a middle school principal and when the...
Recently my state has moved to a new leadership evaluation for school administrators. The new system consists of eight leadership standards for which I must provide artifacts and evidence to demonstrate my competency in each area. I am telling you this because over...
I recently wrote an article regarding why classroom observations should be conducted the week prior to leaving for a school break. Conducting classroom observations the day we return from a school break can be just as impactful. Here is why. We recently returned from...
I was perusing through one of my LinkedIn discussion groups and came across an article authored by Mr. Henry Gray. The article is entitled Ask for Help. I included the first two paragraphs of Mr. Gray’s article as I thought it provided some insight as to the many...
It seems that over the years I have found myself referencing the benefit of classroom walk-throughs on many occasions as I speak about the things we do in our building. Just recently I had the opportunity to speak with two members of my faculty and as the conversation...
