One of the hard lessons I had to learn as an inexperienced administrator was that I could not be paralyzed by fear in hearing bad news, nor should I avoid bearers of it. Some of us have the tendency to put our heads in the sand or work behind the scenes to correct bad news [...]
“OK, today I’m going to get out into classrooms, and nothing’s gonna get in my way!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve uttered those words, but no matter how good my intentions are, the “office” part of the job seems to always call for immediate attention. In this article from Principal magazine, former [...]
Wow, it’s been a few days since I’ve posted! I just got back from a meeting of EtonHouse-China principals in Suzhou. It was an action-packed, busy two days but we got covered a lot of territory–perhaps too much. The agenda covered a whole range of school-related issues, including marketing, next year’s calendar, staffing, upgrading and [...]
One important thing I’ve learned as a principal is that there is no one way to do things. If I’m filling out my school improvement plan or writing curriculum, do I use an Excel spreadsheet, an MS Word table, a penciled-in form, or what? In my mind, use whatever you’re most comfortable with, and, for [...]
I’ll be heading off to Miami this summer to attend a week-long workshop at the Principals’ Training Center. The PTC is specifically designed for international school leaders to receive further certification while dealing with the time constraints inherent in international education. They also provide the opportunity to apply credits toward leadership and administrative post-grad credits [...]
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