As a school leader there are three things that are non-negotiable for me. First, the school where I lead needs to be safe for teachers, students, and guests. We will have lock-down drills and closed-campus drills to know how to deal with any physical threats. The facilities will be upgraded, maintained, and cleaned as needed so that they are safe for students. I have zero tolerance for unsafe classroom or office interactions. No disrespectful actions between staff members and students will be tolerated, including sexual harassment. Students will learn to respect others’ differences regardless of country of origin, religion, gender, language, etc.
My second non-negotiable is that school is a place where students’ needs come first. This is done through being an active and productive Professional Learning Community. It will be a community that continually looks at what we are doing as staff and how we can better meet the needs of students. We need to be open to feedback from students, parents, community members, and other stakeholders. We will set goals and celebrate victories as we achieve them. My third non-negotiable is that learning and training is for everyone. Instead of doing Professional Development to turn a form, PD should be focused, what was learned should be shared, and it should have a direct/positive impact on students. This applies to the principal, teachers, office clerks, and all staff members. Our business is teaching to improve ourselves. We should model that learning is important by putting our money where our mouths are.
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Ian Pumpian
9/28/2015 03:21:05 pm
Both your entry are wonderful. Your style sytatement lets me know you know what the buzz words mean and i believe you will lead that way. Your nonnegotiables are clear and right on. My only suggestion is keeping school safe expalnation onl;y seems to deal with what you won';t allow to happen, instead of what do you expect to happen in a safe school other than preventing bad things from happening. Can you add a little tenderness to this one.
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Sheila
9/28/2015 10:29:15 pm
Dr. Pumpian, In regarding to school safety: I expect that students and staff will work together to keep an eye out for each other. While the campus will be welcoming and friendly, all visitors will need to check into the front office to check in, get a guest pass, and log in. (Is that what you were meaning by "tenderness"?)
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Ian Pumpian
10/4/2015 06:21:27 pm
yes, you state what you want to see not just what you are preventing. It rounds out your position. Thats for clarifying Leave a Reply. |
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