According to the Robert Blum’s research on “School Connectedness” creating trusting, respectful relationships between students, teachers, parents and administrators will increase student engagement in school which has substantial impact on the measures of student achievement. As a principal, I would work with site-based decision making committee to implement strategies for systematically communicating with and gathering input from all campus stakeholders through parent-teacher conferences, home visits, family nights and similar activities to increase parental engagement and involvement. That’s why first of all the focus should be to create environment where students would feel safe and secure, where they would know that people do care about …show more content…
According to the article by Robert Blum “A Case of School Connectedness”, only effective educators who are proficient in content of their subject and skilled in classroom management and teaching techniques are able to meet the needs of every student. Principal is responsible for modeling, facilitating and expecting professional growth in staff, providing resources, and helping teachers focus on a career path. As a principal I would ensure that developmental program should be systematic, long range and correlated with success in the classroom. Together with site-based decision making committee principal should work on designing staff development and evaluation programs correlated with campus goals and objectives. Staff development model for the three year period should include following programs: Cooperative learning, Classroom management, Motivational theory, Project-based learning, Curricular alignment/ Interdisciplinary approach, Lesson cycle/Best practices. In our school district the evaluation system is based on Danielson model. There are three domains in the system which are: Instructional Quality, Student Growth and Achievement and Professional roles and responsibilities. When administration team visit teachers for formal observation they usually are concerned about first domain Instructional Quality. The key concepts of the first domains are Setting Instructional Goals, Classroom …show more content…
In our school we are trying to build safe, positive, respectful environment. Schools should have counseling department in campuses who work with students who are at risk and their families. They should also sponsor programs such as anti-bullying, red ribbon week, charity for cancer patients and etc. As a principal, I would work with site-based decision making committee to ensure that local, state and federal laws and policies are being followed to support health, food, transportation services for students. Together with site-based decision making committee we would work on planning and designing policies and procedures in the following areas: safety and health; facilities audit; emergency plans; walk-through ways of the
As a leader candidate, I can understand the challenges and multiplicity of complications that administrators must face each day. However, I will not accept any remote possibility that the students must be affected by some flaws of the school organization. We all as leaders, must be strategic with people, time, and money to guide our students towards an academic success.
Students need to be able to come to school, feel welcome, and receive the best education that their teacher can provide. To be able to do this the principal needs to make the decisions that supports his/her school. Principals need to be role models and responsible decision makers. Policies and procedures need to be updated regularly and should be reviewed by multiple parties.
Collaboration between school and family is necessary to successfully create a positive, enriched, learning environment for the student. There are a few ways that parents can achieve this: positive support of school participation including homework, communicating with the school on a regular basis, volunteering in the school, a...
Surveys will ask parents, teacher and students about school engagement and how they foresee their role/behavior to affect parental engagement. Students attendance, grades, behavior records will be used to see if there is a pattern of academic success and parental involvement, as well as teacher perception having an effect. Interviews will be conducted to help find a pattern on what parents, students, and teachers/school staff see as an obstacle or a welcoming for parents. Interviews with parents will collect data on what factors attribute to parent disengagement and what can teachers and school staff do to make them feel welcome and engage in their child’s
An effective school leader possesses skills to create, implement, evaluate, improve and share a staff development plan. I met with Ben Rhodes, Sandy Creek Middle School’s principal, to interview him on the specific elements of his yearly staff development plan. We began with the design process focusing on the district and school goals. District goals include improving literacy across the content areas in reading and writing, Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum (GVC). Guaranteed and Viable Technology (GVT), and Closing the Achievement Gap (Equity in Excellence). Using a variety of assessments to focus on specific needs, Ben Rhodes and Mary Sonya, our Pupil Achievement Specialist, examined CSAP, Explore, MAP, and RAD data. They use the Colorado Growth Model to help guide them to determine if students have made adequate yearly progress. Together, they created the plan that included the district goals mentioned above as well as continuing to include new technology skills, information on special education changes with Response to Intervention (RTI), maintaining current staff implementation of literacy goals and a new goal of raising achievement in math.
The effectiveness of a classrom teacher depends considerably upon the leadership style and efficacy of the school principal. Principals have a leadership responsibility to lead with passion, committment, and vision to the highest ethical and intellectual standards. The main job of any site principal is to help teachers become better, as stated by Dr. Gentilucci (2017) “There is always room to grow,” and to do so, principals must lead by example. There is little doubt by most experts that school administration, specifically the principal, play a vital role in positively influencing the performance of classroom teachers.
If I was the principal, my first step would be to get staff members to help me come up with a shared vision and mission statement for the school. What do we want to accomplish by the end of the school and what do we want the school to look like in the future? The main purpose is for teachers to feel part of a mission. I would strongly advocate for the help of Bill Osborne to help me lead this. As a principal, I want to hear from teachers and see what they envision. My purpose would be assist and take their ideas.
Leadership is an important factor in managing change in organizations (Sarros & Santora, 2001). Leadership is one of the most vital success factors in organization (Murphy & Ensher, 2008). At any time in history of any community, there has always been a great leader and leadership has always been practiced (Leech & Fulton, 2008). For all successful organizations, there has been an effective leader who is able to mobilize all the resources in the organization to achieve its goals (Malusu, 2003). Schools, like other organizations, require effective leadership to achieve their goals (Barnet, McCormick & Conners, 2001). In an educational system, a principal as the coordinator of all educational and training activities
Wilson, G. (2011, March 1). Parental Engagement- Oxford School Improvement. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqxYooapk6k
Parent involvement is a major topic of concern among policy makers, educators, and researchers (Brooks-Gunn, Duncan, & Maritato, 1997; Rouse & Barrow, 2006; Young, Austin, & Growe, 2013) for more than 20 years. School districts, educational leaders, and researchers all agree with the premise that strong school-family partnerships improve children’s learning and outcomes. Parents and schools, separately or together, represent noteworthy influences on the essential sources of support for children’s learning and development. Children develop within multiple contexts, and development and learning are optimal when effective networks and permanencies among these systems are created. Semke and Sheridan (2012) affirm methods
The entire community plays an essential role in the growth and development of children within our community. As a school leader, building an inclusive school culture that is open and friendly to all stakeholders using a variety of effective methods is crucial. There is no magic formula to incorporating a positive school culture, much depends on the leadership of the campus. The leadership on campus cultivates the climate providing support and respect for everyone invested in the student’s education.
This website magazine article informs the viewer on why parent involvement in schools are important, and what parents and teachers can do to become involved in the schools.
When it comes to parental involvement, most people agree with the “why”; it’s the “how” that poses the challenge. The vast majority of parents want to be involved, but face significant barriers in doing so. The vast majority of schools welcome parent involvement, but with short parent meetings (for which both sides struggle to find time), it’s hard to know exactly what to do.
There are many benefits to teachings having a good relationship with the student’s family, guardian, or parents. Teachers should begin the school year with building positive relationships with the student’s families. In the book it mentions that there is ongoing research that indicates the benefits of family involvement in children’s education. Some of these benefits mentioned were children earning higher grades, tend to have better attendance, have higher rates of homework completion, and are more motivated and have positive attitudes towards school. Through the reading it also emphasizes on the increase in family involvement in children’s education will result in a decrease in students participating in substance abuse and violence. Students
It takes a knowledge base and an innovated mind to succeed in a competitive society. Preparing to succeed starts in early education programs where students learn discipline, structure, and organization in a safe learning environment. A teacher's positive relationship, high expectations and confidence in students allow for students to learn in an environment that is conducive for learning. Varied student activities and instructional methods arranged for students to engage in, allows for individuality, growth and a quality education. School administrators have an important role in their community. Their professional behavior must be respected and their leadership must be accepted by those that they serve. They follow the National Association of Elementary School Principals and National Association of Secondary School Principals (NAESP/NASSP) ethical code of behavior. This ethical code helps to assist the profession in protecting those deserving its protection. It also helps to raise the confidence and conscience of administrators on behavioral issues. Fundamental ethical principles are always present to guide administrators in confronting, predicting or defining situations. The administrator serves in a public school. He/she is responsible for providing educational opportunities to all and displaying exemplary professional leadership. The motivational factor for the educational administrators is to do what is best for the student. This is important because students are the future of our country.