Elementary principal

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On January 15 I began my first job as a principal, as the Elementary Principal of T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School (TBD) in the Old Tappan School District. About a month prior, as I was wrapping up my job as a curriculum supervisor, I started to prepare for my new job, mostly by (1) picking the brains of my educator friends and (2) reading The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins. The best of these thoughts and ideas made their way into an entry plan, which I started to execute soon after I…

Teachers share the first change they'd make if they were principal, including less PD, more support, and a better environment.

Are you a new Principal or Vice Principal? Are you an Instructional Coach? Here are the top four keys I took away after my first year in School Administration. Click to read the whole post.

These principal interview questions, from REAL interview lists, will prepare you to showcase your skills and impress in an administrative interview.

Teachers need their leaders to have strong leadership skills. What specific skills do they actually need from a principal to be successful? I did a

Becoming a principal for the first time, or moving to a new school, is an exciting venture for any educator. Principals must do everything in their power to set themselves up for success. According to the 2012-13 principal staffing survey from the US Department of Education, over 20 percent of principals left their schools and over 70…

Teachers are a special group of people. They give of themsleves again and again. Here's 19 Things Teachers Want Their Principals to Know.

Many teachers will be hired into their first jobs as principals this summer. I’m not qualified to give advice to any of you. But here are some things I wish someone told me when I became a school …

I came across a teachers bucket list on IG by @PrestoPlans and knew I wanted to do one! Several of the ideas would have translated into my admin shoes…but then I decided to make an ADMIN version! Of course, as I sat staring at the page…I realized I wanted MORE! (Please see the previous blog! ha!) […]