Sitting in administrator meetings is pretty informative stuff.
Being an active participant in administrator meetings on my campus has provided an interesting look into the true daily lives of administrators on my campus. It provides the opportunity to see the leadership styles of campus-level leaders, their strengths, and the weaknesses they have. Some are strong instructional leaders while others are talented managers and bureaucrats. There are people that believe that everything should be handled on a case-by-case basis, while others believe that sticking to the handbook is preferable decisions in the moment. The exciting thing is that it appears that my principals are just as honest as I thought they were. There's always that feeling of doubt or that something is being held back. Hearing principals say, behind closed doors, that they don't know or are trying to figure things out is encouraging.
There isn’t as much laughter at the pain of their teachers as you'd think there would be. Before being given the opportunity to sit in administrator meetings, I saw most admins as singularly focused on reputation and presentation. Leaders that closely mirror the on the way out military-style, top-down approach follow that description. Working with those leaders as someone aspiring to be a leader that works with their campus is a challenge, but it is possible.
You can never know anything for sure, but it appears that my principals are open to growing and interested in working hand in hand with the teachers. If anything, I'm seeing how quickly free time can evaporate when getting yanked into an unexpected meeting that lasts over 2 hours. Hopefully I can be helpful. We'll see how this goes.
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There isn’t as much laughter at the pain of their teachers as you'd think there would be. Before being given the opportunity to sit in administrator meetings, I saw most admins as singularly focused on reputation and presentation. Leaders that closely mirror the on the way out military-style, top-down approach follow that description. Working with those leaders as someone aspiring to be a leader that works with their campus is a challenge, but it is possible.
You can never know anything for sure, but it appears that my principals are open to growing and interested in working hand in hand with the teachers. If anything, I'm seeing how quickly free time can evaporate when getting yanked into an unexpected meeting that lasts over 2 hours. Hopefully I can be helpful. We'll see how this goes.
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Related Content:
Supportive Principals in Dallas Schools
Cristo Rey is Improving Dallas Education
Dallas ISD News and Politics Rundown - August Week 1
***New*** Dallas Education Podcast - Three Dallas ISD Teachers Talk Leaving their Dallas ISD campus
What's happening this weekend? Fun City Stuff Knows!
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