Tips for the Prospective Assistant Principal

Tips for the Prospective Assistant Principal
Author: Les Potter Ed D.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781434310576

This book was prepared over the many years (30 to be exact) of my working in school administration. There are many ways that a teacher can be promoted to the assistant principalship and I hope this book will be helpful to the reader. Often teachers see the assistant principal as a position that gets them out of the classroom and will fatten their wallet at the same time. Both can be true but the roles and responsibilities of the assistant principal may not be for every teacher. Are you sure that there is a significant increase in pay for the time and aggravation that comes with the job? Do you want to work with student discipline and irate parents a large part of your day? Will you enjoy sitting on Friday nights at away football games or listening to a band concert till 9PM? Do you want to use the assistant principalship as a stepping stone to the principalship or are you a career assistant? The book discusses what you should think about before you start pursuing the assistant principalship and what to do if you do decide that this is the job for you. I include resume and interview tips to assist you in that very important part of the hiring process. Tips for the Prospective Assistant Principal was written for the aspiring administrator that wants to make a difference in American schools. I hope you find the information pertinent to you as you pursue your goal.

Great Assistant Principals and the (Great) Principals Who Mentor Them

Great Assistant Principals and the (Great) Principals Who Mentor Them
Author: Carole Goodman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317926536

Written for principals and assistant principals to read and reflect on together, this book describes the most common challenges facing today’s assistant principals – and provides practical solutions. Authors Carole Goodman and Christopher Berry examine how principals and assistant principals can develop the kinds of relationships that serve to meet the needs of students, staff, and parents. Contents include: The Difference between the Principal’s Job and the Assistant Principal’s Job, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Students Need, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Staff Needs, and Principal and Assistant Principal Communication: The Honest High-Wire Act.

How to Prep for the Assistant Principal Interview

How to Prep for the Assistant Principal Interview
Author: H. Thomas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-03-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781973865865

A newly hired assistant principal, who was offered three assistant principal positions in the summer of 2016, formalizes how she prepared for the assistant principal interview into a 3-step process that entails reflecting, preparing, and applying. This workbook will help you explore who you are as a leader, what you really need to know about your prospective district and school, and provide reflection exercises that will enhance your interview responses. If you are interested in acing your next assistant principal interview, then start and end your search for interviewing help with this must have workbook.

The Aspiring Principal 50

The Aspiring Principal 50
Author: Baruti K. Kafele
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416627766

So, you want to be a principal? Are you a new principal who could benefit from the wisdom of a successful four-time principal? Could you use help preparing for a school administrator job interview? Then this is the book for you. In The Aspiring Principal 50, school leadership expert Baruti Kafele presents reflective questions aimed at assisting both new and aspiring school leaders as they work to become effective school leaders and consider making a leap to a leadership position, respectively. This book will help aspiring principals determine whether "The Principal" is truly who they want to be and help new principals grow and thrive in the principalship. Additionally, the book contains an entire chapter devoted to preparing for the school administrator job interview. Kafele infuses the book from beginning to end with succinct advice on everything from remaining focused on the principal's number one priority—student achievement—to addressing maintenance concerns, managing budget allocations, and ensuring that the school's website puts the school in the best possible light. With The Aspiring Principal 50, you can increase the likelihood that your tenure as principal will be a successful, beneficial, and healthful one.

Tips for the Prospective Teacher

Tips for the Prospective Teacher
Author: Les Potter
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2007-03-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1467816922

This book was prepared over many years of my working in school administration. I have unfortunately seen many very good teacher candidates not get a job because of poor interviewing skills, incomplete resumes, and just not being prepared for the interview process. With more and more people wanting to work in education that have not come through the “normal” ranks of college teacher training, it is even more imperative for the candidate to do his/her homework to get their first teaching position. The Boy Scouts of America have a saying of “Be Prepared.” This is true for the new teacher looking for her/his first job or the veteran teacher wanting to transfer to a new assignment. As our population grows in America, we will need more and more teachers who are skilled in areas that I never saw when I started in education over 37 years ago. The challenges will increase and the frustrations will mount but you will find that teaching is a job that you will love more as the years pass. I hope that the tips in this book will be useful to you as you start your journey into a very rewarding and exciting career.

Beginning the Assistant Principalship

Beginning the Assistant Principalship
Author: John C. Daresh
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2004-04-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483304256

Establish your goals as an assistant principal! Effective school leaders are critical to successful schools. Your service as an assistant principal may be one of the most challenging jobs you will ever have. Rarely are you able to predict what you will be doing each day, even from one moment to the next. John Daresh′s Beginning the Assistant Principalship provides you with excellent tools to navigate your way as a new administrator. Full of ideas for you to use in your work, this valuable resource helps you ask yourself the important questions, find answers, and develop strong plans of action. Some significant topics to help you in your new job include: Building a platform Developing leadership skills Carrying out management skills Maintaining balance and perspective Knowing your job Using effective disagreement to your advantage Building your profile as a leader Listening, listening, then listening some more Whether your intention is to eventually assume the principalship using your current job as a kind of internship, or if you have decided to make the assistant principalship a career, this excellent book considers a wide variety of topics to help you succeed!

The Assistant Principal's Guide

The Assistant Principal's Guide
Author: M. Scott Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2014-12-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317600940

Though traditionally responsible for school operations, assistant principals increasingly find themselves expected to provide academic leadership as students face a growing emphasis on academic performance. This timely book helps current and aspiring assistant principals implement best practices for their evolving roles, providing the knowledge and skills required to succeed in their schools. Coverage includes: Emphasis on competency-based leadership requirements Research-based models, tips, snapshots, best-practices, and recommendations Unique discussion of the assistant principal as a student advocate Organizational strategies, professional growth activities, and operational models for program implementation Specific leadership responsibilities for school climate, personnel administration, professional development, and performance appraisal Case studies and discussion questions to foster applied learning

The Assistant Principal's Handbook

The Assistant Principal's Handbook
Author: Jeffrey Glanz
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004-04-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780761931034

Written for the prospective & practising assistant principal, this text takes a strong pedagogical approach, with chapter opening focus questions, pull quotes, stories & vignettes, self-assessment inventories, annotated bibliographies, & sample letters.

Beyond Books, Butts, and Buses

Beyond Books, Butts, and Buses
Author: Rebecca Good
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1607098814

Beyond Books, Butts, and Buses: Ten Steps to Help Assistant Principals Become Effective Instructional Leaders is intended for ambitious future principals who recognize the importance of researching and preparing for that esteemed position. It contains ten steps that will lead those who are stuck in the duty world of books, butts, and buses to find ways to prepare for instructional leadership. This book lays out strategies, suggestions, and checklists that will help support the learning. There are scripts, organizational tools, and rationales for following through on the implementation of these steps. There are also samples of different types of walk-throughs, agendas, and planners to help one get and stay organized. A campus administrator position is a hectic, crisis-of-the-moment type of job, and these chapters address how to handle these moments (or how to head them off!). The need for balance in one’s life is spoken to as well, with a chapter devoted to how to avoid burnout. This is a must-read for assistant principals serious about wanting to prepare themselves for the top position in a school.

Impact

Impact
Author: Christopher Colwell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2015-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475811071

Far too little attention has been paid to the role that assistant principals have in the development of high performing schools. Impact provides specific, practical, and replicable leadership strategies for today’s assistant principal. Impact describes how to build meaningful principal/assistant principal leadership teams. The opportunities that assistant principals have to be the instructional leader of the school and the voice of the faculty, and the principal; in other words, how to “lead from the middle” are examined. Impact is a practitioner’s guide for the assistant principal striving to be a school leader. Target audiences include teachers wishing to become assistant principals, current assistant principals looking to excel and lead careers of significance, colleges of education working with graduate students who are being trained in P-12 school administration, and sitting school principals looking to expand the often under-utilized, potential of the assistant principal. This book examines the art and science of the assistant principal as a school leader; as a leader who impacts the lives of teachers and students. Great assistant principals matter.