The beginning of our new semester causes me to shift much of my attention to replacing our departing principals. Last week we started holding meetings at those schools with a pending change in leadership to explain how the hiring process works. The interviews for these vacancies will begin in February.
Replacing a principal is a big deal. Our principals are charged with being creative leaders who will help their schools advance up the improvement continuum. They must also be practical managers who can deftly handle a complex discipline matter while simultaneously worrying about a bus that just hit a moose. It is not an easy job. It is important then, that the stakeholders of these schools provide input on who their new principal will be. This can be done by attending the interviews and then sending me feedback on each candidate.
Ideally we will hire principals who will embrace what William Butler Yeats wrote, “education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire.” Let’s make sure that all of those whom this hire affects are paying attention.
Principals and Lighting a Fire
The beginning of our new semester causes me to shift much of my attention to replacing our departing principals. Last week we started holding meetings at those schools with a pending change in leadership to explain how the hiring process works. The interviews for these vacancies will begin in February.
Replacing a principal is a big deal. Our principals are charged with being creative leaders who will help their schools advance up the improvement continuum. They must also be practical managers who can deftly handle a complex discipline matter while simultaneously worrying about a bus that just hit a moose. It is not an easy job. It is important then, that the stakeholders of these schools provide input on who their new principal will be. This can be done by attending the interviews and then sending me feedback on each candidate.
Ideally we will hire principals who will embrace what William Butler Yeats wrote, “education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire.” Let’s make sure that all of those whom this hire affects are paying attention.