PMP304: You’re the Principal, Now What? Revisited Part 1

What priorities must you keep in mind as you start a new school year? In this week’s episode, Will Parker and Jen Schwanke draw on years of experience to provide ideas and takeaways – especially with new principals in mind. Relying on lessons from her book You’re the Principal! Now What?: Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders, Jen shares how to tackle the most common yet most daunting challenges of the principalship. Will shares ideas from his book, Principal Matters: The Motivation, Action, Courage and Teamwork Needed for School Leaders. Jen’s book includes several areas, including: Establishing productive professional relationshipsBuilding and maintaining a positive school cultureResolving conflict among staff and parentsProviding effective instructional leadershipSupporting students’ social-emotional needsConducting staff evaluations and delivering feedbackKeeping up with district, state, and federal mandatesManaging the facility and the budgetProviding focused and effective professional developmentPrioritizing responsibilitiesLearning from student and schoolwide dataPlanning for growth and changeWorking through behavior and discipline issuesHiring high-quality teachers and supporting new onesLeading effective meetingsMaintaining balance Will reminds principals of the many hats you wear, including: CoachManagerCounselorAccountabilityServant LeaderCheerleaderTeam PlayerIndividual Now It’s Your Turn Listen-in for even more takeaways. What ideas would you add to the ‘first things’ list of a new principal? What other hats would you add to the principal list? Marketer/Branding Specialist, Security Expert… The post PMP304: You’re the Principal, Now What? Revisited Part 1 appeared first on Principal Matters.