PMP305: You’re the Principal, Now What? Revisited Part 2

This week Jen Schwanke and Will Parker continue conversations about ways school leaders can prepare for the school year – especially those who may be early career education leaders. Relying on strategies 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. In this week’s discussion, Will and Jen share ideas on… Taking on leadership roles in a deliberate manner to establish a sense of reassurance among school staff and students. Ushering in change through collaboration, input, and time, and making students the center of decisions when making changes in schools. Studying people, procedures and policies to bring about a better understanding of how a school operates.  Communicating expectations and documenting that communication at the beginning of the school year to eliminate confusion among staff, students, and parents. Accepting that discipline has to happen and finding ways to prepare for discipline in order to avoid burnout. Getting the expertise of other leaders, especially as a new principal. Now it’s your turn: Listen in for even more takeaways. What would you add to the list of ways that education leaders can prepare for the coming school year? What advice would you give a new principal going into their first year as a school leader? If you are eager to learn more ways to prepare for the coming school year, consider reaching out to join a Mastermind from Will or Jen for some one-on-one coaching! The post PMP305: You’re the Principal, Now What? Revisited Part 2 appeared first on Principal Matters.