Manage things. Lead people.
Your job as a school leader is not to manage people.
Your job is to see the greatness in them and unleash that greatness.
Motivate them to reach for greatness because people who are chasing greatness do not need to be managed.
They need to be led by someone who sees what they could become and someone who is committed to helping them get there.
Be that kind of leader.
The Good Stuff
1. Four Assistant Principal Interview Questions I hate
Not all interview questions are created equal. Better questions elicit better answers, but we know that interview panels don’t always ask the best questions. Make sure you are ready to crush these four bad questions in your next assistant principal interview.
2. Attributes of a Great Assistant Principal
George Couros shares the four qualities that he believes most successful assistant principals share.
3. Guide to Running Effective Meetings
It is easy for administrators to spend their days in back-to-back-to-back meetings. Use this guide to make sure you are getting the most out of your meetings.
What is The Team Reading?
In each edition of the newsletter, we will share what the team here at The New School Leader is reading. If you are looking for your next read, this could be a good place to start.
Brett is reading Work Rules by Laszlo Block
Kelsey is reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Lute is reading High-Impact Instruction by Jim Knight
Meanwhile, on Twitter…
LEADERS! There will ALWAYS be people who judge schools without knowing anything about schools. It can be annoying but when you CHASE THE SMILES instead of the fly you forget why the fly is there and REMEMBER WHY YOU ARE. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #HackingLeadership#1minwalk2work pic.twitter.com/V2039InHOf
— Joe Sanfelippo (@Joe_Sanfelippo) May 14, 2022
“Finish line” doesn’t mean the work is done. It means that there are measurable results at the end of each teaching-learning-assessment cycle. Then the cycle begins againPLC effectiveness is measured by mastery of essential learning outcomes. #atPLC #StartWithTheCROWN pic.twitter.com/uQ4UbGaw3d
— Ken Williams (@unfoldthesoul) May 15, 2022
Final Thoughts
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