In this paper I will be interviewing the athletic director of West Chester B. Reed Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I chose to interview the athletic director because he is my father, Ken McCormick, and one of the main reasons that I would like to go into administration. To maintain a professional tone to the interview I will referring to my father as Mr. McCormick throughout. Mr. McCormick provided me with a copy of his job description. When asked what his main responsibilities are he spoke specifically on scheduling all interscholastic athletic contests for each team at Henderson High School, hiring officials to work the games, hiring of coaches and creation of athletic department procedures and other school procedures …show more content…
Administrative certificate aside, it is incredible the amount of tasks and duties administrator’s must handle while also being under a high amount of scrutiny. Administrators are ambassadors for their schools, with their actions, words, and appearance being constantly examined. Especially if the administrator lives in the district that they work in as does Mr. McCormick. Another eye-opening fact of this experience was just how much of an administrators job is kept separate from the day-to-day running of a school. Mr. McCormick talks about how most of the things he does are outside of school hours in anticipation of school events. This is not just true for athletic directors, as other administrators spend a good portion of their day planning and prepping for things such as observations, meetings, and events. The largest negative seems to be instances dealing with discipline and it is no surprise that these events are the things that you cannot plan for in advance. An administrator does not know that students are going to have an argument on a certain day and that may require them to stop all of their other duties to deal with a situation promptly and appropriately. Administrators are not only great preparers but also great