1. In three areas that received the highest mean score what skills, strategies, or leadership practices did you observe in your composite principal that helped them be successful? I am a very conservative person; therefore, all of my scores were 3s or 4s. The composite principal would have had to have been exemplary in the category for me to give them a 5, of which I gave none. However, I did feel that the composite principal was strong in the majority of these areas. The principals I have observed and worked with have been very good about holding high expectations for their staff and students. They have been fair and consistent in their evaluations and have had great systems in place to keep the teachers informed of their strengths and …show more content…
The composite principals I have observed, struggle with conflict resolution among staff members. They often choose to ignore it. However, I have watched as the tension grew and spread, sometimes causing a rift within the staff. I feel that the collection of data on school culture and collaboration about the data are areas of weakness that could be addressed to strengthen the school culture and resolve these conflicts. For our school to function as a team these issues cannot be ignored, they must be dealt with. I also found as I went through the evaluation that lack of collaboration was a continues problem. We collect the data, we research the new procedures and practices for improvement, we set goals and have high expectations, but then we leave out the critical piece of collaboration. I know that with everything a teacher is expected to do collaboration time is hard to find, but it is a critical part of successfully implementing these changes effectively. Collecting the data is not enough. We must have time to analyze it and brainstorm ways to help students in their problem areas. We must work together in order to successfully make the changes necessary to improve student achievement and our school