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Top Ten Things to Do When Bringing on a Staff Member You Didn’t Hire
With increasing staffing shortages and uncertainties, some school districts are moving to a more centralized approach to hiring. This means as a principal, you may be bringing on new staff members who you did not necessarily interview and hire yourself. Whether you hired someone or were “gifted” a staff member, you should onboard your new…
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An Argument Against State Testing During a Pandemic
Schools all over the state of Missouri continue to try to meet the needs of their community during the pandemic in terms of the choice they can provide parents with educational platforms available (in person, virtual, hybrid, combination). Of course, there is no perfect scenario and all schools have struggled to balance demands from the…
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Top Ten Things to Do When Bringing on a Staff Member You Didn’t Hire
With increasing staffing shortages and uncertainties, some school districts are moving to a more centralized approach to hiring. This means as a principal, you may be bringing on new staff members who you did not necessarily interview and hire yourself. Whether you hired someone or were “gifted” a staff member, you should onboard your new…
Six Tips for Welcoming a New Principal
With 1 in 5 principals quitting every year, and 4 in 5 saying they experience frequent job stress), it’s likely that your school may be welcoming a new principal in the near future. Those stats are likely to continue rising, especially after the last pandemic three years of new challenges, uncharted waters and constant pressure…
Introducing Yourself as Principal to New Staff
We got a great scenario from a podcast listener who needed to introduce herself to her new staff as principal. She said she was stuck between knowing exactly what to do and also being “paralyzed with indecision” about her first introduction. Here are our top three tips: 1. Write a more formal letter: Format your…
An Argument Against State Testing During a Pandemic
Schools all over the state of Missouri continue to try to meet the needs of their community during the pandemic in terms of the choice they can provide parents with educational platforms available (in person, virtual, hybrid, combination). Of course, there is no perfect scenario and all schools have struggled to balance demands from the…
Missouri Charter Expansion & Vouchers February 2021
A hot topic in schools across our country is always parent and family engagement. How do we get our families to attend school events, help with homework, and return our calls? How can we get more volunteers for class parties, sports boosters, and fundraising efforts? While all of these are necessary and appreciated activities, one…
Finding the Positive in Negative Feedback
Picture this: You’ve been wanting to change the way you do a family event at your school for a while. You finally get organized early enough to pull together this new and improved classroom community event and you are feeling sky high about it. Not to toot your own horn, but this event deserves a…