Alexander and the gang at District 299 are talking about who may or not be the best principal in CPS.
I, if I may be so bold, think this is an unanswerable question. How can anyone know who doesn't work there? My principal is doing great after only a few months, but how can I know who is best if I don't work there?
Instead, I think a better question is what attributes, what policies are implemented, that makes a principal good or bad?
In other words, what kind of principal would you like to work for? What is it that makes a good principal great? I think even most principals would like to know.
Your thoughts?
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She had a pep rally during instructional time, had a DJ playing sexually provocative music that lead to the 500 or so students greeting excited which resulted in a riot that CPD had to break up, but not before she herself was push down the bleachers, hence leaving the probationary high school of 2000 students without a principal since Nov 2. It takes great leadership to figure out that scenario. Oh, did I mention we are 86 of 86 for Average Days Absent per Teacher so she is a good model of behavior for the staff. This is a true leader when you want to close down a school. You say this is not a candidate for best principal, no way! I argue yes! The plans of downtown are being fulfilled without direct interventions and independently by the principal, the mark of a true leader.
greeting or getting I am excited myself!
come on, victor -- come up with your own question.
I don't think the question asked on D299 is very meaningful. It feels like a popularity contest. Thanks for asking a better one.
I presently work with several "good" principals. They are instructional leaders in every since of the word. That is, they value instruction for students much more than all the mandates they receive from their AIO or district. Classroom visits with purpose, coversations with teachers about what was observed, and the ability to trust people to be professional about the work are key for principals. By the the way, you must built a climate that will allow this to occur before one can lead. Rito at little village, as discussed on russo's site, would be an example of such a leader.
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