What Do Principals Do?
Information Age Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-64802-485-6 (ISBN)
What Do Principals Do? provides a comprehensive and expansive look into a high school principal's job. Rather than a survey asking principals how much time they spend on various tasks, this work provides empirical evidence of exactly what a principal does every day of the year and how much time he spends doing it. Based on the results of a three-year longitudinal study conducted by a California High School Principal of the Year (Association of California School Administrators, 2012), this book reveals precisely what a principal does, when he does it, and how much time he spends doing it. The study identifies 72 discrete tasks performed by principals and examines how much time (disaggregated by day, week, month, and year) they spend on each of those 72 tasks.
The results of the data collection are the foundation of the book. The findings are supplemented with explanations and analyses that reveal the workings of K-12 education and give readers a glimpse of life in a comprehensive high school. This is a must read for everyone considering a life in public school administration. The author, Dr. Jonathan Hurst, the longest running principal in Elsinore High School's 130-year history, provides insightful commentary and relevant anecdotes from a rich and rewarding career served in a large comprehensive high school in Southern California.
This book provides detailed, quantitative evidence and an explanation for just what a principal does and how much time he spends doing it. In the process, it demonstrates the requisite skills for effective school governance, administrative multi-tasking, and productive principal behavior. Data collected covers three years and encompasses over 20,500 tasks and 7,500 hours of work. This is a useful augmentation to existing administrative credential course readings as it provides evidence for what the research and authors are saying and demonstrates those skills, procedures, and operations that are an everyday part of a school administrator's job. But the appeal for What Do Principal's Do? goes beyond those seeking knowledge about educational administration. Besides the facts and figures about how a principal spends his time, Dr. Hurst offers explanations for why and how the time is spent, and he provides insight into the educational scene. This book has appeal for students in teacher education programs, because it explains school communities and life in a school system, and that also makes it appealing to the lay person or parent who wants to understand how schools work.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Time
Chapter 2: Students
Chapter 3: Checking on Things
Chapter 4: The District Office
Chapter 5: Administrative Planning
Chapter 6: Computer Work
Chapter 7: Teachers
Chapter 8: Outside People
Chapter 9: Discuss Issues
Chapter 10: Writing and Composing
Chapter 11: Give Directions
Chapter 12: Parents
Chapter 13: Help People and Solve Problems
Chapter 14: Assistant Principals
Chapter 15: E-mails
Chapter 16: Prepare Presentations
Chapter 17: Principal Duties and Give Information
Chapter 18: Special Education Issues
Chapter 19: Security
Chapter 20: Athletic Activities
Chapter 21: Complaints
Chapter 22: Data
Chapter 23: WASC
Chapter 24: School Activities
Chapter 25: Yard Duty
Chapter 26: School Programs
Chapter 27: Acquire Information About School
Chapter 28: Paperwork
Chapter 29: Classified Staff
Chapter 30: Individualized Educational Plans
Chapter 31: Maintenance
Chapter 32: Cleaning Up
Chapter 33: Curriculum and Instruction
Chapter 34: Professional Development
Chapter 35: Coaches
Chapter 36: Chitchat
Chapter 37: Driving
Chapter 38: Classroom Visits
Chapter 39: Evaluations
Chapter 40: Paraeducators
Chapter 41: Counselors
Chapter 42: Observations
Chapter 43: Tutor Students
Chapter 44: Interviews
Chapter 45: Grades
Chapter 46: SPSA
Chapter 47: Landscaping
Chapter 48: Water Trees
Chapter: Personal Maintenance
Chapter 50: Regular Mail
Chapter 51: Master Schedule
Chapter 52: Telephone
Chapter 53: School Site Council
Chapter 54: Discipline
Chapter 55: Settle In
Chapter 56: Letters of Recommendation
Chapter 57: Computer/IT Issues
Chapter 58: Bully Questionnaire
Chapter 59: Budget
Chapter 60: Student of the Month
Chapter 61: Signature Required
Chapter 62: Medical
Chapter 63: Testing
Chapter 64: PAWS
Chapter 65: PTSA
Chapter 66: Graduation
Chapter 67: Activity Log
Chapter 68: Update Marquees
Chapter 69: Union Issues
Chapter 70: Conduct Reference Checks
Chapter 71: Reference Checks Paperwork
Chapter 72: Health Office Issues
Chapter 73: School Messenger
Chapter 74: Conclusion
Appendix A: Time Codes
Appendix B: Monthly Minutes by School Year
Appendix C: Categories Grouped by Principal Survey Tasks
Appendix D: Total Percentage of Time Spent on Tasks
E: Bully Questionnaire
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Greenwich |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 333 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64802-485-8 / 1648024858 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64802-485-6 / 9781648024856 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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