| Creating a Successful School Under the leadership of Robert Schreier, Middle School 118 was ranked in the top 5% of all Middle Schools in the City of New York. The reason for his success was a curriculum integrated and tied to the real world, a school climate which is respectful and disciplined, and a instruction program which is vigorous and supportive. All three of these elements work together to create a school setting that provides positive outcomes and success for all children. You as the school leader must model and explain the job that you expect of your teachers. You must set the course of action so that the faculty can see exactly what you expect. You must also continually ask teachers for their input as to what they believe may be a better way. Always remember that a boss relies on authority while a true leader leads, and relies on cooperation. This web site contains information which is designed to help you as a principal communicate more effectively to your teachers. It includes information on curriculum, staff development, discipline, building administration, lesson plans, classroom appearance, evaluations, referral of students, and the foundations of school structure. You will be amazed at your effectiveness as a communicator and leader when you read the information presented here. You can use this Web Site as a source of ideas that can save you time and help you make your daily life more manageable and refine your professional image. By understanding the concepts presented on this site and providing the staff with faculty bulletins twice a week, and a policy of walking the halls and visiting classrooms for three hours every day you will define to your staff a set of values, beliefs, and traditions that will create a well-organized learning environment. |
| What Successful Principals Do? 1. Start the transformation of your school..... As a new principal, most of your waking hours will be spent on thinking about school improvement. Improvements which will actually empower and energize the staff to want educational change. Teachers will be prepared to inspire and develop the interests of their students to experience the joy and excitement of learning. (Continue Reading) ----- ------------------------------ ----- 2. Start a staff development program..... Teachers have different capabilities, they need different tools, they have different skills and they use different techniques, One shoe does not fit your entire staff. So when we transform our schools we need to be sure that we are giving our teachers the skills and the tools they need along the way. (Continue Reading) ----- ------------------------------ ----- 3. Creating learning communities where small groups of children are known by their teachers..... Parents realize that the most important thing we can give our children is a good education. It is through this education that our children will attain the skills necessary to succeed in life. And yet today’s schools do not meet the learning needs of all students. (Continue Reading) ----- ------------------------------ ----- 4. Learning based on the uniqueness of each student. Why we must differentiate instruction. We understand that every child is different. Each child has individual needs and personal factors that are motivational. No two students are motivated by the same learning activity to the same degree but we must expect all students to be successful learners. We must present materials to students that is within their capacity to learn yet is challenging and tied to prior knowledge. (Continue Reading) |
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| Click The Book Below to Open as a Word Doc. All documents documents in the book can be copied word-for-word or adapted for your personal and professional use. Just download the specific document from the book and use your word processing equipment to edit it to meet your specific needs. Printed versions of The Principalship - How to Make Schools Work - $9.95 A Review of Basic writing Skills - $5.95 Guide To Success - $4.95 Contact: Bschreier@AOL.com |
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| (Click Here) A Fresh Start - A Review of Basic Writing Skills - By Louise Schreier Speaking eloquently and writing skillfully are tasks that you must master. This workbook will familiarize you with Standard English grammar and alert you to common grammatical errors. The pages in this book will be useful in improving your confidence and your competence in speaking and writing. This book should be downloaded and copies should be given to every teacher in your school. • Part I: Grammar, Punctuation, Mechanics - Parts of Speech, Capitalization, Verb Agreement, Singular/plural, Indefinite Pronouns, Pronoun Agreement, Quotations, Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Hyphens, Dashes, Ellipsis, Apostrophes, Contractions, Letters and Numerals, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones, Literary Terms, Abbreviations, Double Negative, Parallel Structure, Problem Words • Part II: The Writing Process - Thesis Statement, Writing the First Draft, Revising and Editing, Example of a 5 paragraph essay • Part III: Practicing Writing an Essay – Essay • Part IV: Grammar Activities • Part V: Answer Key - Answers 1 - 10 © 2016 by Louise Schreier |
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| The Failure of Education & Schools. Why are so many schools failing the children in our country? Why do schools fail to meet their educational needs? In the United States we spend more on education than any other country of the world, yet schools are not meeting the needs of our students. You cannot pick up a newspaper today without reading an article on why our educational system is failing our students. Testing, common core, standards, teacher evaluations, home and school environments, parenting, teacher shortages, poverty and crime are just some of the excuses we hear for their failure. Most of conclusions for these failures are blamed on disturbing inadequacies in the way the educational process itself is often conducted. When we read these stories of failing schools it is not unreasonable to blame individual schools, teachers, parents, inequalities in funding, or testing that is taking precious time away from education. With all the millions that are spent on schools this money is not well spent if we do not recognize that the teacher is the single most important school-related factor for the children’s success. Once you realize how important the teacher is, you must create an environment where teachers can prepare students to succeed. In a climate of respect and discipline. By reading "WHAT SUCCESSFUL PRINCIPALS DO?", (on the left) you will understand how to create a school setting that provides positive outcomes and success for all children. This thread that ties this web site together is understanding the importance of creating a school culture. It is about how a culture can only survive if you have discipline, routines, and rituals that create order in the school environment. As you read through this web site and as you explore the ideas presented here, think of how they may be woven into the fabric of all schools to improve the achievement of all students. |
Catch your teachers doing something exciting, and innovative and then share their success with the school community. To do this develops a growth mindset where teachers respects your role as a person who listens, learns, and is willing to try new ideas. Your leadership style should allow you to listen to your teachers. Listen to their conversation about change. Give teachers all the credit if their ideas are used, These actions will be consistent inclusive approach to leadership. The most effective change in school culture happens when a principal models the values and beliefs important to the school. If the principal models high values and demonstrates concern for others, the school culture will develop with similar values. |
| ** Remember we can coach children to prepare for tests to raise their scores. But never forget that the fundamental goal of education is to prepare students to succeed over the long term by becoming life time learners. |
5. How We Meet the Needs of all our Students by Creating Learning Communities Where Small Groups of Children are Known by their Teachers. When we talk about changing the culture of a school to make it child centered we must first look at the leadership of the school. An effective school administrator must think of excellence as the great sages have. Excellence, like life is a process, a road to be traveled. It is not a way station where we rest. It implies effort and activity aimed at moving along toward attainable perfection. Think of water which is fresh when it moves but stagnates when still. All leaders need to strive, to seek and to find ways to move our schools on the high road from good to better. This road from good to better begins with the teacher. Research has shown that most teachers perform in a traditional educational model where the teacher works alone or in isolation in their own classroom with very little communication with other teachers who are involved with the education of the same students. Principals now have to create the educational environment that teachers work in, which will allow all teachers to stop working in isolation and allow them to transform their style of teaching to that of a community where everyone works together in educating every student. (Continue Reading) |
| The Whole Child Approach Each child, in each school, in each of our communities deserves to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. That's what a whole child approach to learning, teaching, and community engagement really is. |
| ARTICLES Click on any Topic to Learn More 1. Integrated Curriculum and Its Effect on How Children Learn. 2. Teaching Students Based on Their Individual Strengths. 3. The School's Professional Plan and its Ten Essential Practices. 4. Leadership - The Backbone of Our School. |
| In William Glasser's book "The Quality School - Managing Students Without Coercion", the following quote is The Preface. Glasser would like you to return to these statements because they will keep "you" as a leader on track. A boss drives. A leader leads. A boss relies on authority. A leader relies on cooperation. A boss says, "I." A leader says, "We." A boss creates fear. A leader creates confidence. A boss knows how. A leader shows how. A boss creates resentment. A leader breeds enthusiasm. A boss fixes blame. A leader fixes mistakes. A boss makes work drudgery. A leader makes work interesting. Source: Shayle Uroff But author unknown |
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Educational Resources: State Board of Education Educational Organizations Educational Issues Certification by State |
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