Every principal is a "newbie" at some stage in his or her career. Our advice for making it through: take a deep breath, relax and read tips from other principals who have "been there, done that." The advice and ideas in the articles below from the Education World archive will help newbies jump those first-year hurdles and survive -- no, thrive!
Experienced Administrators Share Their Advice With Aspiring Principals
Twenty-three students in George Pawlas's graduate educational leadership course recently interviewed experienced school administrators to learn, What two pieces of advice would you give to an aspiring administrator? Here is what they said.
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Mentoring New Administrators to Success
Too often new administrators are dropped into their offices with a list of expectations and little support -- not even a bottle of aspirin. But the Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia) mentoring program is designed to nurture and mold quality educators into quality administrators.
Pete Hall: Mentoring and the Three Golden Rules
New principals have no idea what they're about to encounter. That is not their districts' fault; they hired competent leaders. The principalship is simply a beast that cannot be understood until one has wrangled with it. Included: Three "golden rules" for principals.
Veteran Principals Offer Advice to New Colleagues
The Education World "Principal Files" team of principals offers this year's crop of new principals the benefit of their experience. Included: Timely and wise advice for first-year principals. Even experienced principals might learn a thing or two.
What Do Principals Do?
A principal's job responsibilities are endless... They involve monitoring and mentoring, planning and policing, evaluating and envisioning Students at one school shared their unique perspectives on what their principal does. Included: An activity idea for all principals.
Copyright 2008 Education World
Last updated 06/26/2008
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