administrative intern questionnaire

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What am I currently doing that you would advise I continuein regards to curriculum, discipline, or staff morale?

It is great that you follow up with teachers after each referral. Thanks forsending the meetings after each staff meeting. Test Please keep checking

in and just saying hi! I love your positive attitude, and I feel like I can talk toyou about anything (educationally and personally). I would advise that youcontinue with a relentless work ethic. You are always on a mission tocomplete a task and pushing people to want more. It is contagious.Continue to always smile! Being visible in the hallways and talking withstudents. Make sure the students and staff know you are approachable. Ibelieve you will make an excellent administrator because of your listeningears. You take time to encourage staff, faculty and students. thoughtfulnotes to staff correcting issues, issuing discipline immediately Admitting weare not where we need to be, yet! Continue to support teachers when they

need you. Continue to offer suggestions and continue to ask manyquestions that cause teachers to think. Continue to stay firm on ourexpectations for the school I would keep doing what you are doing. Bevisible, vocal, & vigilent Whenever you are on campus, you are constantlychecking in, sending emails, and asking how we're doing. Those littlecheck-in's remind us that the administrative team cares about us on adeeper level. It shows that as a potential administrator, you will dowonderfully when it comes to having a personal relationship with eachteacher. Love the notes you leave after your walk-throughs. Also, love thestaff "kudos" bulletin board in the office. You remain visible in the hallways

during class changes. You always speak and offer positive encouragementwhen needed. You have relentlessly searched to find the math departmentusable resources. Continue visibility, Administrator friendly Always seem tohave a smile and a great rapport with the students! You have an excellenttalent for organization and teacher guidance, and sumarizing what isimportant. Continue to develop it. We have enjoyed your thorough,complete, effective and fast paced presentations. curriculum-na discipline-maintain your consistency staff morale- keep on putting that beautiful smile


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on your face every day. You are visible which is wonderful and somethingwe are not necessarily used to. You ask questions and actually listenwhich is great for morale. You have made it clear that you are learning anddo not know everything but you are willing to work and find answers andsolutions. I like the way you continually monitor hallways during

exchanges, the way that you stop by the classroom and leavesencouragement at times, and the concern for student achievement.

What 1 - 2 recommendations can you provide to me toensure that I can be more effective in regards tocurriculum?

Test From what I've seen of you popping in and out of my classroom, youtake an interest in what the lesson is. you ask questions about why we'reteacher what we're teaching and honestly care about the answer. You takeinterest in our classroom lessons and it's wonderful to see. Try to attend

PLC for all departments to get the pulse of the school. Helping teachersknow what is being taught in other classes so that there can be someconnections across the curriculum as is referenced in Common Core.Keep doing what you are doing. What helps is reading whatever comesyour way in terms of changes. Obviously you can not be as knowledgeableas a teacher who has a specific subject as their area of teaching, but quickglances at pacing guides willn also give an overall view of what is beingtaught. Nothing came to mind for now. Converse with liscensed andclassified staff about issues and ideas in regards to improving theeducational environment. Always be open-minded towards making

changes to strengthen the outcome for student achievement. Basically,see what is the best fit for each staff member. Spend as much time aspossible in the classroom. Talk to the experts- teachers in the classrooms.Get in the EC classrooms as much as possible and educate yourself onEC practice/law. Small issues in EC can easily escalate if not properlyhandled. Diffiult to say because you seem to frequently visit classroomsand offer constructive criticism as needed to help teachers become bettereducators. Continue to talk to your staff and acquaint yourself with theircurriculum. Always follow up on any items you state you will follow up on.Understand that you can not be an expert in all areas. Teachers are and

should be the expert. An administrator can not have all the answers, butcan ask all the right questions. Maybe help discover anymore resourceseach department may need or share whatever you may know high schoolis a broad educational area - try to come to as many PLCs as possible

What 1 - 2 recommendations can you provide to me toensure that I can be more effective in regards to discipline?

Test Stay fair, firm, & consistent with all that you do Understanding that all


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but- be consistent! It is frustrating to feel like administrators are too busy tofight what they see as small battles- like dress code. If teachers areexpected to do it, my advice would be for you to be even more vigilant.

What 1 - 2 recommendations can you provide to me toensure that I can be more effective in regards to staffmorale?

You already do a great job with that. You cannot control everything! Testthe notes are great Giving staff small trinkets occasionally is nice. Givingstaff comp time is nice too. Continue to be your positive, pleasant self. Ienjoy seeing your "sun-shiny" face before school, making your rounds.Continue to always remain calm and positive. You are very up front andhonest with feedback; teachers like knowing instead of wondering. This isa difficult undertaking because each person reacts to their situations indifferent ways. Keep providing a sympathetic ear when need, add insightful

help where needed, and always add levity where you can. You cold sendan agenda for staff meetings so we are prepared once we get there andknow how much time we will be spending at the staff meeting. I think youare doing excellently well in this area. Just keep it up ma'am. Continue thepositive comments when there is something positive to comment on. Offerconstructive criticism when you see need for improvement whether one onone or as a group. In a tasteful manner of course. Continue to besupportive of teachers and recognize them for the accomplishments theyachieve. support the teachers in regards to discipline. teachers need toknow that the administrators have their back in all situations. Continue to

be positive and view each day as a fresh opportunity. Keep smiling, keeppositive, being there Sometimes you come thru as aloof even if you arestanding there and talking to the person, as if you are thinking " I amspending time with you to be in the groove of things but I really havesomething more important to do somewhere else" Continue toacknowledge the positives you see. What you have implemented is helpingboost morale that was at the least I have ever experienced. Keep checkingin on us! As I previously said, it is a great feeling when someone outside ofyour department asks how you're doing or how your classes went that day.It boosts our morale and even whatever we're feeling at that

moment....whether it's tired or we're about to rip a student's head off!Leaving notes as you do observations and walk-through with commentslets us know that you are observing us and actually taking in the situationsthat you are seeing. Acknowledging 'education' in general and EdgecombeCounty specifically in this point in time is very difficult.

Is there anything else that comes to your mind that youthink would be helpful for me to remember as I continue my


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journey in administration?

you try to measure our stress level - which I greatly appreciate!! Please donot forget, where you first began your journey; in the classroom. So manytimes when people decide to go in to administration, they often forget what

the classroom is like and the struggles we face on a day to day basis. TestNothing else. Other than to say, I am proud of you. Keep up the goodworks. It's being an honor serving under you. -- Mr. O. I think you are doinga great job and have been an asset to THS. Each administrator bringssomething unique to the table and the 3 of you together make it anenjoyable place to work. Keep your positive attitude! You look at problemsand situations in a different light than most of us do. If a student is having ahard time or giving a teacher a hard time, you figure out a differentapproach that seems unlikely, but works out in the end. You have a strongbackbone, which is exactly what you need in this profession, but you go

about it in a personal way. The students see that you care about them,which makes them want to listen to you and follow your directions. I admirethis trait! We need to start working on a master schedule for next year sowe do not have the mess we had this year. Having 2 big departments(Math and English having 3rd period planning) is hurting the schedule asmost students are in the back building during 3rd period. I think you aredoing a fabulous job! I love having you here as part of our administrativeteam. Continue to listen to others. Remember what worked good and whatdidn't and then make adjustments in the future based upon that. We allmake mistakes. It is those who improve on the mistakes that have thepotential to become great. Always remember that you were a teacherbefore an administrator. I think sometimes administrators forget some ofthe issues they had as a teacher and how they thought administrationcould have helped or been understanding. I think you do a good job of thatnow. Just remember that we all in this together. There are no Big I or LittleU ,.It's just US making sure students are learning to their potential. Justremember, what you do for one staffer or student you should be able to dothe same for all of them. If you cannot do this, DON'T DO IT! Oneimportant thing to remember is that if you are dealing with 100 differentpeople, you have 100 different personalities and to be sucessful andeffective, you will have to be flexible in how you deal with people to get

them to achieve at the level you want them to be. Be throrough, be firm (inas much a nice way as you can that will not seem as weakness) andalways follow-thru. Good luck. Give your career some time. You are veryyoung and may be resented by some with more years of experience. Don'tbe discouraged. Once others work with you and see your commitment todoing what is best for the students, respect will come. Remain student-focused as much as possible, I like that you make an effort to get to know


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our students no matter the reason you are dealing with them. Keep doingwhat you're doing! Never forget that you were a teacher in a classroom.You have been down the same road as the rest. Also, Be straight forwardwith your staff, they appreciate integrity. Listen to your staff and takesuggestions. The staff will work harder for you if they feel like it is a team

effort. Don't allow first-year teachers to become overwhelmed with extraresponsibilities, they need time to get their lessons perfected and theirdiscipline sorted out. Keep on keeping on YOU CANT SOLVE THEWORLDS PROBLEMS!!!!

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