care and feeding of adminstrators

Care and Feeding of Your Administrators

Tamara Cox Monique German Kristen Hearne

Four Rules for Growing Your Relationship with Your

Administrator

Recognize What We Have in

Common

Communicate and Build

Strong Relationships

Seek Out Principals’

Concerns and Find Out How to Help

Let Go of Misconceptions and Stereotypes

Recognize What We Have in Common

Manage Budgets

School-wide Perspective

Feeling of Isolation

Responsible for Implementing District Policy

What do you and your administrators have in

common?

Communication and Building Strong Relationships

Verbal

Nonverbal

Communicating Our Vision

Electronically

Share Your Results

Share Your Results

Share Your Results

What ideas do you have for

communicating with your administrators? What ideas would you

like to try?

Administrators Biggest Concerns

and How We Can Help

Common Core

Teacher Evaluation

21st Century Learning Skills

Proactive Problem Solver

Image from thegoldguys.blogspot.com/ via Flickr

What are your principal’s big concerns, and what

could you plan this summer that could help

with that concern?

Misconceptions/Stereotypes

Your Principal’s Priorities13%

12%10%

9%7%

1.Collaborate with classroom teachers

2.Teach research skills

3.Help students access books and information

4.Create an inviting atmosphere in the library

5.Help faculty access books and information

Leadership from the Library

All Principals Are Not the Same

Past Experience Colors Current View

Do you envision yourself as a leader? If so, what do you do? If not, what

could you change?

Right Now – What is an area of weakness in your relationship with

your administrator?

Recognize What

We Have in

Common

Communicate and Build

Strong Relationships

Seek Out Principals’

Concerns and Find Out How to

Help

Let Go of Misconceptions and Stereotypes

What can you do about it?

ResourcesChurch, Audrey P. "Secondary School Principals’ Perceptions of the School Librarian’s Instructional Role." School Library Research 13 (2010): n. pag. American Association of School Librarians. American Library Association, Oct. 2010. Web. 15 Mar. 2013.Kuon, Tricia, and Holly Weimar. "How Does Your Boss See You?: Proof That Principals Value Librarians." School Library Journal. School Library Journal, 4 Sept. 2012. Web. 14 June 2013. Peterson, Karyn M. "Middle School Maverick: NYC Librarian Deven Black on Partnerships, Principals, and Progress." School Library Journal. School Library Journal, 28 Feb. 2013. Web. 14 June 2013.Ray, Mark. “Making the Principal Connection.” School Library Journal. School Library Journal, 31 Jan. 2013. Web. 18 March 2013. Stoddart, Rick. "A Brief Statistical Snapshot of Idaho School Principals." The Idaho Librarian 61.1 (2011): n. pag. Idaho Libraries. Idaho Library Association, 2011. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.

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Tamara CoxLibrarian at Palmetto Middle School coxt@anderson1.k12.sc.us @coxtl on TwitterBlog: www.e-literatelibrarian.blogspot.com

Kristen Hearne

MoniqueGerman Librarian at Powdersville Middle

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Librarian at Wren Middle hearnek@anderson1.k12.sc.us @KHearne on TwitterBlog: http://thelibrarianinthemiddle.blogspot.com/