When I became a school administrator over 15 years ago, the applicant pool for filling certified teaching vacancies was deep, if not overflowing. It was not uncommon to receive ten or more quality résumés from which to select worthy candidates. Two and possibly three rounds of interviews might ensue to select the best person for […]
Category: Recruitment, Retention, and Career Growth
Support, Coach, and Sustain to Recruit and Retain
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Recruitment and Retention Strategies to Increase School Leader Diversity
“Everywhere I looked, leadership didn’t look like me. But our students did,” says Danielle Edwards, a school leader and Spelman College alumna who sought school leadership opportunities in her school community. In the absence of guidelines and a career pathway, she relied on her network of Spelman sisters and like-minded colleagues to help her navigate […]
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A Principal Who Brings Joy to the Job
For National Principals Month, we are highlighting school leaders who have made valuable contributions to their schools and communities. A few of the people they’ve impacted the most tell their inspiring stories. This week, instructional coach Magdalena Mata shares about her principal, Dr. Beto Hinojosa.
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NASSP Panel Focuses on Tackling the Educator Shortage
In honor of National Principals Month, NASSP teamed up with the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the American Federation of School Administrators to host a panel discussion on the nation’s educator shortage. Held in October at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC, and streamed online, speakers included four current school leaders: Sue Danielson […]
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A Focus on Community and Transparency
For National Principals Month, we are highlighting school leaders who have made valuable contributions to their schools and communities. A few of the people they’ve impacted the most tell their inspiring stories. This week, Sarai Kaller shares about her sons’ former principal, Teri Dudley.
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Mr. Feeny from “Boy Meets World” Has a Message for Principals
Mr. George Feeny, portrayed by actor Bill Daniels, has inspired generations of young people to become educators—and principals—since “Boy Meets World” premiered in 1993.
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How Our Principal Shows He Cares
For National Principals Month, we are highlighting school leaders who have made valuable contributions to their schools and communities. A few of the people they’ve impacted the most tell their inspiring stories. This week, Alexis Morada shares about her principal, Derek Bellow.
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Together, We Are Stronger
This National Principals Month, I want to say thank you. Thank you for your strength and stamina in these tumultuous and uncertain times. From the pandemic to politics, there’s no doubt that being a principal has become increasingly challenging these past few years.
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The Growing Need for Latino School Leaders
As our schools see increasing enrollments of Latino students, one thing many of those students aren’t seeing is school leaders who look like them.
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A Homegrown Recruitment Program Helps Ease Staff Shortages
Other schools might be having trouble filling staff vacancies, but that’s not an issue at Haines City High School in Polk County, FL. We’ve been fully staffed since before the pandemic, and I don’t expect that to change.