This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Learning about each other
Our high school has a new principal this year. He has been here several years as an assistant principal and athletic director. We had worked well together in my former capacity of school nurse, so I was pleased when he took the principal position. He is easy going, yet has high expectations of the staff, and a no nonsence attitude. I have learned that nothing stays the same, expect that things will change, and do your best to adjust. In CTE we also have a new Vice principal that does our evaluations. I am somewhat intimidated by him, as he has never had much interaction with a CTE department, and really knows very little about our programs. That combined with a new evaluation tool that he must use has caused some tense moments. Having said that, he has been open to some discussion of my concerns & has given me a higher level thinking focus for my cirriculum. I hope I can live up to the expectations.
Hi, Emily - quite a few changes going on at your school! Your previous post about students and having to have patience and thick skin with them may apply to this situation as well. Hopefully you have a chance to 'learn them', as your admin gets more used to you and your program.
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