union elementary principals - deoffice, less office, no office

de-office, less office, no office

impact on student achievement

Although both effective and ineffective principals claimed to frequently observe their teachers, effective principals make more unscheduled observations and provide immediate feedback (The Wallace Foundation 2012).

impact on student achievement

The Wallace Foundation has declared that principals are second only to teachers as the most influential in-school factor in student achievement. But the Wallace Foundation calculated that principals represent nearly 25 percent of the variation in a school’s achievement.

leading out of your office

http://bit.ly/LeadersGetOutOfYourOffice

no accusation, indictment or judgement

a virtually impossible job (s)

a time issue...

it’s a trap

we have important work to do

e-mail

teacher evaluations

budgets

private phone calls

the drop-in, pop-in or drop-by

seeking quiet time, sanity

experts recommend the no office

should our office be like home?

could these go from office to classrooms?

what else?????

your protection

the buddy system - schedule it...

invite guests regularly

business leaders, elected officials, etc.

student relationships

teacher relationships

leading out of your office

http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/1850

de-office reflection

http://bit.ly/UnionDe-OfficeReflection

your plan of de-office, less office or no office (choose one):

● Short video testimonial (30 - 60 seconds)

● Blog Post● Action Plan Document (Google

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