Monday 26 November 2012

Have What It Takes To Be A Great School Principal?

By Neil Hickox


The very best three traits that an aspiring or a present school principal should demonstrate in order to be effective was hard to define as there were numerous.

From observations, experience and discussions with educators the number one trait was integrity. Young personnel and students looked over the attitudes that the principal demonstrated in their everyday life. It didn't make a difference whether the principal was a primary or secondary instructor, the conversations always came back to the point that integrity was a thing that they truly claimed as a foundation. Everything they stood for revolved around integrity.

The second attribute was one of support. Support in the principal's own life and their constant support of personnel and students. All agreed that support made stability. A stable support network around the school principal involved their house life with their partner and loved ones. It was highly advised that the result of support and the giving of support was the building block for intrinsic security.

The third characteristic was consistency.The principal needed to display consistency in what they were stating and what precisely they believed in.The principal need to demonstrate the path they desired to take the school. A shared and clearly articulated perspective was very important. When that occurred decisions were easily made regarding the schools direction.

Experience demonstrated that being a good school principal did require the principal to know when to relax and not say something. Numerous principals said it was a skill that they needed to truly concentrate on. Most of my research in this area demonstrated that principals just needed a little chance and they were quick to offer their opinion when it would have been easier to have stay quiet and allow discussion by the personnel roll on rather than stifling conversation.

The majority of principals mentioned that was the area they had to learn very quickly because whenever they saw that they didn't interrupt or voice their viewpoint within the early stages of conversation the staff remained involved and sensed that they were being heard. Discussion did not close down. My findings of unskilled compared to seasoned principals saw a significant distinction in that discussions turned to debates very early in meetings with the unskilled principal compared to the knowledgeable principal.




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