Hi readers! I've poured out a lot of stuff on this blog about being an effective school principal most of it based on many years experience as a professional educator including being a school Principal.
I wondered if any reader out there had a question about being a Principal. Just set it up on an email to me or as a comment to this post.
I will be up front always and only comment, help, advise if I can.
The title of this blog shows the great joy and satisfaction I got from being an educator and especially a school Principal.
I look forward to assisting or sharing based on your comments and queries.
May the Force be with you!
GD
Tuesday 13 February 2018
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Banning mobile phones in schools?
The Australian Federal Government Minister for Education wants to ban mobile phones in schools. The main concern is that even quite young students are posting undesirable images through their mobile phones onto social media.
I viewed a response to the Minister from a leader of the secondary (high) school Principals of New South Wales. He felt the Minister's view was too extreme citing examples of how mobile phones are used effectively in some schools to enhance the learning program.
If you are a Principal reader of this blog let me and the readers of this blog know through a comment or two on this post how mobile phones are controlled and used in your school. Being a Principal is not a requirement to make a comment as you may be a school educator in another postition in a school.
I look forward to your comments on this important media tool that is seriously a part of the lives of our students.
May the Force be with you!
GD
I viewed a response to the Minister from a leader of the secondary (high) school Principals of New South Wales. He felt the Minister's view was too extreme citing examples of how mobile phones are used effectively in some schools to enhance the learning program.
If you are a Principal reader of this blog let me and the readers of this blog know through a comment or two on this post how mobile phones are controlled and used in your school. Being a Principal is not a requirement to make a comment as you may be a school educator in another postition in a school.
I look forward to your comments on this important media tool that is seriously a part of the lives of our students.
May the Force be with you!
GD
Saturday 3 February 2018
Parents need to know
It is so vital that parents have a detailed insight into their child's school.
My youngest granddaughter has just commenced at a new primary (elementary) school and I am pleased to report that I could generally tap into the details I wanted online. Their website previously left a lot to be desired, but now has been updated to be very informative. I was pleased to be able to read the Annual Report and to peruse academic results comparable across Australia in like schools. I was also able to know the curriculum that will be used in certain learning areas, although I would have liked a more comprehensive statement across all learning areas in this regard.
I would also loved to have seen statements to the effect that the school will never let any child who is having learning difficulties fall through the cracks. Added to this could have been a reassurance that should there be learning difficulties the parents will be notified immediately and become part of the solution.
Another area that should have received more emphasis was how the wellbeing of each child is to be catered for.
I am hoping that the school publishes teacher profiles in the first weeks of school.
The website could also have given a calendar of meetings for 2018 for key bodies like the Parents and Citizens Association.
I will watch with anticipation how the school orients my granddaughter into what is a new environment for her.
Overt term 1 it would be useful if parents are guided to online access to school policies about each learning area. I am being kind: it is vital that this occur.
We Principals know that we are in partnership with parents in the formal education of their offspring.
May the Force be with you!
GD
My youngest granddaughter has just commenced at a new primary (elementary) school and I am pleased to report that I could generally tap into the details I wanted online. Their website previously left a lot to be desired, but now has been updated to be very informative. I was pleased to be able to read the Annual Report and to peruse academic results comparable across Australia in like schools. I was also able to know the curriculum that will be used in certain learning areas, although I would have liked a more comprehensive statement across all learning areas in this regard.
I would also loved to have seen statements to the effect that the school will never let any child who is having learning difficulties fall through the cracks. Added to this could have been a reassurance that should there be learning difficulties the parents will be notified immediately and become part of the solution.
Another area that should have received more emphasis was how the wellbeing of each child is to be catered for.
I am hoping that the school publishes teacher profiles in the first weeks of school.
The website could also have given a calendar of meetings for 2018 for key bodies like the Parents and Citizens Association.
I will watch with anticipation how the school orients my granddaughter into what is a new environment for her.
Overt term 1 it would be useful if parents are guided to online access to school policies about each learning area. I am being kind: it is vital that this occur.
We Principals know that we are in partnership with parents in the formal education of their offspring.
May the Force be with you!
GD
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