A Realistic Perspective On My Role As Assistant Principal

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I do believe that Amber has a realistic perspective about her role as assistant principal. She recognizes that part of her responsibility is dealing with discipline issues and supervising the students but she also desires to work closely with the teachers in order to help them develop their professional goals and instructional methods. She is reflective and understands that as a teacher she “benefited from the feedback and guidance she received from her principal” and she wants to do the same for the staff at this school (Kowalski, p. 124). I believe she is committed to the students and faculty and wants to bring about change in order to improve the academic process for the students.

I understand that placing a competent individual in the wrong position can lead to years of grief, low productivity and it can also cause obstacles in trying to reach not only the organization’s goals but their own personal goals and satisfaction. The reason I chose the third option when identifying possible solutions is because staying in that school would have been a challenge for Amber that I feel she can overcome. There is also no guarantee that moving to another school she will not encounter the same issues of negativity and complacency that exist where she is currently working. I also thought this school needed someone like her who could “inspire a shared vision” and “foster an environment of collaboration by building trust and facilitating relationships” within the school (Kouzes and Posner, p.26).

If I were in Amber’s situation and I decided to stay at the school I would be persistent with principal in allowing me work with the teachers on instructional matters. Even though he might be against...

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...ce they begin to see those small changed and realize that they can indeed have a positive effect on how the students view school it will motivate everyone, both the students and the faculty, to keep trying to narrow that gap that exists with the graduation rates.

In conclusion, I do not think Amber’s perspective about her role as assistant principal was unrealistic. I do believe, just as she did, that setting high expectations for the students and staff members can have a positive outcome on their performance. She was also committed to fostering an environment of teamwork and collaboration within the school and she was perceptive about the pervasive conflict that existed between the faculty and the administrators. I think that staying with the school and challenging herself would be the best option in trying to resolve the worries and conflict she was faced with.