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As 2018 comes to a close, NAESP would like to wish its members, partners and other education professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on this past year in education, we would like to provide the readers of NAESP's Before the Bell a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Friday, Jan. 4.
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School Leaders Now
From Aug. 24:
All too often, when a student misbehaves in class, they are sent to the front office, an administrator assigns a detention, and the instance gets swept under the rug. The teacher is left assuming that the student showed up for their punishment and that sitting in a quiet place for an hour after school "fixed" the problem. However, more often than not, the detention doesn't work. Those of us who manage the detention hall see the same kids every week, making it clear that repeat offenders are not learning from this discipline practice.
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THE Journal
From Jan. 12:
Recently, a company that produces an application to help teachers track student behaviors issued a report summarizing the 19 behaviors that appear to be most conducive to achieving a positive school culture. A healthy school culture has been linked to a decrease in absenteeism and improvements in teacher commitment, motivation to learn, student identity development and other education values.
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Education World
From March 13:
An open house for parents is now required in many districts and states, usually in early Fall. At our school, we have ours one day before school starts and it is a combination of an open house and a meet the teacher day as we are a pre-K to 12th grade school. The question is how to showcase the event, so it becomes a positive and informative event for the teachers and parents. Something that is a positive PR tool that can improve the school's culture and climate. Often principals do what they have always done and do not attempt to improve the event each year "If it ain't broke, then don't fix it."
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School Leaders Now
From Sept. 21:
As a school leader, one of the most important parts of your job is facilitating clear communication between school and home. Luckily, there are many excellent parent communication apps on the market designed to make your job easier. But which one is the best, and why? We've done the research on nine of the most popular apps, and here's what we found.
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Education World
From Sept. 11:
Can schools be held legally accountable for student bullying? If so, under what circumstances? These tough questions have emerged alongside increased awareness of the detrimental effects of bullying. While almost all states have passed new, or strengthened existing, anti-bullying laws, many districts, in the face of rising family legal action concerning bullying, remain unclear regarding legally compliant policies and best practices.
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Education Week
From Oct. 23:
Just a few months into her first year as principal of Oak Knoll Elementary School in Menlo Park, Calif., Kristen Gracia was on a fast track to burnout. She'd been assistant principal for four years and felt in command of that job. But as principal, there was so much more to do, and things were falling by the wayside. She wasn't making enough classroom observations, getting enough sleep, working out, or eating well. When she finally got home, it was a mad dash to feed, bathe and tuck her children in before powering up her computer to return to work.
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District Administration Magazine
From May 29:
Trying to find a healthy balance between instructional leadership and a principal's managerial responsibilities is a challenge for all principals, says Brian Partin, who's on leave from a principalship in Kingsport City Schools in Tennessee while serving as president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Sharing leadership responsibilities with teachers and other administrative staff is essential, "to make sure you're able to address the management pieces and spend significant time in classrooms without sacrificing other key areas of your life, such as your family," says Partin.
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Education DIVE
From Nov. 6:
Principals' roles are changing. Most are now expected to spend a greater portion of their time focusing on instructional issues and supporting and observing teachers. More than 79 percent of principals who responded to the 2018 National Association of Elementary School Principals' survey, for example, said there has been a moderate to large increase in the time they spend on areas such as using assessment data for instructional planning, developing the school as a professional learning community and ensuring teachers are using effective instructional practices.
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The Lead Change Group
From Sept. 14:
Anyone who supervises others is automatically tasked with planning, organizing and directing. Every boss gives orders and assigns work. Their employees follow their directions and complete the work assigned to them within the parameters given. This transactional stuff is all part of being a manager. Getting the leadership part of supervising others right, however, is trickier because emotion and connection enter the picture. People willingly follow the directions from an effective leader, not only because they have to if they want a paycheck, but also because they want to.
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eSchool News
From July 27:
Excused absences, unexcused absences, suspensions — all contribute to chronic absenteeism, which is defined as missing 10 percent or more school days per year. While the causes vary, chronic absenteeism is now viewed as a warning sign that something within a school or student's life needs to be addressed to keep learning on track.
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Education Week
From Nov. 16:
When Brad Seamer became principal of the joint middle and high school in a small South Dakota town in 2008, his predecessor warned him about the hazing. It was best to just look the other way, Seamer remembers being told. In Salem, a rural community on the east side of the state, there had been a long-standing tradition that many of the current students' parents had experienced: Around homecoming every year, seniors would take freshmen out into surrounding cornfields for an "initiation ceremony."
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School Leaders Now
From Aug. 17:
For decades, the principal was the sole holder of power within the school. Ask most veteran teachers, and they will tell you about an administration that was the authority on everything. The principal had the first and final say on all matters relating to the school. However, the role of the principal has evolved, and the demands of the job now require more than a dictator making unilateral decisions. The most successful leaders are collaborative and use a system that makes stakeholders and leaders out of everyone.
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Harvard Business Review
From Sept. 14:
Just becoming a leader is enough to exacerbate some people's unethical tendencies. But power does not corrupt everyone. Our research suggests that key personality characteristics predict unethical leadership behavior.
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Inc.
From April 24:
Conventional wisdom about leadership holds that great leaders are born and not made. It turns out that isn't true. Some research done by Leadership Quarterly showed that 26 percent of a leader is born or DNA and 74 percent is learned or developed. Why is this so important?
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Education World (commentary)
From May 29:
Dr. Tisha Shipley, a contributor for Education World, writes: "When you think back to the best manager, boss or leader you have ever had what are the traits or characteristics you remember? As a principal, there were several things I liked to do to make sure that my teachers felt supported. It is important that our teachers feel like they are valued, a part of a community and what they are doing matters."
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School Leaders Now
From Nov. 6:
The time has come for you to resurrect your Twitter account, update your Facebook profile, or dust off your Instagram feed. Social media is the most powerful tool that most principals are not using to its full potential. From communicating with the community to bragging about your students, there are so many reasons to stretch your thumbs and get ready to make these platforms work for your school this year. So here's what you, as the leader of your school, should and should not do with social media.
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District Administration Magazine
From Oct. 9:
The alarming rate of school shootings in recent years has led to the creation of emergency notification systems that can send various types of messages to multiple devices, including live videos to law enforcement. Administrators have more control of their messages, including the ability to determine who has received and read them. One system even expedites the process of family reunification through technology that identifies and accepts guardian signatures.
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New America
From June 19:
Recently, the National Association of Elementary School Principals released The Pre-K-8 School Leader in 2018: A 10-Year Study — the ninth study in a series of research studies that report data collected on the school climate, challenges and conditions of pre-K through grade 8 principals and assistant principals. Among the report's key findings: principals' top concern is addressing students' emotional problems, a shift over the last decade.
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Forbes
From March 13:
Not all of us naturally know how to lead. Some leaders have received training, had a mentor or are just plain naturally intuitive leaders. However, many wing it and hope for the best. If you want to be a great leader, here's what you should know.
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eSchool News
From Nov. 23:
Universities are starting to change their principal prep programs to better prepare principals to meet real-world challenges, according to a new RAND Corporation report. The report looks at the first year of a four-year $49 million initiative to improve training for aspiring school principals in seven universities. The seven universities participating in The Wallace Foundation's University Principal Preparation Initiative are redesigning their principal prep programs by working with local high-need school districts that hire their graduates. They also are working with accreditation agencies in their states — a move not typical of most other programs.
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