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A 15 page paper. What makes an effective high school principal? This is the primary focus on this essay. The high school principalship is an extremely complex and diverse job and it is one that fewer administrators are willing to take. The writer discusses the different roles of the principal and the characteristics and activities of effective principals. Examples and case studies are included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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While the statement was made in reference to restructuring efforts, it is nonetheless true in terms of whether the school is effective or not. Knowing this, there has been
a disturbing phenomenon occurring in the last several years: administrators are flocking away from the high school. There are any number of good reasons for capable administrators to avoid taking
positions in high schools. A study in 1997 revealed the following reasons: * ? ???Time -- for most, a 60-80 hour week. * * ???* ???Workload and complexity of job. *
* ???* ???Supervision of evening activities "unending." * * ???* ???Minimal pay differential between top teacher and administrator. * * ???* ???Feeling "bombarded" with very high expectations of constituents and employer. * * ???* ???State
and district mandates; "mountains" of paperwork. * * ???* ???Increasingly complex society with attendant social problems. * * ???* ???Traditional vice principal job is seen as negative * * ???* ???Difficulty in helping
secondary teachers become more collaborative (Yerkes and Guaglianone, 1998). Given the complexity and multiple diverse demands of this position, how can the principal be effective? The following pages
will discuss some of the literature about what makes a principal effective at the high school level. The Principals Role The role of principal has always been
complex. Sergiovanni identified nine tasks of the principal: * ? ???Purposing: bringing shared visions together. * * ???* ???Maintaining harmony: building mutual understanding. * * ???* ???Institutionalizing values: devising a set of procedures and
structures to actualize the schools vision. * * ???* ???Motivating: encouraging staff and faculty. * * ???* ???Managing: planning, record-keeping, providing procedures; organizing, etc. * * ???* ???Explaining: giving reasons for asking staff to do certain
things. * * ???* ???Enabling: removing obstacles that prevent faculty and staff from meeting their objectives; providing needed resources. * * ???* ???Modeling: being responsible for modeling the schools purpose. * * ???* ???Supervising: ensuring the
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