Human Resource Management

"...effective teachers exhibit good communication skills, set and achieve goals and identify and cultivate the talents of others. This is also true of effective administrators, who are foundationally teachers of the entire school community.  When it comes to the students in our public school classrooms, there are no eligibility requirements, interview processes or reference checks.  Our primary obligation is to serve our students; that is to teach them academics, to know them and their strengths and goals, to support them in their struggles and celebrate with them their successes. When it comes to the people we choose to be on our team to deliver these services to our students, our obligation is to recruit, hire, train, mentor and continually develop these people to meet the needs of our students and our school communities to the best of their abilities." 

-Jones, Forum 4, EDUC 830, 9/20/2024

During the Operations and Personnel Administration course, I was able to develop a plan for "empowered staff development".  This included the creation of a cross-sectional planning team, which would identify "resident experts" who would develop training presentations in one of the four development areas; teacher, classroom, district, and instructional.  Prior to staff development day, attendees would be provided a Guidebook link to personalize the sessions they will participate in.  This approach allows staff to get to know fellow staff as resources and have input on their learning - both approaches benefit students of every age in learning.

The National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) in their second standard regarding Ethics and Professionalism calls on school leaders to "understand and demonstrate the capacity to reflect on, communicate about, cultivate, and model professional dispositions and norms that support the educational success and well-being of each student and adult."  During Legal issues in School Administration, I created this presentation outlining procedures for teacher reprimand and dismissal.  In all of these scenarios, school leaders must balance conscience with protocols.