A Day

in the Life of an
Administrator
PRESENTER: AZURE JOINER-JACKSON
ASPIRING ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016
10:30 AM 11:30 AM

Ice Breaker

As

aspiring administrators, what are some duties you

believe this job requires?

What

are the challenges? (Personal and/or

Professional)

Why would you need the principal of balance?

Is the ability to identify our various roles and to spend appropriate

amounts of time in, and focus on, all of the important roles and
dimensions of our lives. Success in one area of life cannot compensate
for neglect or failure in other areas of our life.

Quote by Rumer Godden Everyone is a house with four rooms:

physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Unless we go into every
room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete
person.

Knowledgeable of your role/self

As an aspiring administrator, you will wear several hats. You

should participate in trainings; so that, you are an example of
continuous growth in your building. Seek wise counsel and
update your personal educational library.

These are a few hats of an administrator

Instructional
Leader

Effective
Communicator

1. Adults on campus

1. Interact with all stakeholders

Facilitator of a
Safe/Orderly Environment
1. School safety

A. Personnel

A. Students

A. Safety Plan

B. Professional Development

B. Parents

B. Training/Drills

C. Faculty & Staff

2. School/County Policies

2. Students on campus
A. Academics

2. Serve as a liaison

B. Behavioral/Discipline

A. School ~ Community

C. Social

B. Knowledgeable of your role

A. Local school policies

B. County policies

Instructional leaders
are responsible for
all adults & students on
campus.
YOU MUST INSPECT WHAT YOU EXPECT

ADULTS ON CAMPUS
STUDENTS ON CAMPUS

Personnel

Hire great employees

The quickest way to improve your school is to hire great employees at every opportunity

Model good teaching practices

The most beneficial way to develop teachers is to allow them to see good teachers in actions

Evaluate/give immediate feedback/incentives

Great principals never let time interfere with what matters most

Professional Development
Teach

the Teachers (Be an example of continuous learning)

What are your expectations? What systems are in place for order?
How are they evaluated?
How do you support your staff with instructional strategies?
How do you support your staff with discipline?

The

Talent Exchange

Talent Exchange

Daphne Middle School

1 Jody Davis Circle
Daphne, AL 36526
Office: (251) 626-2845
Fax: (251) 626-0025

Tiffany Irby

Azure Joiner-Jackson

Principal

Assistant Principal

TalentExchange
In an effort to utilize our teachers for staff development, we will begin peer review for new teachers next
week. During your planning period on Monday, please visit the teachers class listed on the back.
While in your observations, please take note of the following:
1) How could you tell the teacher prepared a thorough lesson plan that has several transition
activities? Are lesson plans current and posted?
2)

Are all materials and equipment in place when the students enter the classroom? Bellringer?

3)

Are you able to see indicators that show consistency? __________ Has a process been
established where students are immediately on task when they arrive in class?

4)

Describe what is taking place during the instructional process that shows true engagement. What is
taking place with the student, and teacher/facilitator?

5)

Describe the climate of the classroom. (Management) Are class rules and consequences posted
and consistently enforced?

6)

Was technology incorporated as a resource? How did the student and teacher incorporate
technology?

7)

What did you find most helpful during the observation?

8)

How might you incorporate the strategies/ideas that you observed today?

Students

Academics should be our primary focus.

You must cultivate a culture of academics.

Behavioral/Discipline
School-wide Discipline Plan
Discipline with dignity & find unconventional methods of discipline.

Social
It is important that we develop the whole child. We must infuse positive character
traits within all students.

Effective Communicator
(verbal/written)

Interact with all stakeholders

Students

Parents

Faculty & Staff

Community (Law enforcement depending on grade level)

Serve as a liaison

School ~ Community
Get involved in your schools community. You should be the link to connect
the two.

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Are you leading

or
just taking a walk?

http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/are-you-really-leading-or-are-you-just-taking-a-walk

Loving, Lifting
and
Lending a Hand to
Louisiana
Daphne Middle School
https://youtu.be/w7UigS0LcDw

Facilitator of a
Safe/Orderly Environment

Safety Plan (Virtual AL)

Training/Drills (Maps & Safety Backpack)
Law Enforcement (Secondary)

rules

Familiarize yourselves with the

(Be firm, be fair)

School/County Policies
A. School policies
B. County policies

Documents I find helpful.

Quarterly Conference Log

Incident Reports
Discipline Policy
Master Calendar
Talent Exchange
Safety Card

Daily To - Do -List

Helpful documents

Conference Log

Incident Reports

Example of a schoolwide discipline

policy

Faculty & Staff Fellowship

Whats in your
educational
library?
Reading is
fundamental!

Work Cited
Covey, Stephen R. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook."
Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2016.
Covey, Stephen R., Sean Covey, Muriel Summers, David K. Hatch, and Inez Platzer.
"The Leader in Me. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Business Contact, 2015. Print.
"The Leader in Me." The Leader in Me. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2016.
Mendler, Allen N. More What Do I Do When ...?: Powerful Strategies to Promote
Positive Behavior. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree, 2007. Print.
August 7, 2012 By John Maxwell. "John Maxwell on Leadership."The John Maxwell
Company. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.

Work Cited Continued

Peters, Stephen G. Do You Know Enough about Me to Teach Me?: A Student's

Perspective. Orangeburg, SC: Peters Group Foundation, 2006. Print.
Stephenson, Susan, and Paul Thibault. Laughing Matters: Strategies for Building
a Joyful Learning Community. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree, 2006. Print.
Teacher-Pupil: A Good Working Relationship. N.d.
Whitaker, Todd. What Great Principals Do Differently: Fifteen Things That Matter
Most. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2003. Print.

My motto.

In all that I do, I strive to do it so

well, that no man living and no man
dead, and no man yet to be born,
can do it better.
Dr. Benjamin Mays

Its time to review (3-2-1)

http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/3-2-1

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Thank you for your time!

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