What a peculiar position the assistant principal position
is. It is that one position within a school district where the individual who
assumes this role cannot necessarily walk into a school and "hit the
ground running." The assistant principal is there to "assist the
principal." That translates into the role of the assistant principal (AP)
being so dramatically different from school to school to school. No two
principals necessarily use their APs alike. It all depends on the vision,
experience and wherewithal of the principal. The one commonality that is a
non-negotiable however is the AP as an INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER. This can't vary
from school to school....particularly in high need schools. The AP MUST be
utilized as an instructional leader along with the principal. If this person
evaluates teachers but does not operate within the capacity of instructional
leader, the teachers suffer and ultimately the children suffer. The basis of an
administrator's supervision of teachers is the continued improvement of
instruction. If the APs leadership is devoid of instructional leadership, one
would have to question the authenticity of the evaluation process. So as I
close, I am saying to all APs that you must lead instructionally. As you engage
in your daily self reflection and assessment and you find that instructional
leadership is not a part of your reality, you must engage in a self adjustment
in conjunction with your principal. A huge portion of your day must be devoted
to leading the teachers that you evaluate instructionally which begins with
"living in those classrooms" consistently.
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