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Snapshot Skillful Supervision

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Snapshot – Skillful Supervision As the principal your first step is to determine if there is value to the staff member’s judgement. On occasion there may be a personality conflict between the two teachers and little merit to the complaint. Dealing with the personality conflict, then becomes the priority. Regardless, the duty of the principal is to gather the facts. Initial analysis of the teacher’s practice is done through informal walk-through observations. The principal provides written feedback to the teacher in regard to the principal’s observations relative to the teaching standards. It is imperative for the principal to make themselves available to the teacher if they desire to discuss the informal observation. Following the informal observation, the principal then plans a formal planned observation of the teacher. Providing the teacher ability to decide on the course and lesson that is observed is significant in reducing the anxiety of the teacher. Prior to the observation, the principal and the teacher meet to discuss the upcoming lesson and review the …show more content…

The principal then looks to augment areas of strength and provide resources for improvement. Resources that the principal may provide are professional development in-service in their content area or class-room management strategies. Secondly, the teacher and principle employs the development of Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) as additional reinforcement in areas of need. Thus, using data to as a means to evaluate the teacher’s value added in their classroom. Additionally, the teacher through self-reflection will develop a Professional Practice Goal (PPG) to research and implement in their classroom. Finally, the principal may choose to provide mentorship programs, site visits, and educational literature as a means to improve the teacher’s

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