Ineffective Leadership

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I know teachers are put on PDP's if they are ineffective, but what about assistant principals? I know of an assistant principal that is simply ineffective. This has been proven in multiple ways. His surveys are always negative, when he is in charge of testing, it almost always, is messed up, he has no connection with his staff, parents, and teachers. Some examples are when he gets on to students they laugh at him and once (I witnessed this) a teacher was explaining an incident to him and he actually shushed her, yet he still holds his position. If he were a teacher and doing this, he would already be put on a PDP. I recently found out that principals are not eligible for tenure but are assistant principals?

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  1. UnknownFebruary 27, 2016 at 10:59 AM

    I hate that for your school! I was just told that in our district, as soon as you transition from teacher to AP, you lose your tenure. However, if the AP's supervisor (principal, assistant superintendent, etc.) doesn't recognize or address the ineffectiveness of the AP, it's just going to wreak havoc on your school's culture, achievement, and improvement goals. Are there teacher-leaders in your school that can collectively bring it to the attention of other administrators? That's a risky venture! Good luck!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 28, 2016 at 3:43 PM

    Hopefully you work at a school where your voice is valued. This is where you can start. We have a box in our front office where teachers can place anonymous concerns they are also welcome to write their names on them. My principal along with the entire administrative team takes those concerns seriously and we talk as a team about how we plan to move forward through the concern those concerns are also addressed.

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  3. Joe GambleFebruary 28, 2016 at 5:08 PM

    If you recognize the problems with this administrators, others see it as well. Districts usually offer administrators of number of years to correct deficits before they transfer them or decide if they will do nothing. When there is a larger turn over in the building, that's when the district takes notice.

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