Feedback from Staff

Since it is my first year as an administrator it was time for my evaluation and after staff filling in and returning their information to our superintendent it was time for us to meet and I 'll be honest I was a little nervous. I know that there are things that I feel I am doing well, but that is the easy part. Was I prepared for what could use improving. My staff was insightful and put down meaningful information for me. I did sit down one to one with one of the staff after meeting with the superintendent because there was a lot written. But it was a great conversation and I appreciated her feedback. It was the ability to have a conversation and not feel threatened by what she had to say. And for her I hope it felt like a safe environment to discuss what she thought were areas of improvement. In the end to me it was about the feedback. If I am supposed to give feedback to my staff and ask them to give feedback to their students I think that feedback for me is equally important and hopefully shows that what I would like my staff to do I also do and am open to receiving.

Conversations with Staff

I know it seems like a long time between posts but today I felt I needed to add something now. I had a couple of conversations with staff this morning and really appreciated the professionalism within the building. I was able to have those little conversations that for me always feel awkward and my first response is to avoid them. And they went well. They were minor things but there was dialogue and openness which is so important. Knowing that I can approach them or they can approach me makes my job easier and I owe it to there willingness to talk.

Moving Along

Well, it has been too long since I posted anything and thought if I want to be accountable for my learning then I better follow through. I am officially a year into my job and enjoying every day. There have been many challenges and a lot of learning along the way but it has really made me think about education, where it is going, and how I see Rosenfeld School moving forward. This job has pushed me to be more attentive to people and how I interact with them. Mainly though I see how important my staff is and all the work that they do. Does it always go smoothly? No but that is what makes me think about what I want to do and what my response may be. And as I read somewhere if everyone is happy and things are going smoothly then are we really trying to change things or just continuing on? I prefer to think that we are moving forward and I may be getting the hang of things around here