Aspiring and Beginning Administrators

2005 Assistant Principals Conference Handouts

• Creating a Community of Learners
  Karen Bessette and David Gibbs
• Essential Elements for the First Year Assistant Principal
  Lasonia Russell
• Survival Tips for 1st Year Assistant Principals
  Kerry Gain, M.Ed.
• TEPSA Spotlight on New Teachers
  Lisa Casto
• TEPSA Spotlight on School Culture
• The Fair Labor Standards Act - An Administrators' Responsibilities and Liabilities
  Chris G. Elizalde

Other Resources

• Attracting Parents to Open House Night
• Discipline
• Education World Message Board - Help With Principal Job Interview Questions
• Education World Offers Tips for Principals and Teachers to Cope with Stress
• Experienced Principals Share Their Advice with Aspiring Principals
• Good Principals: What Traits Do They Share? Education World
• Leader Values
• Learner-Centered Leadership and Campus Culture  Table I, Table II
• Marriage, Family and the Principalship: Making It All Work (Education World)
• NAESP Aspiring Principals Section
• Opening of School Checklist
• Preparing the Principals of Tomorrow:  A Strategic Approach to Success on the ExCET
• Principals Who Care: A Personal Reflection
  The School Leader Holds the Key to Creating a Caring Community in Which Learning Flourishes (Educational Leadership - ASCD)
• Principals Share 30 Questions for Future Teachers
• Professional Vitality: Do You Have It?" NAESP Principal Magazine
• School Administrators: Decisions, Decisions! A Week in the Life of a Principal
• "Ten Principles for Principals" NAESP Principal Magazine
• "The First-Year Principal: A Husband's Perspective" NAESP Principal Magazine
• The New Principal from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
• The Top Ten List of Frequently Asked Questions about Common Assessments
• Tools and Templates for School Calendars, Graphic Organizers, Parent Communication and More (Education World)
• Veteran Principals Offer Advice to New Colleagues