Jeannette Sather

Panel Presentation
Principal Licensure Program K-12
20 Years in Education

Teacher
Elementary
Special Education
Junior High
Teacher Leader
Junior High
Middle School
Elementary
Aspiring Principal Intern
 E-Folio
jeannettemoritzsather.weebly.com

Core Leadership and

Principal Competencies
Special Education Reprogramming Initiative:
Organizational, Human Resources,
Values and Ethics Leadership

Provide Purpose and direction

Understand organizational systems
Analyze need and allocate personnel
Personnel recruitment
Best interest of learners
 Special Education Reprogramming Initiative:
Judgment and Problem Analysis, Human Resources,
Instructional Leadership

Reframing possible solutions

Understand different leadership and
decision-making strategies
Set priorities, formulate strategic plan

Challenges:
Staff turnover
Short-staffed all year
New-to-teaching staff Next Steps:
Student placement from Continue with Inclusive Practices Focus
primary grades Step back to more traditional spaces for
Setting III
Rehire team
Special Education Reprogramming Initiative:
What I learned

Implement change or educational reform

 Student Support Team:
Learning Environment, Safety,
and Communications Leadership

Monitor a positive learning

environment
Implement policies and procedures
Formulate a plan to take corrective
action

Goal:
1. Similar outcomes from different
stakeholders
2. Clearer communication on
expectations for staff and
students
3. Parent involvement
4. Student-Adult connections
though check ins
 Student Support Team:
Learning Environment, Safety,
and Communications Leadership

Involve stakeholders
Facilitate teamwork
Communicate with parents
Connect every student with
an adult
Student Support Team:
Where are we now?

Overall increase in
communication; a work in
progress

More accurate information

reported for behavior incidents

Working on alternatives to
suspension

Continue training and reflection

with support team
 Budget and Staffing:
Diversity, Organizational, and
Human Resources Leadership
 Staffing and Master Scheduling:
Master Scheduling, Curriculum Planning, and
Instructional Management Leadership
 Grading Policies:
Curriculum and Instructional Leadership

Identify instructional objectives

Utilize data for instructional decision making
Apply appropriate models for supervision
Why After All of This Do I Want to
Become an Administrator?

Twenty years in
education, and every
day and each new year
brings another chance
to make an impact

Leadership.