Motivation

Many educators suggest that current economic conditions and legislative initiatives within our states and nation have lead to low morale and lack of motivation for school employees.  Using Herzberg's Hygiene theory and Maslow's Needs theory, please share your views on how and why current conditions may impact teacher motivation and share strategies that a building principal might employ to build morale and increase motivation.  

Force-Field Analysis

Describe Lewin's Theory of FFA and explain how it might be helpful for a school leader's successful implementation of a new initiative.  

School Change - Response for Module 3

Researchers (Katz & Kahn 1978) suggest that schools are open systems and as such they have inputs, transformation processes, outputs and feedback loops which correlate with organizational change.  How and why might knowledge of the open systems model be useful to a school principal as it relates understanding the  the characteristics of school change?

TBAISD ReImagine Status Report

TBAISD ReImagine Status Report

Dealing with a Crisis

The first ten minutes of a crisis often determine how a community reacts to the challenge.  What are five or six steps that a school leader might take during this vital time-frame? Communication is a critical part of the aforesaid crisis response.  What characteristics and skills should be considered when choosing a spokesperson for a crisis?  What is the most important ability needed? 

External Communication

·         Very few teachers are prepared to deal with parents, especially those who assume the role of a critic.  As a building principal, what action might you take to help teachers deal effectively with parents on the telephone, at conferences and through email, social media or other communications? 

·         Following a recent Administrative Staff meeting, your superintendent shared her concerns regarding the morale of all district employees.  She cited a general tone of apathy and asked for your help in developing a plan for improving internal communications and morale.  As a school principal, what suggestions and rationale might you provide to her to improve human relations?  Be sure to address internal communications within your response.