Grant is a frequent walk-through administrator. The book does not focus on specific instances, but it does mention him walking the halls in the morning and afternoon regularly getting a ‘feel’ for how everything is going. I have no doubt he was regularly in classrooms and communicating with his vice-principals and team leads as to how everything was going.
As an evaluator, I would think he would do an excellent job. He would point out weak areas as well as strengths, without beating around the bush. He always notes things that will help students and does not have anything good to say about teachers who only look out for themselves. I do wonder how he would handle the paperwork end of things with them. He always has so much paperwork and he really does not enjoy it. However, I’m sure he would get it all done correctly.
He would utilize evaluation to get the school where it needs to be. His evaluations of strong teachers would help them improve, but also give them the encouragement they need to keep doing their best. Grant was a great encourager to teachers. His evaluations would also serve as documentation to help weaker teachers get better or get them out the door if they are not trying to improve. I believe that his work with teachers is a great impact for success because he is able to retain strong teachers and staff and remove those that are not helping the school to improve.
Supervision of faculty training will help in developing professional development because you will not be just shooting into the dark. When an administrator has seen what is going on (or not going on) in the classroom, that will give them direction into what the school’s needs are. If this information is combined with what various teams in the school would also like I believe the professional development can be very helpful in achieving the school’s goals and addressing its’ weaknesses.
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