Michael Kennedy

Principalship
2 September 2013
First 30 Days

It is July 15, 2013. Your first faculty/staff meeting is August 15.

Responsibilities

What do I need to
know?

With whom will I

speak?

What will I ask?

Curriculum
(Jul. 15-17)
(Revisited Aug. 1214)

-Are all curricular

areas being met?
-What tools are
being used to
support
instruction?
-What supports to
teachers still need?

-Curriculum
Director
-Department
leaders

-Who was
instrumental in
devising the
curriculum?
-What educational
tools are being
used to meet
curricula?
-What educational
tools would be
beneficial to meet
curricula needs in
the future?

Personnel
(Jul. 18-19 & Jul.
22-23)

-Are all vital

vacancies filled?
-How are staff
members
evaluated?
-What does PD
time look like?

-Superintendent
-Immediate
superior
-Curriculum
Director

Building & Grounds

Issues
(Jul. 24-26)

-Are all areas of

the building ready
for the school
year?
-Are all classrooms
outfitted and
ready?
-Are there any
issues with the
building that need

-Superintendent
-My immediate
superior

-Are all vital

vacancies filled?
-What is the state
of staff evaluation?
-What is the current
route of PD? What
is the projected
route of PD?
-Are there and
building code
issues that need to
be addressed?
-What summer
custodial/maintena
nce pieces still
need to be
completed?
-Are all classrooms

to be addressed?

Culture & Climate

(Jul. 29-Aug. 2)

Student, Family, &

Community
(Aug. 5-9)

-Is the school

culture positive or
negative?
-What is the
driving force for
the school? (i.e.
academics,
athletics, the arts,
etc.)
-Does the staff
generally have a
good working
relationship?
-What are, if any,
the big issues for
staff members?
-What are the
predominant
issues for
students? (i.e.
bullying, student
supports, etc.)
-What is the
student/family
perception of the
Principal?
-What is the level
of family
involvement in the
district?
-How can stronger
school-family
relationships be
fostered?
-What are the
predominate issues
going on in the

outfitted with
necessary supplies?
-What is the
summer use of the
building for
extracurriculars?
-Teachers
-Administration
-Community
Members

-Superintendent
-Teachers
-Community
Members

-What is your
favorite part of our
school community?
-What are you most
excited about for
this upcoming
school year?
-What short term
goals do we have
for the school?
-What long term
goals do we have
for the school?
-Do any activities
occur outside of
contracted time?
-What schoolcommunity
relationship
programs, such as
PTO, currently
exist?
-What sort of school
climate programs,
like D.A.R.E., exist?
-How are parentteacher
conferences run?
-Do we have
community
stakeholders? If so,
who?
-Whats the hardest
thing for a student
growing up here?
-How can the
school be more

community?

involved in
outreaching to the
community?