Understanding the Role of a Principal and Teacher Responsibilities

The video discusses the principal's role as both an administrator and a teacher, emphasizing the importance of being actively involved in classrooms. It highlights strategies for sustainable teacher workload by assigning each teacher to one subject and one administrative role. This approach reduces costs and improves communication, especially for struggling students, by limiting the number of contact points.

What additional role does the principal take on besides administration?

• Guidance counselor

• Permanent substitute

• Social worker

• Dean

What is the principal's hope regarding classroom involvement?

• To only observe classes

• To focus solely on administration

• To be in classrooms frequently

• To avoid teaching

How is a teacher's day planned to avoid being overwhelming?

• By focusing on one subject per grade

• By teaching multiple subjects

• By reducing class sizes

• By having no after-school activities

What is the main focus of a teacher's preparation?

• One subject for multiple grades

• Multiple subjects for one grade

• One subject for one grade

• Multiple subjects for multiple grades

What is one example of an additional role a teacher might take on?

• Director of cafeteria

• Director of transportation

• Director of assessment

• Director of sports

What role might a teacher take on related to parent involvement?

• Director of sports

• Director of cafeteria

• Director of transportation

• Director of parent involvement

Why is reducing the number of administrators beneficial?

• It saves money and improves communication

• It allows for more student activities

• It increases the number of teachers

• It reduces the number of classes

How does having fewer administrators affect struggling students?

• It increases the number of meetings

• It simplifies problem-solving

• It complicates communication

• It reduces teacher involvement

What is a key benefit of having fewer points of contact for students?

• More extracurricular activities

• More effective communication

• More administrative roles

• Larger class sizes

What is a challenge when there are too many points of contact for a student?

• Increased administrative costs

• Larger class sizes

• Difficulty in solving issues

• More effective communication