Cynthia Foster has just returned from a principals' meeting with the superintendent where she learned about new mandates and regulations. She is feeling overwhelmed by the increased workload and responsibilities under No Child Left Behind. As the new principal, she must determine how to balance leadership, decision making, communication, budgets, and accountability while considering the perspective of her teachers. Wise advice reminds her that true leadership requires others to follow.

2. The Twilight Zone

3. Meet Your Principal, Cynthia
Foster….
She has just returned to her high school after an
all-principals’ district meeting with the
superintendent

4. Examine the Issues

13. Soooooo Overwhelmed….

14. ?
MANDATES

15. MANDATES SU
MANDATES
ENFORCED
REGULATIONS
REQUIREMENTS
NCLB
MORE WORK!

17. THINK TANK…

18. ?

21. COMMUNICATION
LEADERSHIP
DECISION MAKING

22. Decision-Making
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxlY9FlqR9
Q&feature=related

24. • HOW MUCH Do I
• TIME Delegate to teachers???

25. Where Does the Money Come
From???
• Sports?
• Core Content?

26. Accountability…
Who’s to blame???

27. Leadership
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sZip-
8K3z8&feature=related

28. Communication
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIufLRpJY
nI

29. THE PRINCIPAL BRAIN VERSUS THE
TEACHER BRAIN

37. Hello Straw…
Meet Camel

40. Now switch to…
The Teacher’s Brain…

41. Take Away…
• As an administrator, always remember what it
is like to think through the mind of the
teacher.
• Communicate Clearly!
• At the same time, remember that your
teachers are looking to you for leadership-
show strength!
• Make decisions and make those decisions
work.

43. Wise Men Say…
“If you think you're leading and
no one is following you, then
you are only taking a walk”

44. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oADlQPJ_Z
fc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AZtNokI8
wE&feature=related