Job Entry Plan

Job Entry Plan

My ultimate goal is to become a superintendent of  a school district. In order to do this to the best of my ability, I will have to have a goal and strategy to help steer me through the process. I would first like to obtain an Assistant Superintendent position in order to become more informed  about issues in education that I may not be familiar with. I feel that this will help the learning curve when I finally become a superintendent. Once I become a new superintendent of a district,  I will have to make smart and targeted decisions during the first year. I will need to crawl, walk , then run. On the first day that I become a superintendent, I will probably be at a board meeting where they approve me. I will make sure that after the meeting and I am approved, I will make a conscious effort to meet and speak with all of the board members. I believe that making a good first impression is one the most important aspects of building relationships and getting things done. During the first week, I will make an effort to meet the staff at the administration building and build relationships with them. I will also visit all of the schools in the district and meet with the principals of those schools. At the meeting with the principals, I will tell them about myself and my philosophy of education. I will them speak with them about their campus. What they like about their campus and what they do not like. I believe that this is a good way to facilitate issues that the campus may have in a non-threatening manner. While at the schools, I will also introduce myself to the secretarial staff and get to know a little about them. Most school districts have a convocation at the beginning of each school year. This will be the first opportunity for me to introduce myself to the entire district staff. This will be one of the most important days in my short career as superintendent. I would like to convey the message of support, collaboration, success, happiness, trustworthiness, and hard working. A power-point presentation showing my educational philosophy in a lightened up way along with the district’s strengths will be included in my presentation.

     During the first month of my superintendency, I will be involved in community activities as much as possible. I will be visible at sporting events and other school functions. It would probably be a good idea to invite the community to the school one evening to a “get to know the superintendent” night at one of the schools. This can help build trust and relationships with members of the community. During the first month, I will also have more one on one meetings with the building principals to get a gage on what is going right and what changes may need to be made if any. Taking the administrative team to lunch one day would also be on the schedule to help ease any tension or barrier that they may have. Getting to know the board members will also be a high priority during the first month. I will need to gauge the intentions of all of the board members.

     During the first year that I am superintendent, I hope to achieve relationships with all relevant stakeholders. I feel that this is one of the more important things that I can do as a superintendent. If that relationship is built, I hope to be able to lead change if needed and accentuate success even further. If the school community knows who you are and are comfortable with you, that can help open up more doors to effective change even if there is some dissention. I would also like all administrators to know what my routine is after my first year as superintendent. As far as meetings go, there will be a structure that we will use to get the most out of our meetings. The meetings will go like this for each month: Week 1: Meet with all of the principals for two hours to discuss strategies, issues and information going on at the campuses. Week 2: Meet with all of the administrators and directors to communicate concerns and address issues that the group needs to know. Week 3: Meet with principals again. Week 4: Meet with principals on a one on one basis. This will be done at the home campus of the principal. I would like to walk around the campus during these meetings as well as meet in their office to discuss school business.