Saturday, January 19, 2008
Not Allowing Mediocrity
Throughout the class today Dr. Closen shared many experiences about having to make tough decisions with teachers even if it was not the popular decision. It is always going to be hard when you have to take action with a teacher that has a hometown name or that has been around for many years, but as administrators we owe it to the kids to give them the best education and the best educators possible. I learned a lot of different options today to store away for when I am faced with one of these tough teachers so that I can be prepared to do what is best for my students and my school.
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One question that might arise from this is: What to do when I hire a teacher that I have to rather than I want to? Can I release that teacher within a year and start the process all over again? Sometimes you may just be stuck. Wouldn't it be great if all of the teachers were good ones?
I think that it was very important that Dr. Closen pointed out the fact that everyone is to be held accountable for their jobs. It is important for administration to make sure that this accountability is checked and that appropriate actions are taken in order to insure that students get the best possible education regardless of "who" the teacher may be. Once again make sure that you hire the right person for the job.
A problem in our district is that some of the teachers that were not doing their jobs were popular with the right people. Even though the Principal recommended that they be let go, the school board would not approve it. It seems like in our district there is a constant battle between the school board and certain administrators. It seems like they fight just to fight sometimes.
All of the discussions list true facts. My question for this is- Why isn't the evaluation tool used as a tool? If used correctly a teacher who is struggling has the opportunity to grow and the others should be ousted. Sounds good but isn't done often.
In a previous class, the instructor talked of hiring only "A" teachers - NO "Bs!" Having proper tools in place for screening, interviewing, and re-interviewing are important for deterring future issues.
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