Category: Standard 3 – Management

Standard 3: Participate in developing the school budget

As a part of the Principal’s Advisory Council and intern, I worked with administrators and lead teachers to develop a balanced budget with minimal impact on student learning as our primary goal. As the administrative intern, I was given the duty of assessing the cost of supports (specific to technology) for student learning. Working with …

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Standard 3: Hiring Procedures

At the conclusion of the school year, I was able to assist in hiring several new teachers in various contents. In preparation for the interview, I was given the standard interview question from Prince William County. Additionally, my principal wanted me to develop several new questions that would help differentiate between candidates. Throughout the interviews, …

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Standard 3: Building Maintenance Walk-through

School Safety Inspection Checklist During the summer, our school was planning a building renovation that included modifying exterior/interior walls, windows, and floors. Since this was a large project with minimal time to complete, it was necessary to plan which areas of the building should be renovated first and how the custodial staff will regulate the …

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Standard 3: Development of the school’s master schedule

For the Summer School Program at Woodbridge Middle School, I was given the administrative task of creating the master schedule and multiple other documents to form a faculty handbook.  The master schedule would involve four grade levels, three content subjects with lunch periods in a half-day program. When initially given this task, I was skeptical …

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