Hartland Principal Characteristics
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 8:48AM Hartland Principal Characteristics
- · Good Communicator
- · Experience in small school/town
- · Community orientation
- · Approachability
- · Teacher support
- · Listening skills
- · Transparency
- · Honoring traditions
- · Connectness with children
- · Individualized educator
- · Understand learning styles and translate classroom
- · Classroom and administrative experience
- · Understanding of goals/goal setting
- · Trustworthy
- · Respect for teachers, students, community
- · Realistic, patient approach for building trust
- · Aspirational leader
- · Skills to present vision, bring community together and make it happen
- · Experience with partnerships outside school for curriculum outcomes
- · Expansive view of school community
- · Enrichment ideas for integrating into classroom
- · Visibility
- · Communication with families
- · Willing to learn from experience at HES
- · Adaptability
- · Active learner/enjoys learning
- · Creates a culture of learning in the school
- · Understands teacher contracts and special education law
- · Articulate vision for school that attracts interest, resources, excitement
- · Long term commitment
- · Dedicated to “whole child” – arts, healthy living, balance, body, mind, spirit
- · Sense of humor
- · Understanding of facilities management/environmental health
- · Does not micromanage
- · Servant leader
- · Humility with confidence – doesn’t know it all
- · Caring






