Principal Residency
The purpose of the NELA Principal Residency is to provide a realistic, action-oriented learning experience for each NELA Fellow with expert Principal Mentors. The Principal Residency prepares NELA Fellows to develop strong interpersonal relationships, discern student learning and effective teaching, model reflective practice, and master leadership skills and dispositions that support school improvement efforts.
I created a school profile at the start of my principal residency which includes an in depth look at Northern Nash High School's budget, staff, facilities, and other critical aspects of a school's make up. As a future leader, it is important that I research a school before I enter the building. Creating the profile helped me understand the layout of the building, how to best use staff for duty locations and complete task such as ordering textbooks prior to the start of school.
This principal residency has been an eye opener. I have not only learned by role as an assistant principal but I learned a lot about my leadership style and organization strategies that work best for me to step on top of my work. The principal residency allowed me to make mistakes in a safe environment and receive immediate feedback for improvement from not only my principal mentor but my coach and director as well. I feel more confident entering an assistant principal role having had time to observe, listen and make mistakes in my principal residency. |