answer for employee termination in public
schools.
Prior to my teaching career, I worked as
a regional manager for one of the world’s
largest pharmaceutical companies. My private sector role was largely guided by forecasted revenue and the always present fear
of unemployment, a fear I shared with my
subordinates. Motivating people to change
is far easier when there is no option for not
implementing said change. Love it, hate it,
indifferent; we were all bound by the golden
handcuffs. There was no protection from
unions or tenured positions.
I ran into my former principal the other
day. He politely asked about the administrative leadership cohort I have been part
of, and I tried to conceal my excitement
at the thought of the approaching career
transition. All of my above concerns were
presented in a rather embarrassing bout
of “verbal diarrhea.” He nodded his head
throughout my verbose monologue, smiled
and said, “It’s O.J.T. man. You can’t prepare
for every situation. So much of this you will
learn on the job.”
ac/ar/documents/account-report-2016.pdf.
• Winlock, L. Steven, (n.d.). “The Working Triangle for Leadership,” Sacramento
County Office of Education Leadership Institute: http://scoeleadership.net.
• Young, Ed, et. al. (2003). “Do K-12
School Facilities Affect Education Outcomes?” Tennessee Advisory Commission
on Intergovernmental Relations, retrievable
at https://goo.gl/XwvrBe.
Jonathan Robinette is a veteran
teacher and graduate of the
Sacramento County Office of
Education Leadership Institute. He
holds credentials in science, multiple
subjects and physical education, as
well as a Preliminary Administrative
Services Credential. He looks forward
to making the leap to administration.
Resources
• California Professional Standards for
Educational Leaders (2014). California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing:
http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/standards/CPSEL-booklet-2014.pdf (accessible
at https://goo.gl/J5YIGj).
• Marzano, Robert (2003). “What Works
in Schools: Translating Research into Action,” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.
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Hanson, Thomas (2013). “A Climate for
Academic Success.” WestEd Publications
Center, San Francisco: www.wested.org/
online_pubs/hd-13-10.pdf.
• Loukas, Alexandra (2007). “What Is
School Climate?” National Association of
Elementary School Principals (accessible at
https://goo.gl/8NR2Pd).
• “Preparing All Students for College,
Career, Life and Leadership in the 21st Century” (2016). Report of the Superintendent’s
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