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  • Breaking Down the Cover Letter: Essential or Outdated?

    • Apr 11, 2024
    • Elizabeth Heubeck

    The significance of cover letters in job applications is waning, especially in K-12 education, due to factors such as the pandemic, online applications, and changing hiring demands.

  • Job Hunting in the Pandemic

    • Jun 17, 2020
    • Elizabeth Heubeck

    Even in turbulent times, there are steps you can take to increase your odds of landing a teaching job.

  • From Teacher to Principal

    From Teacher to Principal: A Look at the Typical Pathway

    • Sep 4, 2019

    The career path from teacher to principal is not easy. What is the typical pathway and how many teachers become principals? Read on to see the numbers and facts about becoming a principal.

  • Work-Life Balance

    A Principal's Guide to Work-Life Balance

    • Sep 4, 2019
    • Denisa R. Superville

    Do you feel that there are just not enough hours in the day to get everything done between your professional and personal life? In order to steer clear from that “burn out” many people fear, you must find a balance. Read on to find out how one administrator schedules out his day to fit the most in.

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    Advice for New Principals: 'It's All About How You Treat People'

    • Jul 16, 2019
    • Denisa R. Superville

    Are you a new principal? Looking to become a principal, but you are unsure? Read on to hear from 3 principals who offer advice and lesson they have learned in their first year on the job. From advice, words of wisdom, and the best resources, they cover it all.

  • What Makes a Principal Great?

    • Nov 3, 2017
    • Cindi Rigsbee

    Great principals aren’t expected to do it all alone, and they don’t expect that of themselves. They "distribute" leadership as they work with assistant administrators and teacher leaders to achieve the vision of the school. They take care of themselves and urge others to do the same because they know there’s always another hill to conquer and they need to be in tip-top shape to keep climbing up.

  • 4 Things Great Principals Don't Do

    • Nov 1, 2017
    • Monica Washington

    The true beauty in leadership is being able to discern when to pull back and not give teachers things they don't need. There is a balance that great principals learn, and because of that balance, they generally have happy teachers in their classrooms.