Human Resources & Relations
PSEL 5: "cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student."
PSEL 6: "develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student's academic success and well-being."
PSEL 7: "foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student's success and well-being."
"Hire character. Train skill." ~ Peter Schultz
Relationships and human relations are the key to ensuring a school can hire and retain the right people in the right positions. Building the capacity to lead within these people is essential to meet the mission and goals of the school. I have a myriad of experience in human resources, from helping to interview, assisting with evaluation meetings, and determining when someone is not the right fit for a position and helping them move on.
The key to success in all HR areas is knowing my people and maintaining high expectations for them. It's also essential to be as transparent as possible when possible. Honesty, integrity, and a track record of good decision making will earn the respect of those I work with.
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As Vice President of the Manhattan-Ogden KNEA, I work with administrators and educators to help mitigate misunderstanding and ensure difficult conversations are fruitful. I have help educators understand what is being asked of them and helped administrators understand how to share information in a way that can be heard.
This year, I have worked alongside our Human Resource Director in two meetings, and worked directly with educators and administrators in three additional meetings.
My takeaway as a future administrator is to be transparent and open to the possibility of a KNEA representative present when difficult conversations are necessary.
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The project in ELPS 755 that was the most impactful for me was the tying it all together PowerPoint. Above is a link to a PDF of the majority of the project.
This project caused me to think through how everything a school leader does in regards to human relationships directly impacts a students experiences and a schools outcomes.
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Hiring the right people is an important part of the principal as human resources professional's job. I had the privilege of participating in many interview panels over the last several years to hire teachers at the elementary level, the high school level, and the district testing coordinator. Each interview panel had a distinct purpose and a set of questions asked of each candidate. The panel scored and discussed their observations at the end of the interviews and shared their interview rubric with the principal or director.
This year, the principal chose questions directly from the Danielson Framework that our district uses to evaluate faculty. I was impressed at the questions chosen and how well the candidate responded.
Given my experiences past and present, I know how I will structure the interview process and the value of an interview panel.
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Aside from hiring the right people, and growing them, a principal must ensure to assess the performance of the faculty and staff to know where growth is needed and where change is needed. While I have assisted teachers and principals with difficult conversations surrounding performance, I had never evaluated a teacher prior to ELPS 853.
I evaluated a new teacher and a veteran teacher using the Danielson Framework with a pre and post conference as well as an observation. Above is a link to the new teacher's post conference video.