How The Administration Of My School - 1588 Words

Introduction I will be examining how the administration of my school assesses the workforce of my school, works with the teacher unions and makes sure the school action plan is in place to attain the vision of the school. With all the moving parts of the school, I will be looking at how the administration keeps the focus of the school in the right direction. Procedures Used for Assessing the Workforce Our school uses a couple different techniques in order to assess the workforce engagement of the school. The mentor teachers and administrators use observations and data to help assess the classroom teachers of the school. The quarterly grades and test scores for each of the classes that the teacher is assigned will be examined by the†¦show more content†¦This process also lets the administration know which teachers are reaching out to the students and offering more opportunities to learn the material. During the time which teachers and mentor teachers meet to develop the action plan of the teacher, they will be using the data collected from observations, test scores and quarterly grades to help determine the areas of strength and weakness. The administration team and mentor teachers make a valid attempt to visit every classroom at least once every 2 weeks. When an administration enters the classroom they are looking at the interac tions between the educator and the student, the amount of questions and level of questions being asked to the students and finally the rigor of the lesson. These three areas are the most important to the success of the class. The action plans that are developed between the mentor teachers and the teachers are primarily focused on these observations. After the action is developed, the observers will be looking for progression in those problems areas that were identified. The action plan also has areas based on the quarterly grades and test scores of the students on the educators classes. The action plan of the educator will also have areas of how to improve the content retention of the students in the classes. Reviewing the grades and test scores of the students and coming up with ideas on how to advance the students