1. LEADERSHIP FOR TOMMOROW
Principals & Managing people
Keep your mind open to change all the time , welcome it , court it
Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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- Dale Carnegie
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2. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
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3. 2.School Programs
3.Teacher Evaluation
4.School Policy
Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Any school is only as strong as the school leadership and administration that runs it.
Being a school Principal is a thankless job and one that comes with making difficult
decisions. However an effective school Principal can change the face of a school and
the benefits of seeing student growth are priceless.
1. Being an effective Principal / Administrator.
2. School Programs.
3. Teachers evaluation.
4. School Policy.
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4. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Qualities of Effective Principals
What do good principals do?
Great Communicator
Difference Maker
Risk Taker, not too risky
Manages by Walking around
Addresses problems
Cares about students & staff
Instructional Leadership
H.R. Management
Creates + School climate
Organisational Management
Cultivates Professionalism Communications & community relations
As Principals we need to be transparent, open, and honest, these principles should not only be
embodied in the writing, but they must also be personified continuously in our respective schools.
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5. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
What makes great Principals
The classroom teacher is the most visible person in your
child's life at school, but it is the Principal who is responsible
for providing a high- quality education for all students there.
Principals vary in strategy, temperament, and leadership style,
but the great ones have who meet the real-life challenges of
their jobs have four characteristics in common:
1.Great Principals take responsibility for school success.
2.Great Principals lead teaching and learning.
3.Great Principals hire, develop and retain excellent teachers.
4.Great Principals build a strong school community.
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6. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Questions to ask at your school
1. Ask your Principal: What challenges does the school face?
2. Ask your Principal: What is the plan to meet those challenges?
3. Ask your child's teacher:
How does the Principal get involved when a student is having trouble?
For example, most schools today have very limited budgets, making it difficult to pay for
innovative new programs. When the Principal , finds a new program which will benefit
students, No time is to be wasted lamenting lack of funding.
Get busy. Immediately begin thinking of who in the community can help support and pay for
the program through created partnerships with businesses, local colleges, and health care
professionals that help enrich school's curriculum.
Whatever challenges they face, great principals don't make excuses for why their
schools can't succeed. Instead they make it their top priority to figure out how
their schools can excel, and do everything they can to make that happen.
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7. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
7 Characteristics of a Principal
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Exhibit Leadership
Be adept with people
Balance tough love with earned praise
Be fair and persistent
Be organised and prepared
Be an excellent listener
Must be a visionary
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8. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
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9. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Being an Effective Principal
Being an effective Principal is a difficult task. It requires school Principals to
build trusting relationships with their faculty, staff, students, parents, and
other pertinent community members. There are several basic tools to help
school Principals be effective leaders
Role of the Principal
The School Leader
Education Leadership Philosophy
School vision Statement
School Community
Special Needs awareness
School Environment
School Finances
Principal’s duties
Education and Legislation
Teachers evaluation
School structure
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10. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
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11. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
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SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Top things a Principal must do
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Understand management expectations
Create a plan of action
Be organised
Get to know your teaching faculty
Get to know your support staff
Introduce yourself to community & students
Learn about community and Area traditions
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12. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
School Programs
As a Principal, you want to have strong programs that align with both
your school's mission and vision. Developing a new program or revising
an existing program can benefit your school in several areas. Though it
can be a difficult task, the benefits are well worth it.
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Promoting school pride
Peer tutoring program
Student advisory committee
Student of the month
Grounds committee
Students pep club
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13. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Eleven strategies of improving schools
1. Write a weekly newspaper column
2. Have a monthly open house / Hobby evening
3. Lunch / Evening get to-gather with parents
4. Implement a greeter program
5. Monthly teachers / staff break get-together
6. Recognise teacher / student of the month
7. Conduct yearly business fairs
8. Present business professionals for 8th graders
9. Begin a volunteer readers program
10. Start a 6th grade History / Geography program
11. Introduce and integrate IT and Digital teaching material
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14. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Teachers evaluation process
Teacher evaluation is a part of a school Principal's job that has
serious ramifications. Determining which teachers are effective and
which ones need to improve is a difficult task. School Principal’s
should take the evaluation process seriously and take their time
within each individual evaluation.
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Clearly state / share evaluation guidelines
Clearly state / share evaluation policies
Ensure teachers understand expectations
Schedule pre and post evaluation sessions
Effective teachers evaluation tool
Appreciate constructive criticism
Change evaluation focus every time
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15. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Teachers improvement plan
A plan of improvement can be written for any teacher who performs
unsatisfactorily in one or more areas. The plan highlights their
deficiencies, offers suggestions for improvement, and gives a time line
in which they must meet the goals set in the plan of improvement. The
HANDOUT is a sample plan of improvement.
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16. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
School Policy
A school's policies and procedures is the backbone of how that school run.
Every effective school has a strong set of policies and procedures in which
the constituents in their Schools are expected to follow. Reviewing, writing,
and revising school policies and procedures are a part of each school
Principal's job that can benefit them tremendously in the long term.
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Writing policies & procedures ?
Why is important?
What makes a clear policy?
When do you add new policies or revise old ones?
What are good options for adding / revising policies?
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17. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Some important policies
Zero Tolerance
Misinformation
Obscenity and Profanity
Cell Phone
School Search
School Bus regulations
Student Handbook
Student Discipline
Substitute Teacher
School Dress Code
School Attendance
Home work
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18. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Strategy One:
Make No Excuses
Strategy Two:
Model a Vision for Excellence
Strategy Three:
Embrace 21st Century Pedagogy and Curriculum
Strategy Four:
Breathe Life Into Professional Development
Strategy Five:
Stay Connected
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19. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
"Another principal had blue cards”
As walked around the building, he jotted down maintenance
problems and gave them to his secretary, who called the
custodian. The secretary passed on the cards to the custodian.
When the work was done, the custodian returned the card to
the principal, signed and dated
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20. LEADING FOR TOMMOROW
Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
"One principal had a sign that said
'Out Learning'
that he would put on his door when visiting”
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21. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
HANDOUT1
•In the space below, write the names of the first three figures who come to
mind when you think of the word Principal, these can be people from any
educational institutions They can be from past or present
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•Now go back to the list above and write out the effective attributes that
each possesses.
• Put a tick √ beside those that you already possess and an X against those
you would like to cultivate.
•Create an action plan to develop these skills in yourself, you may like to
add to this list as we proceed.
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22. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
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23. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
www.bk-consultants.co.uk
0313 860 7090
SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
ANY QUESTIONS
??
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24. Major K. SHAMSHAD, retd
Pakistan Representative
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SKYPE professor.shamshad
karachi@bk-consultants.co.uk
Don’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be HAPPY
So when they grow up they will KNOW THE VALUE of things, not
their price
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
THANK YOU
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