Interviews

Compilation
of week one interview questions toc
 * 1) At what point in your career did you decide that you wanted to become an administrator?
 * 2) What do you feel you do in order to create a positive school culture or environment?
 * 3) How do you make sure that all needs of the students are met, especially those of special needs?
 * 4) How has data become an important part in our society?
 * 5) Do you feel you are successful with getting the outside community involved with the school? How?
 * 6) What other criteria, other than test scores, do you use to show that the school is successful?
 * 7) How has the school improvement plan helped or not helped in making the school more successful?
 * 8) How often do you delegate work to other administrators?


 * 1) What is the most challenging aspect of your job and how have you been addressing it?
 * 2) What is one of your greatest successes and why?
 * 3) How do you empower others in your organization?
 * 4) What have you found are the most effective methods for communicating with the various stakeholders in your educational community?
 * 5) How much of your time is spent on your own development and what does that look like?


 * 1) Do you take time to formally reflect on the day and your performance? If so how do you fit the time in?
 * 2) How does your job improve student performance?
 * 3) What do you do on a regular basis to help meet the district vision?
 * 4) Who do you collaborate with in your job?
 * 5) What does collaboration look like in you job?
 * 6) How do(e)s your boss(s) communicate the district vision to you?
 * 7) What do you do to help get the community involved in the district?


 * 1) Share an experience when you felt challenged in your quest for moving others forward. What was the process used to get “buy in” from all stakeholders?
 * 2) What do you do (have you done) to create balance between being a manager and being an instructional leader in your school?
 * 3) What is your vision for leading a school in today’s society?
 * 4) What collaborations have you made in the past that extended beyond the physical boundaries of the school?
 * 5) What processes have you used with your staff to promote safe, legal, and ethical use of technology? And for your students?
 * 6) What professional development opportunities are available to your staff to improve their technology fluency, as well as the integration of technology in their curricula?
 * 7) What does distributed leadership look like in your district?


 * 1) What do you see as the most important leadership role in this position?
 * 2) What is your philosophy behind managing the two groups of TIS?
 * 3) How do you handle conflict between TIS?
 * 4) What is your time management plan for the daily tasks that must get done?
 * 5) How does your position fit into the curriculum team?
 * 6) How do you feel your position and the department fits into school improvement plans?

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