Compilation

of week one interview questions

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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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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