Time Management for
Administrators
Before We Get Started…
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• Index Card Activity!
• Pull out the two objects
from your ziploc bag.
• On your index card
write what you think
these objects have to
do with time
management. Be
prepared to share!
Using time on what is important
will allow you to "build rich
relationships, have inner peace,
balance, and confidence that
you are doing what matters
most and are doing it well."
Harold Taylor- Time Management
Expert
Video
Jigsaw Article Activity!
Directions:
1. Chose an article
2. Become the expert!
3. Read, then share findings
with the group!
To Find Article:
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MCPS website
CES page
Principal’s Message
Administrative Resources
Select Article
• The Big Rocks, by Kim
Marshall
• How Principals Manage
Their Time, by Peggie J.
Robertson
• The Effective Principal,
by Pamela Mendels
Article Presentations!
• Use the app, Totes m' Notes, to take notes
during each presentation, one word
summaries...
• Alternative, Tagxedo, to summarize the
presentations
Key Points from "The Big Rocks"
• *The principals' number one priority is zeroing in
on the highest priority activities for bringing all
students to high levels of achievement.
• "If you don't put the two or three top priorities
into your calendar first, all the other stuff will
clutter your days."
• Covey, "The key is not to prioritize what's on your
schedule, but to schedule your priorities." (p.
161)
The challenge is figuring out
which two or three are the
highest priority in your school,
setting measurable goals, and
pursuing them with laserlike
determination.
WHAT ARE YOUR BIG ROCKS?
Big Rocks Handout
Take some time to reflect on your “Big
Rocks” for the upcoming school year.
Planning System Steps:
• Decide on a planning system
• Daily "to-do" lists are not enough, they don't
address the big rocks!
• Daily Planning Example...
– suggested from the article...
Advice from the author• Get into classrooms!
• Teachers crave feedback.
• What works best?
– short, unannounced observations of 5 -15 minutes
– face-to-face feedback with teacher
– goal of five classrooms per day
Advice from the author• Be out front when students arrive, be
available during lunch duties (mix your visits
up), go outside during recess/break times as
well as during dismissal times.
• Visibility and accessibility really matter in this
job!
Tip!
• Spend little time in your office for those
frequent droppers that invariably start with
the words, "Got a minute?"
-A sitting principal is a sitting duck!
“Management is doing things
right; leadership is doing the
right things.”
- Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)
The Effective Principal Highlights:
• Be concerned with instruction above all!
• Today's best principals "know what good and
effective instruction looks like so they can
provide feedback to guide teachers."
• Best Practice by Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde
can help principals recognize effective
instruction.
Great Book!
(see handouts)
Best Practice
Today’s Standards for Teaching &
Learning in America’s Schools
By: Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde
Time Saving Tips!
• IPAD Resources for
Administrators
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• Marshall Memo (by the
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author of The Big Rocks)
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• Common Core Checklist
Directions to Access:
MCPS website
CES Page
Principal’s Message
Timesavers
THE SEVEN HABITS OF
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
Stephen R. Covey
Recommended Books
• IF YOU DON'T FEED THE TEACHERS THEY EAT THE
STUDENTS by: Neila A. Connors
• Jesus, CEO by: Laurie Beth Jones
• The One Minute Manager by: Blanchard and Johnson
• Get Organized! Time Management for School Leaders by:
Frank Buck
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Bullying and Time Management
• Kentucky's Bullying Statutes (handout)
• MCPS Bullying Resources- presented by
• Officer Campbell
• Staff Binder
• Best Practices in Bullying Prevention and Intervention
3, 2, 1 Activity!
Time Saving Sites!
• Safe Schools Checklist
To Access:
• CES homepage
– Principal’s Message
• Seven Steps to a Safer
School
• Safety Toolkit- Includes
Surveys
• Bullying Resources
• (or click on link)
Bullying Resources/Teacher Training:
• Staff Training
Hyperlinks!
• Webisodes For Kids
• Teacher Guide
• Webisode Example!
Kentucky's Top 10
Safety Recommendations!
• School Safety: What Can Educators Do?
Character Education
• 100 Ways to Promote Character Education
• http://www.coreessentials.org/
Summary Ball
• A Summary Ball is merely a beachball or other harmless
ball that can be tossed about the classroom with relative
safety. After the teacher has presented a sufficient amount
of information, or after students have read a chapter in
their text, this activity can be used as a review. Students
stand around the classroom and the teacher tosses the ball
to the first student, who must catch the ball and in 5
seconds state any idea, fact or concept from the lessons.
He/she then tosses the ball to another student who has not
yet spoken. The second student must add something that
has not been mentioned. If a student can't add anything
from the lesson, he/she still tosses the ball, but must sit
down. Play continues until only one student is left
standing.