Do you know your Administrative Team at Hillside High?
WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Most states require a couple of years experience teaching before one can gain their license as a vice principal. After this, one needs to complete a two-year graduate program. Some of the courses in these programs include administrative leadership, school law, and school finance. Some programs require internships and capstone projects to graduate.
As a teacher, you will have experience in curriculum development, creating a safe learning environment, and evaluating student work. All these components are important for becoming a vice principal because they help individuals understand the teaching field, responsibilities of a teacher, and classroom practices. Teachers can prepare for this advancement by earning a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership or Administration. A Vice Principal must obtain at least a Bachelor's Degree. Most vice principals start their careers as teachers. Once you have a Bachelor's Degree and your teaching credentials, you must gain some work experience, which come from teaching.
Doctor Logan
What do you do to help the students in this school? My main thing is making sure students are good and following instructions making sure they're safe and ready for life.
2. What are your professional goals for the next 5-10 years? I hope to be university president or district super intendent.
3. How do you build leadership in your school?
I create leadership opportnities by having clubs/organizations.
4. What are some ways you connect with your school community? I try to make sure I know all the students and know all their faces.
5. What schools did you go to?
Charleston high school where I was senior class president. For college I went to South Carolina State University where I became a member of Kappa. I also received my PHD from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Mr. Leeworthy
What do you do to help the students? I make sure students are in class, check grades, and helps with discipline.
2. What is your philosophy of education?
All students should learn, once you get to know the child they will be accepted.
3. What advice can you give administrators in other high schools? Get to know kids, you have to be patient, and believe in them.
4. Who has most influenced you to become an educator/administrator and how did they influence you?
My grandmother and in elementary in 1993 my favorite school program reach to teach helped younger people.
Mrs. Wilburn
Who has influenced you to become an educator/administrator and how did they influence you ? I basically influenced myself.
2. How often are principals getting feedback on their own performance?
Principals get feedback daily from students, teachers, parents and the community.
3. What do principals say get the bulk of their attention during a typical school day or week?
Making sure students are where they’re supposed to be. Safety of everybody in the building is key.
4. Describe your philosophy of discipline?
“Focus. Each day is a new day, with a new beginning, and new possibilities."
Ms. Austin
What interest do you pursue outside of the school? Church, go to the gym, karaoke, and I help the community.
2. What is your philosophy of education? All students can learn and all students can grow. I want to make everybody on the same level.
3. Who has most influenced you to become an educator/ administrator and how did they influence you? My mother has always helped me by being my tutor and wanting to help students by teaching 8th and 7th grade math.
4. What were your other choices before becoming an administrator? Corporate attorney internship for 2 semesters. I didn’t want to do it anymore.
Mr. Harrison 1. As an assistant principal, what do you do to help the students?
I think being a strong advocate for student safety and education is my priority.
2. What is your philosophy of education?
It takes a collective effort to move students towards academic success. This collective effort involves the student, parents, educators and the community at large.
3. What advice can you give administrators in other high schools?
Always have the best interest of the students in mind when making all decisions. We are in a servant-hood career and regardless of the day to day struggles serving students is a privilege and honor.
4. Who has most influenced you to become an educator/administrator and how did they influence you?
Several persons in the past and present have influenced my decision to become an educator/administrator. I feel that I was blessed to have numerous awesome teachers/administrators throughout my life. I know each of them played a role in my decision to become an educator. My former teachers definitely had a powerful and positive impact on my life and I pray that I can have the same impact on the lives of the students I serve.
