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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, principals do matter (I'm a teacher); often because of their behind the scenes work in supporting the teacher.  I work at a school where the principals get it right, I think -- they are receptive to reasonable parent complaints but they shield the classroom teachers as much as possible from unreasonable demands/abuse.  I have friends at other schools who have occasionally been undercut/thrown to the wolves to satisfy a vocal and/or powerful family -- that saps morale like you wouldn't believe.  It's a bit sad, but I think one of the number one jobs of private school administrators these days is to shield teachers from the parents.

Also, the students don't see it, but the principal is a big part of the hiring process.  The fabulous new teacher beloved by all the kids was hired in large part due to the principal.  Of course, this works the other way too, so gazes turn in the principal's direction if new teachers routinely don't work out.

I would also second the 09:21 post that they the qualities of the prinicpal will matter more if the child has special needs/behavioral/disciplinary issues.[/quote]

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