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[quote=Anonymous]Seaton had a superstar principal for 6 years (lost her to a promotion this past year) and here are the things that I observed about how a principal can make a difference:

1. she was a problem solver -- she was constantly scanning the school culture for problems, and then figuring out how to solve them
2. her communication skills helped with this -- she was in constant communication with the school community, DCPS and other organizations that could help her. She would come to the PTO meetings and say things like "so, i picked up the phone and called "x" and said, what can we do to solve this? and so the new plan is "y"
3. she radiated positive energy
4. she focused on making the school a happy, healthy place, and someone found concrete ways to do this. it really is happy, healthy, peaceful place
5. she focused on hiring -- she had a strategy for hiring the best teachers (i think she started really early in the year, and also looked at other schools for their best teachers, and also hired on from unexpected places occasionally). the teachers are notably outstanding.

so, she left that legacy and we are enjoying it. the new principal (the former AP) is much, much more low key and she doesn't communicate what she is accomplishing, so it is very hard to know if she will be as effective. i think she is trying to keep Jackson's plan going, but it remains to be seen.[/quote]

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