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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s probably because that’s how PP’s principal is and he is trying to justify it.[/quote]
Or... I work in schools & see parents run out great school leaders. You all are running everyone ragged. And to the pp, I know it’s 2019. Having coffee with a SAHM does not a good school leader make.[/quote]

Expecting the principal to be present at school for 1/2 hour at drop off, attend a few nightly school events like back to school night, host 3-4 coffee meetings a year, send out 1 general email to the school community 3-4 times a year, and be accessible via email is not running out great leaders.

BTW, I’m the PP you are referring to and I’m not a SAHM.  I’m an educated working mom with an advanced degree in a successful career who is very busy.  I manage and lead a team at work.  So I know what it takes to lead successfully.  And that is not hiding out from parents and blending into the background.  It’s being present, being accountable when things go wrong and offering solutions to fix it.  It’s effective communication to the team and listening to everyone’s suggestions and providing feedback why something might or might not work.

And if you don’t feel that the parent community is part of your team along with the teachers and staff - all with the same goal in mind in helping the school succeed - then you are the problem.

Lastly, our principal is hosting the first coffee meeting soon.  She has notified everyone that there will be 2 times that day, after am drop off and in the evening.  She is astute enough to know that not all families have a stay at home parent and accommodating her schedule to provide all parents the opportunity to attend.  That is a sign of a good leader.

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Why does every parent think they know what it takes to ‘lead a school?
I had to call a plumber this weekend. I have an advanced degree. I know what it takes to manage plumbers. 
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I mean, it sounds sensible to me what PP said. But you’re also right. This is why I asked the question. Any teachers can chime in?[/quote]

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