Assisting Harewood School Principal Recruitment Process

Assisting Harewood School Principal Recruitment Process - learnings

Assisting Harewood School BOT with Principal Recruitment

Learnings:

Intro pepeha vital and something to help the BOT understand what makes you tick. Values, successes during career highlighted

Examples are crucial. What have you championed? Not the team, but you

Use the strengths model as a way to describe what you do best.

Culturally responsiveness - be specific to your practice, avoid assumptions and global statements!

Wonderings to follow up:

HITS - fidelity around these

SLT connections - revisit MATES for meetings, role clarity (ie how to energise and inspire your team)

Strat Plan pillars

BEST teaching and learning-

Progress and achievement acceleration (target areas/group 7 to 8)

Innovation in film

BEST culture for learning-

engagement/attendance/achieve project with DP/student leaders

Induction Online Platform for staff - one stop shop

BEST community connections-

Assembly and parent celebrations, Māori and Pasifika connections, celebration our diversity and ethnic composition.

TM and E&E / BEST as vehicles to better connect with community

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