Friday, October 12, 2007

Principal Questions for Interview

What computer programs and or skills are you proficient in?

How do you bring out excellence in others?

How do you deal with mediocrity?

What are the most important ways that you will help the teachers?

How would you approach staff morale?

What do you consider to be the characteristics of an excellent teacher?

How would you score yourself as a teacher given your standards?

A teacher does not measure up to expectations. How do you address the situation? What process would you follow?

Are there any recent professional articles, books, or conferences have you encountered lately that have affected your practice?

When you have an important decision to make, how do you make it?

How do you get a feel for what teachers or students are thinking?

How do you solicit and process evaluation of your performance?

What has been your experience with parental involvement in schools?

What is your expectation of student conduct, demeanor, or deportment in how they carry themselves in school and at school related functions?

Tell us about a difficult discipline situation you have dealt with.

What is the principal’s role in helping students develop character and virtue?

How do you envision the principal relating to the students?

What experience do you have in development, fundraising, and endowments?

Describe your knowledge of finance and experience in budgeting.

In what ways are you a visionary?

Discuss the balance between academics, athletics, the arts, and other extracurriculars.

What is the role of technology in education?

What has been your experience in curriculum and design? How will you approach this element at our school?

What do you consider to be your greatest contribution to the schools you have worked in, in light of that, what do you feel you can bring to our school?

What do you think is the most important task of the principal?

How would you express your understanding of what our school stands for and how does this fit with your personal educational philosophy?

Why do you want to be principal of this School?

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