There is no principal who wakes up in the morning and says, "I hope the teachers hate me today."

And yet, most teachers do not trust their school administration.

So what's the problem? Why is there so much animosity, distrust and lack of respect for school leaders?

And is there anything you can do to fix this situation?

The Principal's Academy

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Earn the Respect You Deserve

Here's the good news.

Teachers want to respect you and want to respect all school administrators. 

The reason teachers feel a certain way about their administration is due to a lack of good communication and follow through. 

This is why all principals need to become expert teaching coaches. When you know everything that a teacher should and should not do, not based on your "beliefs" but based on real 21st century academic research - then your teachers will begin to trust your leadership and guidance.

Far too often, principals are "guessing" what a teacher should do based on what they might have observed or their own personal experiences. 

The truth is that just because a specific strategy may have worked for one teacher or with a specific group of students does not automatically mean its 100% effective. And far too often, principals paint themselves into a corner when they make suggestions that fail. 

What you need to realize is that a lot of best practices and teaching strategies will fail at some point. When you become an expert teacher coach, you begin to realize that your teachers need a huge toolbox of strategies to choose from.

In other words, if one strategy doesn't work - the teacher can go back into their toolbox and pick a different strategy and see if that works better. 

The key is to make sure that every single teacher in your school has a lot of strategies in their teaching toolbox.

Here are 4 Things You Can Do to Earn More Respect

Teachers like when they know where they stand with you, which means if you follow these 4 straggles, you can earn more respect:

1.  Create a Monthly Staff Performance Feedback Report

2. Create a Positive Reward System for Teachers

3. Highlight Positive Performance by Teachers (as often as possible) in public

4. Develop more strict supervisory practices with disrespectful and poor performance teachers

TAKE THE "SAFE CLASSROOMS" QUIZ

Leaf Academy created an easy 10 Question Quiz to help you determine if you have "safe and positive school classrooms" in your school.  This 2-minute quick quiz should be filled out by your teachers. When they are finish the quiz, have them screenshot their score for you.

(if they earn a score of 8 or better, then that teacher has a "safe and conducive" learning environment. If they earn a score below an 8, you need to be aware that there might be some underlying issues that need to be addressed.)

If you need more help with creating "safe and conducive" learning environments - follow the consulting page and talk to a 21st century expert today.