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Support ticket In the state of Indiana a majority of all state reports as well as all state testing information for student bar codes and student test numbers is submitted electronically. The information must be put in comma delimited formats and exported in very speci Anonymous 5 2004-09-08 23:00
Support ticket Have you had to add another section of Kindergarten after school has started? If so, how did you deal with upset parents. Anonymous 5 2004-09-12 23:00
Support ticket This is just a test from NAESP. Please disregard. Anonymous 1 2004-09-12 23:00
Support ticket I have a teacher wrong strongly against the Pledge of All. However, some classrooms are excited about the law being addressed and followed. Have you dealt with similar issues? Anonymous 3 2004-09-15 23:00
Support ticket Our Student Council wants to take up a collection to assist hurricane victims in the South. Are there any schools that were impacted by the hurricanes. It would be great for studenmts to help other students. Please send the names & city of affected school Anonymous 4 2004-09-22 23:00
Support ticket I am doing some research about principal induction and mentoring programs. In this research, I would like to determine what various states identify to be characteristics of a "quality principal." To begin, I would like to review many states' performance Anonymous 4 2004-09-26 23:00
Support ticket I am sure everyone in California is aware of the California State Standards. I am the principal of a private school and therefore do not have as much access to the districts. My question is: According to the STANDARDS, there are specific elements tha Anonymous 3 2004-09-27 23:00
Support ticket I am overseeing the construction of a new elementary school. I have the entire year (04-05) to plan, purchase, hire and design the program. I have been a middle school AP and principal for 5 years. I need to become intimate with all the elementary issues Anonymous 3 2004-09-27 23:00
Support ticket Has anybody found a program that can help an elementary school develop the school schedule. Anonymous 3 2004-10-06 23:00
Support ticket In our Jr. High building we have several students wearing the plastic braclets which are in a variety of colors. These colors are associated with different sexual issues. My staff is very reactionary and wants students heads chopped off immediately. I Anonymous 3 2004-10-07 23:00
Support ticket Im a principal of a K-6 building, without an assistant principal and really feeling pressured to learn the curriculum/State Benchmarks for all grades, K-6. It seems like an overwhelming task. SSUGGEESSTIIOONNSS ! Anonymous 4 2004-10-10 23:00
Support ticket The 'What Principals Should Know' standards outline instructional leadership, but do not go into facilities management. So, regarding building management, are their expressed standards somewhere that can be used to guide new principals in building managem Anonymous 4 2004-10-16 23:00
Support ticket I am a new AP in an elementary school. My principal is also new. The staff's culture is very union oriented. Lately, everthing has become an issue. From paychecks to parking. Whenever my principal and I try to make some decisions we do check with cen Anonymous 2 2004-10-23 23:00
Support ticket I need to know a good site or maybe someone has a good letter template to explain to parents that a teacher's (who is out indefinitely on sick leave) class will be taught by a substitute teacher. The substitute was a former teacher last year, but was term Anonymous 2 2004-10-24 23:00
Support ticket How much time (daily average in hours or percent) does/should fourth and fifth grades devote to their Language Arts curriculum? Is there any research supporting this? Thank you. Anonymous 3 2004-10-24 23:00
Support ticket Does any have a school climate survey that they have their staff complete to measure their school's climate? psoriano@spearf... 4 2004-10-24 23:00
Support ticket When Children's Protective Services comes to the school to interview a student regarding a child abuse report, it has been our practice to NOT inform the parent prior to the interview. The CPS worker has the responsibility to inform the parent after the i Anonymous 4 2004-10-24 23:00
Support ticket Parent conferences are approaching, and I'm interested in having parents complete some type of simple "data collection" regarding their opinion of teacher professional development. Any suggestions? dlabov@lowertwp... 3 2004-10-30 23:00
Support ticket I am a first year principal and have recently started using a FranklinCovey planner to help me with balancing personal and school. Has anyone had experience using this planner system and to what effect? Anonymous 3 2004-11-02 00:00
Support ticket We have implemented many new instructional strategies in our school. The student achievement is increasing, so there is little concern over the value of the changes... however, my staff is very obviously 'stressing out' over these changes. There are fre Anonymous 5 2004-11-02 00:00
Support ticket I would like some ideas to share with teachers regarding students that have a difficult time completing class work during the day. I am in a K-5 school. Parents are contacted, discipline measures are taken, but nothing we have tried seems to help a small Anonymous 1 2004-11-03 00:00
Support ticket I recently accepted a principalship in a school district where I taught for 27 years. Most teachers support my appointment. I have one hold out (who happens to be union president) that is using parents to stir controversy over every imaginable issue. I Anonymous 1 2004-11-03 00:00
Support ticket Dealing with war stress for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade boys. Some of our students were playing Iraqi war games-- trying to avoid exploding bombs. Any resourse for reducing their anxietiy? Anonymous 4 2004-11-04 00:00
Support ticket I have recently moved from another state to the state of MA. I am seeking updated and current information about wages and benifits paid to elementary principals in the state of MA. I know nationwide I am currently below the national average. Do you h Anonymous 3 2004-11-04 00:00
Support ticket I have just received information from a reliable employee that my 35 year old custodian is dating a 16 year old. I have ak-8 building and am very concerned. I spoke to my superintendent about it, but he didn't have much of a reaction. What should I do? Anonymous 4 2004-11-04 00:00