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PRINCIPALSHIP:

HELPFUL HINTS IN LEADERSHIPPrairie View A& M University

Northwest Center, Room 2

February 27, 2007

5:30 PM ± 8:00 PM

Dr. William Kritsonis, Professor



Clarence Johnson invitedGuest Lecturer, PrairieView A&M University

Class ± ADMN 5003Fundamentals of School Administration invited byDr. William Allan

Kritsonis, Professor,PhD Program inEducational Leadership,

Prairie View A&MUniversity / Member of the Texas A&MUniversity, Spring 2007



FIND A COMFORT COMMUNICATION

ZONE AND STAY IN IT

Use appropriate language

Profanity is unacceptable

Racial comments are illegal, unjust, and immoral

(on and off the record)

Do not accept the heat

Display an adequate offense

Hate is always tragic. It is as injurious to the hater as it is to the hated. It distorts the personality and

scars the soul«.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(1929-1968) Civil rights leader



KNOW THE LAWS AND RULES THATGOVERN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Read the policies Conduct meetings with campus leaders on

policies

Follow the rules

Challenging the rules could have contract

implications



ARRIVE EARLY AND STAY LATE

Manage by wandering around

Check the grounds twice weekly

Greet staff, students, and parents daily

Give positive comments as departurereminders

Develop a paperwork time



WALK THE BEAT DAILY

Look for trouble

Find positive ³got-cha´ for future praise

(newsletter)

Be the heartbeat for the campus Show that you care

Give students and teachers your smile



ESTABLISH WEEKLY BULLETINS

AND COMMUNICATIONS

You are appreciated ± ³say it´ and ³write it´

Ice cream and cookies on Fridays

Small gifts at Christmas

Calendar with birthdays and celebrations Read for tips and reminders

Dine with custodians, teachers, andcafeteria personnel



LISTEN TO YOUR TEACHERS

LISTEN TO YOUR STUDENTS

LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS

Keep notes

Defend justice

Open doors ± inside and parking lot Be visible in the am and pm

Visit with students ± GT, Special Needs, Athletes, Males, Females, Band, FFA,

Regular Students and At-Risk Students



KNOW YOUR STUDENTS:

CJ¶S TIPS FOR EARLY INTERVENTIONWITH HOMELESS CHILDREN

The first seven seconds we have withstudents have immediate as well as lasting

effects

The words you speak echo forever

Positive attitude is everything

Create a window of opportunity



ATTEMPT THE IMPOSSIBLE: DEAL WITH

TRUANCY AND HOMELESS CHILDREN WITH

AN AGGRESSIVE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE

Drop out ± 7 year overview 1991 22.6%

1992 29.5%

1993 10.17%

1994 07.80%

1995 00.70%

1996 02.10%

1997 00.00%

ACE / CARVER HIGH SCHOOL



KEEP PERMANENT SECRETS

Be a counselor

Leave the office area and discuss issues

Watch for givers and takers

Be a giver Visit with the total staff



DISCUSS ONLY POSITIVE INCIDENTS

ABOUT CAMPUS AND PERSONNEL

Defend your test scores ± positive

comments

Defend your teachers ± ³with another year,

she will be outstanding´ Praise your students

Challenge all negative comments

Give facts about your school and school

district



COMMENTSYou have changed my life!! I really appreciated your lecture on Tuesday.

Your experiences are extensive and very admirable. I especially liked

what you said about ³never arriving´. Most people do their things in life

that they want to do and then they feel like they are on the highest

mountain( they arrived). Theoretically they had because of their ownaccomplishments, but most ³feel´ that they have arrived without any

motivation to still ³Love kids´. I too love my kids Mr. Johnson and until I

met you that day I felt as if my Love would be going in vain due to the

societal influences and the disconnection of today¶s youth with theimportant past of minorities. The youth today are troubled with influences

that they do not understand but are influenced in multitudes by the

negative forces of life and they are disconnecting from reality. It is as if

they are born in a depression and it grows worse as they reach higher numbers in years. As you stated in class that day, they are

disconnecting themselves from nature. That cease in connectivity means

that soon and very soon the positive culture of students that used to exist

at least partially, will continue to crumble in areas of weakness.



COMMENTS

I am from a small town in California called Vallejo. Vallejo, Oakland

and the entire Bay Area for that matter is another Acres home by the

education the demographics. I have always wanted to make an impact

on my own city but when I tried it there in California, I had gotten sofrustrated because other Teachers nor the principals shared my energy

toward youth development. I tried to lead by example but my examples

were demeaned, ridiculed and not supported. While so many before

me were ridiculed they and you still had the perseverance and the

intestinal fortitude to continue despite opposition. The reason that I wasso frustrated is because by my trying to lead by example was not

enough and in California, there weren¶t any examples to follow. Martin

Luther King and all the other great activists and advocates have done

what they needed to do but the youth do not have the knowledgerequired to appreciate his accomplishments or even the great

accomplishments that you have made. I lost my energy to provide what

I had started out to do, which was to teach, so I moved to Houston, TX

to give it another shot.



I am a Spanish Teacher so my influences are limited to a language. I

try to connect the language with the cultures of multiple Spanish

speaking countries, our countries culture and any other culture that

may arise and when doing so I also incorporate the civilaccomplishments of great individuals. As I said earlier, I WAS

discouraged because of various things but you brought me energy

again. An accomplished man who did all of his works in one

community and made an impact based off of a simple yet very

important idea. ³Love the children´ ³Love the children´ ³Love the

children´ ³Love the children´. As I say these words, I am encouraged to

do better as a person, a teacher and a professional. I am encouraged

to return to Vallejo but not without all of my weapons (experiences and

education). I have decided that at all costs, I must be THE BEST

Educator and activist that I possibly can because I MUST BRIDGE

THE GAP. If I do not then who will??

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COMMENTS

IF that means that I will need to get a certification in history, math and

science, it is detrimental that I do so. I have lost too many good friends

because their teachers, one of the most important people in their lives,

did not love them enough to go the extra miles required as their profession actually mandates. You mentioned ³trained´ teachers. A

trained teacher will go the extra miles to save a community where they

realize saving is needed. Too many of us (teachers & parents) have

thrown their hands up because of the adversity that we face in the

classrooms and in the community. I WAS one of those Teachers but youwere moved into my life because I needed to see a Man that has an

undying belief that kids can learn and had showed it through his

accomplishments. MR. JOHNSON, YOU HAVE GAVE ME

INSPIRATION TO BETTER MYSELF SO THAT I CAN ADDBETTERMENT TO THE CHILDREN. Form now on I WILL BE ONE

OFTHE MUCH NEEDED BRIDGES TO ELIMINATE THE GAP OF

IGNORANCE.



I will not be able to touch everyone in the world but the ones that are in

my world, I will affect them only positively. I thank you so much for

taking time out to come to our class and for taking time to ³work for free´

for the betterment of the world. I am in class now and I must get back

to the tasks at hand but I NEEDED you to know what you did for me.Maurice Bell

Mr. C. Johnson,

Thank you for your presentation on Tuesday night. You are a wonderfulspeaker and can appreciate reality. I enjoyed hearing about your

Experiences and learning from your wealth of knowledge.

Congratulations on your successes and I look forward to seeing/hearing

about your bright future.

Thank you,

Whitney O'Neal

COMMENTS



I just wanted to take the time to let you know how much I really enjoyedyou coming in on last night and speaking with us about loving the kids.

It was very informative and I will take that information and make sure I

put in that extra time, hard work, the gold, effort and most important love

the kids, Im going to carry this throughout my life. Thanks so much and Iam honored to have met you. Have a Wonderful Day and rest of the

years to come.

Ms. Tiffany Johnson

It was such a pleasure last night for you to share your past experiences

with us! I¶m happy that people can stand and truly say that hard work

pays off. This will be my third year teaching and I¶m learning things

daily. My experiences this year has taught me how not to treat my

faculty! I would like to know if I could contact you in the future if I haveany questions about my career. I was the young lady wearing the mint

green shirt.

Thanks,

S. Holmes

COMMENTS



I really enjoyed your presentation last night and appreciate you coming

to our class and speaking. Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Kevin FirebaughP.E. Dept.

Mittelstadt Elementary

832-484-6739

Mr. Johnson's presentation was very informative. Thank you for

introducing him to the class. I hope to one day follow in his footsteps.

Arleita Evans

COMMENTS



COMMENTS

Thank you so much! Mr. Johnson was an amazing speaker and I

learned a lot of valuable information. Thanks again!!

Rhonda Smith

Special Education--Team Leader Cypress Woods High School

Thank you so much for presenting to our class on Tuesday night. Your

presentation was inspirational and it motivated me. Once again, thank

you.

Roshunda Jones, Director

Carver High School Theatre2100 S. Victory

Houston, TX 77088



Prospective Dr. C. Johnson,Bless you for the moving presentation on last night in Dr. Kritsonis's

administration class. I am truly motivated. I have been teaching for 11

years. Your words mimic my actions and aspirations. I, too, love my

kids. Although I have not given out "gold". I have combed hair; suppliedother toiletries; privately discussed hygiene issues; encouraged

discouraged parents;and accompanied a student on the maternity

ward. I believe that I have the gift of motivation. Like you, the evidence

of my years of labor often surfaces years later. I have been contactedby previous students over the years. Those contacts range from e-

mails, graduation invitations, and phone calls to nominations for

teacher excellence. Although the money doesn't do the profession

justice, I am compensated in other ways. Again, bless you for

encouraging me!

Roshanda Griffin

5th Grade Mathematics

Stehlik Intermediate School

Aldine ISD

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