Introduction

The time prior to the first day with staff and students as well as the first 100 days that follow is an excellent time to gain necessary understandings about Grove Junior High.  This information will benefit the growing relationship between myself and the staff and students.  It will also allow me to strategically plan for the days and months after the first 100 days.  There are two specific phases to this time frame.  The focus of these phases is to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.  This interaction will allow me to learn from these groups as well as discuss our teaming structures, goals, important systems, essential curriculum philosophies, and best practices in instruction.  All of this will align to our greatest purpose:  to prepare students for success in life.

Phases

• Phase 1: March to August 15th
• Phase 2: August 18th – Thanksgiving Break

Goals

• Communication and learning sessions with stakeholders
• Review school wide systems
• Strategic planning related to curriculum and instruction

Outcomes

• Build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Audit the organization and roles of professional learning teams
• Provide need based professional development for faculty and staff

Phase 1

• Weekly meetings with assistant principals
• Meetings with all grade level teams and specialized teams including:
  • Educational Services
  • English Language Learners
  • Maintenance
  • Support Staff
• Building meeting to introduce personal guiding principles
• Participate in district wide orientation meetings
• Hold monthly meetings with all junior high principals
• Engage in meetings with Elk Grove High School regarding:
  • Curriculum articulation
  • Intervention articulation
  • Community outreach efforts
• Implement weekly meetings with current assistant principals (after July 28th)
  • Review roles
  • Review upcoming building meetings and agendas
  • Review current systems and discuss potential enhancements
  • Review upcoming family and community communication
• Set up additional external stakeholder meetings with:
  • Instructional and Innovation Coaches
  • PTO representatives
  • Police
• Hire Building Leadership Team members
• Design and implement District wide BLT retreat
• Design welcome back letter to staff and parents and website communication meant to introduce myself and outline important goals

Phase 2

• Meet with Professional Learning Teams
• Assess professional development needs
• Outline PLT meeting times and purpose.  These teams include:
  • Content teams
  • Grade level time
  • Department time
  • Whole school
  • Intervention team
• Plan with district team for Wednesdays professional development meetings
• Continue community outreach connections
• Continue High School articulation
• Be highly visible to students, staff, and community in the morning, at lunch, and in the afternoon
• Review with BLT opportunities to celebrate student work
• Hold weekly BLT meetings
• Plan individual BLT meetings
• Plan to meet with all staff members individually after the first 100 days
• Plan quarterly custodian meetings
• Develop plan for a quarterly newsletter
• Perform formal and informal observations

Culmination

• 360 degree staff evaluation of Principal