Assistant Principal Mock Interview
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Question 20 of 40
What strategies would you use to achieve higher student performance at our school?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
The interviewer wants to see that you can work with your teaching staff to enhance the educational environment. Discuss how you would talk with the teachers to gain their insights about how to further the students' performance. After all, they spend the most one-on-one time with the students.
Tell the interviewer that you would advocate for the teachers to have professional development opportunities to learn up-to-date teaching techniques that would allow them to excel in their classrooms.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I would talk to each teacher to explore their students' learning styles and ask them what they need to help students. Then, I would work on acquiring those resources for them."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I want to set up a self-assessment system for each student to respond to their progress at the end of each learning period so they can stay responsible for their learning."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"There are some strategies we can apply to achieve higher student performance. First and foremost, I always say that we must put our vision for a better school at the forefront of everything we do. We can analyze data and introduce students to important analytics. Ultimately, we want to teach smarter, not harder."
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I would like to see the data we collect for reading and math used in a more constructive and influential manner. In year 6, we used the reading data and provided support to low achieving readers by having small group guided reading sessions with the TA. It is over and above the daily guided reading sessions that we do in class. I have seen a formidable improvement in the past with this support program.
Rachelle's Feedback
These details are fantastic and will really help the interviewer to picture you succeeding in this role. Wonderful job!
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I would reach out to staff members to get their input on student's strengths and weaknesses and work to deliver what they would need to high student performance.
Cindy's Feedback
Great. This seems like an important first step. Are there other considerations you'd explore?
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