Essays on Principal

Validation of Principal Efficacy Survey– Rationale for Adding New Questions to the

ABSTRACT
In the process of validating principal self-efficacy connected to the corroborated Megan Tschannen-Moran Survey, important gaps in the questionnaire exist. The academic work presented here provides the essential and missing questions needing asked by principals in assessing the efficacy of his/her performance as an administrator, innovator, and advocate for quality educational practices in the 21st century. These suggested questions look at principal management abilities, consider the diversity of the demographics of public school learners and their families, professional development necessary for instructors' ability for enhancing teaching, and the critical acknowledgement educational technology.
Key Words: principal, self-efficacy, survey, education, Continue reading...

The principal is the most important person at school. His duties are numerous and difficult. High level of professionalism should be combined with deep understanding of psychology as well as profound analytical skills. The following interview helps us to get an understanding of this job.
- Describe your educational background and job experiences. What did you do to prepare for this position? How long have you been in a leadership position?
The principal answered that her previous job was related to administration and supervision. She studied in the University of Houston and defended her dissertation just last week. In Continue reading...

Results for the Relationship between the Principals Demographic Factors (Age, Gender and Years of Working Experience) and the Students Academic Experience
Again, there is very little in the way of significant results between a principal's age, gender, or years of working experience, and the overall academic experience that students have on campus. There are several reasons why this is probably true. Again, an additional metric that would be worth exploring with further research would be a principal's tenure on the specific campus in question, as a principal who has been on seven campuses in fourteen years, including just a Continue reading...

Leadership can be defined as the process of influence via which a person aids and supports others to achieve specific goals and objectives in a certain organization. This research is an in-depth analysis of two leadership theories namely, transformative and servant leadership according to Peter Northouse.

Transformative Theory

This theory was first initiated by Bernard M. Bass (1985) and James McGregor (1978) which became popular. The following concepts characterizes transformative theory of leadership.
- Idealized influence, which is the charismatic element where leaders become role models to the followers who in return respond by showing due to their leaders.
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I have reviewed your memo regarding our client Howdy Brewster which describes his business activities and the recent events which may impact his 2011 Federal Tax Return. Here is a review of the factual information about Brewster which pertains to the income tax questions. His business is an eight hundred fifty acre farm and dairy operation. About 150 Holstein milk cows are part of the dairy operation. Approximately 150 Black Angus steers are raised to sell. Brewster has one part-time employee. He employs his two teen-age sons for the daily farm work. The land has been in the family Continue reading...

Organizational Chart

For the purpose of this discussion, the organizational set-up for a typical school shall be examined. The organizational chart for a school is shown below.
Figure 1 Organizational Chart for a School

Job Description

Four (4) critical positions from this organization are considered, the school principal, the assistant school principal, the classroom teacher, and the school nurse. Job descriptions and job guides are based on the US State Board of Education descriptions. Job descriptions for similar positions in a different educational institution may vary. Job guides for each position are listed below.

Position: School Principal

Job Description:
- Direct reports to the School Superintendent
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It is now recognized that new teachers need mentors to help them transition from the classroom and student teaching experiences to the professional role of teachers and their new responsibilities. Whereas during their training student teachers were supported and forgiven for lapses or errors while under the supervision of a senior teacher, now these new teachers are required to take both the praise and criticism of parents, principals and superintendents. In addition, there has been a recently developed movement in the U.S. of teaching based on standardized testing to insure that each grade learns the same material no matter Continue reading...

SIMPLE VERSUS COMPOUND INTEREST

Difference between Simple and Compound Interest
Setting aside security and safety, banks and other financial institutions offer a particular
percentage on the amount of money, they borrow or invest. When a client invests his money, the
bank pays him an interest. Conversely, when a client borrows money from the bank he earns
an interest. In short, interest is charged as a cost of borrowing or it is received as an earning
interest method and the other is compound interest that is the more commonly used method by
financial institutions.

Computing for simple interest is basically simple. Earnings are computed based only on the

principal amount. The principal is the amount of money that Continue reading...

Business Law II

This case was located from the Lexis Nexis website.
The case originated from the District Trial Court, to Missouri Court of Appeals and then the State Supreme Court.
ISSUE: The issue in this case is whether or not the attorney Devereux of The Bar Plan (TBP) had been appointed to act as the agent for TBP when it consented to incur additional legal fees.
RULING: The Supreme Court ruled that the attorney was not the agent for Appellant, TBP. The trial court ruled that lawyer Devereux had acted as the agent TBP when it offered assistance to the respondents Continue reading...

Introduction

Lean on Me is a movie which was produced in 1989 and written by Michael Schiffer. It is about a high school principal whose school was at a risk of being taken over by the government since the students were not performing well in their tests.

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Virtually all laws that govern today’s civilization draw their influence from the England and Wales. The laws in these countries were arrived at through tribunals and precedents made by judges. The precedents are also known as case laws. These are previous legal decisions arrived at by judges which are used in similar subsequent scenarios or instances. They were also informed by the then governing customs societal norms. These laws provided for the protection of individuals and property. These laws were known as common laws. Common law made way for civil law that also draws its roots to England Continue reading...

Business

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Response to Questions

Employees are those people who may be given a job either on a part time or full time basis under an employment contract that can either be written or oral. When talking of an independent contractor, it could refer to professionals such as doctors, engineers and various other professionals who may be carrying out individual businesses through which they offer direct service to the public. For an agent, these are people that may be authorized to act on behalf of other businesses. Their contracts are normally in written form. For instance, a company may be making sales through Continue reading...

This study was conducted to analyze the principal efficacy between the first year students (Cohort 8) and the second year students (Cohort 7) of the Masters Educational Leadership University Program. The principal efficacy can be measured via analyzing the responses obtained across the various items of the questionnaire exploring areas of time management, enthusiasm, organizational management, policies and several more. For this reason, the foremost research question is as follows:

Is there a significant difference in the mean efficacy scores for cohort 7 and cohort 8?

It was therefore hypothesized that the principal efficacy of cohort 7 is greater that cohort 8 as shown below:
Ho: u1=u2

Ha: u1>u2

Where U1= mean of cohort 7
U2= mean Continue reading...

Introduction

Price elasticity of demand is applied in determining pricing decisions. The nature and value of price elasticity determine a firm's profit maximising strategy; increasing or reducing price. The nature of particular markets makes principal-agent problem an inherent feature and companies must design appropriate measures to deal with the problem. Markets can be categorised into four depending on the number of firms, behaviour of the firms, among other factors. This paper explains the concept of price elasticity of demand, principal-agent problem and market structures. In addition, it explores how these features are reflected in the market for natural gas in Continue reading...

Introduction

In any market condition, information plays a critical role in structuring the demand and supply forces. All other things being constant, perfect and complete information to both buyers and sellers ensures that price determination takes place at a point that provides maximum benefit to the society as a whole. In such cases, the buyers or the sellers cannot influence the price. This scenario ensures equitable distribution of benefits to everyone in the society. However, perfect information is a characteristic of an ideal perfect market alone. It is not experienced in real life scenarios. Information asymmetry is a common phenomenon Continue reading...

I have reviewed your memo regarding our client Howdy Brewster describing his business activities and the recent events which have occurred that could have an impact on his 2011 tax returns. His business is a farm and dairy operation on 850 acres of land. The land has been in the family for close to 125 years. There are three existing houses on his property.

Mr. Brewster recently signed a contract with Aztec Oil and Gas Pipeline to allow the company to lease a portion of his land in order to run a pipeline; Aztec will need access to maintain Continue reading...

The principal agent problem is a problem that arises when one party, which is the agent, gets motivated instead of another party which is the principal. These are problems that arise in very many different types of contexts. These problems come up when the motivators that are between the principal and the agent are not aligned perfectly. This leads to a conflict of interest. When the two parties do not have the same interests, and the agent is more informed, this problem is likely to arise. This is because when the agent is more informed, it is hard for Continue reading...

Principal concept analysis may be defined as the statistical analysis tool relevant for the transformation of detailed or complex data into simple and easy to understand data. The method focuses on the use of principal components of statistics for possible interpretations. In most cases, the method does not include statistical assumptions. However, the method will always give extremely significant results for data that contains multivariate normal distribution. The data is extensively significant in determining the hypothetical variables or components that are extensively useful in the multidimensional data. In other words, the method PCA is a method significant in projecting Continue reading...

The Bakken formation in the Williston Basin is a closed, low permeability petroleum system that generated approximately 200 to 400barells of oil (Janet K. Pitman, Leigh C. Price, and Julie A. LeFever, 2001). The middle member of the bakken is an oil reservoir with high thermal maturity and has been extensively cored, offers the opportunity to examine the major control of reservoir quality (Janet K. Pitman, Leigh C. Price, and Julie A. LeFever, 2001). The multiple fractures occurs on the macroscopic and microscopic level in the bakken formation and most are abundant in the lower and middle members, the Continue reading...

The constructivist approach to education has once again become a topic of debate as educators worldwide seek to develop a teaching model better suited to meet the needs of the modern student. Constructivism in education has been argued since John Dewey in 1938, being pushed aside in favour of the traditional models currently utilized (Cleveland-Innes and Garrison 114). This study will assess the initial impact of the philosophy and how this model has the potential to influence modern method. With a focus on leadership in the educational system, this analysis will examine the role of Principal in the school Continue reading...

Introduction

Corporate governance in strategic management entails a framework of rules and regulations with which the management uses to enhance accountability and transparency in dealing with the company’s stakeholder relationships. Stakeholders of the company include shareholders, suppliers, employees, management, the community, and the government. Each stakeholder has its own set of rights and expectations from the day-to-day activities of the business. By observing the needs and interests of each stakeholder, one engages in Corporate Social Responsibility where not only the interests of the firm are at hand but also the societal, economic, and environmental interests.

What is CSR?

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This is a quantitative study using descriptive statistics on principals’ perceptions of the role of speech pathologists in elementary schools. The project will involve interviews with principals from traditional public schools. The researcher will transcribe the interviews and use descriptive statistics to look for common strands in the principals’ perceptions. The study will be organized around a description of the speech pathologist’s role, personal attributes needed for the job of the principal and the speech language pathologist, and support given to principals by the special education department. Continue reading...

Task 1

Enclosed herein is the Client Architect Agreement according to our previous discussion. Within the agreement are the definitions of the major terms, the standard services, the supplementary services, and the related conditions for the services (the client’s requirements, constraints and the limits to Architect’s responsibility) among other important factors and conditions.

Also included is the Architects Code of Professional Conduct, which is read and interpreted together with the Client Architect Agreement. Kindly read the attachment and sign the agreement.

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Chapter 17: Agency

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Three Agents
Firstly, I would hire beauticians at my Beauty Salon, who would fulfill their duty and work as per the instructions of the clients who come to the Beauty Salon. Secondly I would employ Professional Photographers for my Photography Hub; I would expect them to work on orders such as going to the event venue and capturing the complete event as per the client’s demands. Thirdly I would take on volunteers to volunteer for my vocational training institute, where they would spend their weekends training various vocational skills to homeless/ poor people who cannot earn a Continue reading...

Citation: 484 U.S. 260 (1988)
Vote of the Court: It was a 5-3 decision from the Court, with Justices White, Rehnquist, Stevens, O’Connor and Scalia voting for the majority. Justices Brennan, Marshall and Blackmun dissented. There were not concurring opinions. Justice Kennedy did not participate in the opinion.
Legal issue: To what extent can a school exercise editorial control over the content of a school newspaper, funded and produced under the sponsorship of the school?
Procedure of the case: The case was first tried in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. After a bench Continue reading...

Introduction

The origin of this principle is from an Italian by name of Vilfredo Pareto. In 1906 he realized the unfair distribution of wealth in America and that’s when he came up with the formula that 20% of the people owned 80%of the wealth. Later a Dr Joseph Juran would apply the same principle to demonstrate that 20% are vital while 80% are trivial. His observation summarized as vital few, trivial many. This was called Paretos principal of 80/20 rule (Ng, Yew-Kwang, 1983).

Pareto Principle and its application

The principal is related to my studies in many ways. This is because it focuses Continue reading...

Organizations are institutions that are usually formed by a group of human beings. There are two major forms of organizations, namely, commercial entities and non commercial entities. The primary goal of all commercial entities across the globe is the generation of profits, whereas the principal objective of all non-commercial entities across the globe is the fruition of specific non commercial objectives (Armstrong, 2005, p. 15). This implies that the principal of the objectives of these two forms of originations differs. However, these two organizations need to ensure that they have realized their objective. There are various mechanisms that the Continue reading...

The work that has been stated have some features that make it defined to be a project. The first definition is that it has a start and end date. The project has been defined to be having the start and the end date. The manufacturing of an actuator has been defined and will have some end date. The people who handle projects will ensure that they get out of the project as fast. The end is known once the project starts. There is even time that has been associated with the different tasks which have been identified. The principal Continue reading...

Business

The relationship with agencies within the business and entrepreneurial industry is highly vital. Although business is an interesting component of society, business is the cornucopia of just about everything the humanity makes use of in society thus it is important to result to the best practices for betterment and greater good. Inside of the business world, each organization is considered to give a lecture to a precise, extremely attentive part or concern of the civic and business relations preparation . Particularly, the format of each company must consist of real justification of the subject, related data, models of unprincipled preparations, Continue reading...

The concept of disaster bonds: Overview of catastrophe bonds

Capital markets experience a number of risks that cause investors huge sums of cash. Catastrophe bonds (cat bonds) are a form of principal-at-risk debt securities issued by insurance companies to investors that allow direct transfer of low-frequency, high-sensitivity risk to capital markets. Traditionally, debt securities only allowed insurance companies to repay full principal amount upon maturity of the bond. The introduction of catastrophe bonds solved this situation. Upon the occurrence of one or more catastrophe event, the outstanding principal of the insured reduces. Examples of catastrophe events covered by this bond include natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricane), deaths caused by Continue reading...

Final Responsion

Having taken on this new position as a principal for a particularly troubled school, there are quite a few goals I would like to achieve within my first few months. First and foremost, I need to be able to establish myself as a leader in order to gain the trust of my teaching staff, who are still getting used to me and who are unsure what to think of me. I must be able to improve their perception of me to have a better effect on them than they might have otherwise. Low morale is another huge problem that Continue reading...

This essay highlights the facts of the case of IBP, Inc v Alvarez in the peer review. It outlines the decision of the initial court and further displays the other decisions in the subsequent courts. It also addresses the principles underlined in the cases outlined. The introduction deals with the facts of the case and the rest of the ideas are discussed in the subsequent sections of the essay.Facts of the case.
The case of IBP, Inc v Alvarez, the employees sued Barber Food and IBP in two separate cases. The suit was brought before the federal district court. Continue reading...

Leadership skills have been used in the recent past to tell the difference between performing and non-performing school administrators. Rayner & Gunter, (2005) explained the key to success in educational leadership is a balanced scorecard that fits the needs of both tutors and students in an educational institution. This is not without influence from the external outside world that affect any academic institutions regardless of its geographical location. Religious beliefs for example affect the leaders work in a community positively or negatively. In a way also success educational leadership relies heavily on teamwork especially between the leader and the staff.
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Diagnosis

Luther Academy (LA) is a private school owned and operated by a religious congregation. The school is run by its principal and vice principal; both of whom are directly answerable to the governing religious congregation. It has a transformational leadership style, and its management follows a contingency approach in running the school. LA is forming an advisory board whose members have a relationship to the school. It subscribes to social systems, emphasizes on teamwork, has an active parent-teacher relationship, a strategic plan and a collaborative conflict resolution mechanism.
LA has not defined discrete roles for its principal and vice Continue reading...

Issue. Public nudity within 500 feet of a school or church is an unconstitutional restriction of freedom of expression. Should Abercrombie and Fitch be allowed to shoot a music video parody that exposes nudity within 500 meters of a school or a church?

Analysis. The United States of America’s constitution allows freedom of expression in that every citizen has the right to express him or herself. The law passed by the City of New York prohibiting anyone from public exposure within 500 meters of a school or a church is unconstitutional because; the constitution gives every citizen the Continue reading...

The common law canon of respondeat superior became operation in the seventeenth-century England. Respondeat superior is a legal framework that defines the legal liability of an employer for dealings of any employee. The doctrine is part of the United States constitution under agency law and provides a realistic chance for injured parties to recover compensation form damages. Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the principal is legally responsible for all the acts of an agent as long as the acts are committee while working. This doctrine makes it lawful agents to “let the superior answer” when performing the principal’ Continue reading...

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Being able to understand the development of a child is vital in aiding that child during that process. Parents play a vital role in this regard by offering the necessary support. On the other hand, once the child has been enrolled in a kindergarten or a preschool, most of the responsibilities of shaping the child are transferred to the teachers. This makes it vital for teachers to be able to help the child during their developmental stage. In this field report, the learner visits one kindergarten and one preschool to assess the learning environment. A comparison is Continue reading...

Interest

Interest represent the payment for using money. It can be described as the difference between the amount of money repaid and the money originally borrowed. The interest is usually represented as a rate over a certain period of time (Nikolai, Bazley & Jones, 2010).
Simple interest is the kind of interest on the original amount paid/received (principal), which does not take into consideration the interest accrued and paid before, as well as the time passed. Interest rate for simple interest is usually expressed as an annual rate, which is further adjusted for other periods. Therefore, Simple interest can be expressed Continue reading...

Independent and Dependent Variables

Measuring the current competency in the provision of vital public health services and training is crucial to enhancing competencies. The effort helps to ensure reliable leaders in the provision of health services. Hence, the Council on Linkages has undertaken the task of establishing various Core Competencies for public health personnel (Council on Linkages, 2001). In addition, the Council on Linkages (COL) has established a set of competencies for assessing the staff in public health (Council on Linkages, 2005).

The COL Core Competency set has eight substantive areas:

• Communication
• Cultural Competency
• Policy Development and Program Planning
• Community Dimensions of Practice
• Basic Public Health Science
• Financial Planning and Management
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The Concept of Agency Problems

In the field of business and financial management, when a principal hires or appoints any agent to carry out or perform some sort of duty, this activity gives a rise to an agency relationship. An agency problem, known as a conflict of interest, comes to existence when there is a clash of interest between the needs of the agent and the demands of the principal.
A conflict of interest or an agency problem is said to be inherent in any kind of relationship where one party is obliged to act in the best interests of counterparty. The major concern Continue reading...