Assistant Principal Interview Questions
Assistant principals take on a variety of responsibilities, from overseeing school activities and events to handling teachers, students, and parents, so be prepared to answer a variety of personality and situational questions that will assess your leadership style, conflict-management abilities, and decision-making skills. Employers may ask how you would deal with complaining parents, unmotivated students, or conflicts between teachers. Make sure to highlight your passion for education, levelheaded communication skills, and willingness to offer challenging perspectives to the principal.
Scenario questions. You have a mad parent coming in about a teacher. How would you proceed?
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Assistant principals are responsible are expected to handle emotionally charged situations with calm and steady confidence. Take time to listen to the angry parent, evaluate the root causes of the issue, and try to find a rational solution that alleviates tension. Less
How do you handle discipline and motivate children?
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Different situations warrant different levels of discipline, so give specific examples that provide adequate context. Some forms of discipline include involving parents, taking away privileges, detention, etc. As far as motivating students, my opinion says hire great teachers. Find ways to get the kids excited about learning, which starts with a teacher who is excited about teaching. Beyond great teachers, some students need one-on-one attention in order to get the wheels turning. Less
What will you do to improve test scores? Everyone that asks this has a different idea as to the correct answer. Just say you will analyze the data and make instructional changes based on it.
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Make sure students are familiar with the language of the test. Students often get a question wrong not because they don't know the material, but because they did not understand the wording of the question. Less
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Get to know people and treat people with respect. This works wonders in CPS.
with a diverse setting how will you close the achievement gap for the English learners
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Train staff on ESL and ELL teaching strategies requiring pictures, graphic organizers and items to assist learning. Also using group dynamics and team teaching strategies. Less
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I used scaffolding techniques within the classroom.
What was a growth experience that was not positive?
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Tell us a growth experience that did not go well for you.
