A University-Based Reading Clinic and the Pivot to Online Instruction

This chapter describes the conversion of a face-to-face reading clinic held on a university campus to one implemented fully online. Two faculty members, in different disciplines, worked collaboratively with a local elementary school principal to transition the program to the new format. Teacher candidates from several certification areas worked together in pairs to tutor a shared tutee. The transition to virtual instruction involved rethinking ways to prepare candidates to conduct assessments, plan and implement engaging instruction, and monitor progress in a virtual environment. This chapter will provide a description of this model, along with the logistical and pedagogical decisions made and the lessons learned along the way.

COVID-19, School Leadership in Crisis?

This study aims to describe the pattern and leadership strategies of principals in elementary schools in dealing with the crisis in the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this study is qualitatively descriptive. The subject of this study was the principal and teacher at Sabilal Muhtadin Elementary School in Banjarmasin City. The data collection techniques used are interviews, observations, and documentation studies. Test the validity of the data using the triangulation technique. Data analysis uses Miles & Huberman analysis techniques that consist of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. This research shows that the principal has a working philosophy that is to work for worship. Strategies implemented in its leadership include transparency, empowerment of teachers and employees, communication, and motivation. The conclusion is that elementary school principal Sabilal Muhtadin is transformational leadership based on Islam. The strategies used for its implementation are transparency, empowerment of teachers and employees, communication, and motivation to maintain excellence when facing crises in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Improvement of principals’ supervision competence through accompaniment in principal working groups

A principal’s supervision competency affects the improvement in the teaching and learning process; therefore, it needs to be improved. This study aimed to describe the principal working group (PWG) activities and the principal’s supervision competencies after being assisted by school supervisor in the PWG at Sangkuang Island, East Kutai Regency. This research used a qualitative method and was conducted at state elementary schools. Data collection used interview, observation and documentation techniques. The data were analysed using Miles and Huberman’s model. The results showed that the PWG activities were effective and the principals could exchange ideas and solutions to solve school problems. The school supervisor’s assistance in the PWG activities increased the principal’s supervision competencies. The principals were able to plan supervision programmes properly, conduct standard supervision and implement follow-up supervision according to the needs. This study implies that a school supervisor’s assistance is important to improve the principal’s supervision competence and this can be adopted at other area. Keywords: Elementary school, principal, supervision competence.

BUDAYA SUPERVISI KEPALA SEKOLAH DENGAN PROFESIONALISME GURU DI SDN TARIK 1 SIDOARJO

This study aims to determine the relationship Supervising Principal with the professionalism of teachers . The study subjects were 13 teachers who serve on SDN I Tarik Village Tarik, Sidoarjo regency. This study is a population. To obtain data on the Supervision of the Principal and Teacher Professionalism, used a questionnaire developed by the researchers. To achieve this goal, the data were analyzed by analysis of the product moment. This research is ex post facto. This study is a population, The population of this study were 13. Data were collected by using questionnaires with Likert scale and documentation. The analytical method used is the product moment analysis. For ease of calculation used SPSS Statistics 21 software. The results showed that : (1) Supervision Elementary School Principal I Tarik Village Tarik, is quite pretty, and the result is 65.38% (2) Professional Teacher SDN I Tarik Village Tarik, Sidoarjo regency quite well. Percentage of the value of questionnaires 79.23%, in the range of 76% -100% that can mean good. (3) There is a relationship between the Principal Supervising Teacher Professionalism SDN I Tarik Village Tarik, Sidoarjo regency. based on calculations that showed the acquisition of 0.366 which means "r" calculation is greater than the table either 5% significance level = 0.235, while the relationship is relatively weak incurred or low. Because based on the "r" calculation is 0.366 lies between 0.20 to 0.40 which interpretation is weak or low correlation.

Undoing Reform: How and Why One School Leader Cleared a Shifting Path to Goal Attainment

Research on school reform highlights challenges school leaders face in implementing and sustaining reforms. While some efforts fade away, others are intentionally dismantled, or “undone” as schools revert back to their traditional model of schooling. Considering how often reforms fail to sustain, there is value in understanding why school leaders decide undo reforms, and how leaders support staff through the undoing process. Utilizing path-goal theory as a framework, this paper I examined the case of one elementary school principal who planned in this undoing of a competency-based reform she had previously championed. Analysis reveals that the shift back to a traditional approach to instruction was in response to changes in state policies and district resource allocations, and that the type of support the school leader provided to teachers during the undoing was strongly influenced by the characteristics of the each stage of the process.

An Unlikely School Leader

This chapter examines the intersection of gender and personality, specifically addressing some of the issues that introverted women leaders may face. The author's personal experiences as an elementary school principal will be interwoven into the current research that highlights the underappreciated strengths of introverted women leaders. Personality traits and leadership styles of introverts are presented along with descriptions of the experiences of female leaders. The chapter ends by providing readers with ideas to support women and introverts in school to prepare them for future leadership roles.