Transformative Principal

Tracey Runeare taught high school social studies for 16 years before becoming a high school assistant principal. She has been the principal of Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, California for 5 years. Harbor High School - Santa Cruz - Beachside community. Small high school with 1100 students. Role of an admin needs to be shifted. To hear what teachers are struggling with and where they need help. Relationships - getting people to understand the why Still go into classrooms, even when they are virtual. Student X - is the prototypical student. A little bit of every student. How do you design your school to meet their needs? Create the best experience for students, flexible as much as possible. Flexibility takes a lot of work. Every teacher having that flexibility. We try to pay teachers for what they are doing outside of the day. We try to see what we can do to help. We have a system for organized binder and making sure that things are taken care of for them. Consistency is doing what people need. How to be a