Assistant Principal

School Leader Interview

This should be someone at the level of Department Head, Dean, Vice Principal, Principal, or similar administrative title. Develop a set of questions that consider legal issues of instruction in the schools and how administrators and teachers should prepare and respond to these issues. Develop at least 10 questions and follow-up questions to draw the interviewee out. Write a paper describing the person interviewed, his or her role and experience, and their responses and examples regarding the questions. Following the interview and the responses, you will analyze the responses and discuss how they are relevant to specific topics and issues in our work this week. Your paper should be at least 5-7 pages and be formatted as a standard research paper and should include the specific questions, the answers, and your analysis.

Some suggested interview questions:

• What is your title?
• How long have you been in this role?
• How long have you been in the field of education?
• What are some of the legal issues that you must contend with, from an instructional point of view in your position?
• How were you educated about these issues?
• What has experience taught you about legal issues in schools – particularly issues of instruction and teacher negligence?
• Can you give an example of a situation in your career in which you have seen or heard about a case where a school or teacher has been accused of negligence or malpractice?
• What were the facts of the case?
• What was the result?
• Do you think the findings were fair and equitable?
• Why or why not?
• How do you think society has changed regarding these issues?
• Whose responsibility, ultimately, is the education and instruction of students?
• What can teachers and administrators do to avoid issues of negligence or malpractice?
• What advice can you offer Principals or Administrators in educating their faculties about these issues?