Date: May 17th, 2025 8:34 PM
Author: i gave my cousin head
Just found this on reddit, if this guy thinks 20 emails a day, watching recess for an hour and planning for next year means ur busy then there is no fucking way these guys are actually ever busy:
pythagoras-
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9mo ago
VIC | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Let me tell you about my day today.
Arrived at school and had about 20 unread emails, about half of which needed a response quickly as they were about student wellbeing matters. Did some work on our elective blocks for next year, collapsed some classes and reallocated students. Allocated teachers to classes on next years timetable and started to confirm which days our part time staff are on site next year. Had a class which meant an hour where I could switch off my emails. Replaced teachers on yard duty as they were sick and we've run out of other options. Phone calls to parents to update them on some behaviour concerns and our observations, mostly good things there. Met with several of our faculty heads to update them on staffing for next year, classes that we know we don't yet have a teacher for, what we want to advertise and set timelines for those processes. Consultative committee where we looked at our positions of responsibility, remuneration, time allowances and set timelines for how we will fill those roles. Meeting with the rest of the principal team to discuss upcoming major events and end of year 12 events. Call to regional staff to discuss some financial challenges and brainstorm some solutions.
Since getting home from work, I have written lessons for tomorrow and Friday, finished writing my last SAC for the year, read some practice exams to decide how I want to use them in class in the coming weeks, made a list of policies I need to review in the coming week in preparation for our next school council, sent student diary proofs back to the printer with feedback and finished preparing risk assessments for some upcoming excursions.
I wish I had time to just call random meetings for no purpose to waste time. Trust me, any meeting I call has a point, and will be as short as possible. Every minute I spend in a meeting is a minute I'm not supporting the rest of my school, engaging with teachers, students, parents, making positive change on the ground and not from my office.
And this is just a part of the diary of one AP in my school. I can't imagne how busy the others in my school were today. And then there's our principal who, some days, we feel like we don't get to talk to unless we make a booking. So yeah, we're busy running the school, taking care of things which allow our teachers to focus on their work of teaching students and facilitating the learning program.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726501&forum_id=2#48940252)