- QUESTIONS TO ASK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADMINISTRATOR
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- What type of orientation would I receive?
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- How can I become familiar with the policies and etiquette?
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- Which grades are responsible for what topics?
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- Who has the responsibility for a particular topic?
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- Are there school psychologists, counselors, or public agencies
that help students and teachers?
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- What types of media resources are available?
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- How is the budget for this academic program developed?
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- What textbooks do you use in this subject area?
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- Describe the district's textbook adoption policies.
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- Tell me about supervision visits.
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- How often are performance reviews done?
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- How would you describe the typical professional staff member in
this district?
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- Does the staff spend time together outside normal school
hours?
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- How does the staff feel about new teachers?
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- How active are teachers working with community
organizations?
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- Tell me about the students who attend this school.
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- How involved are parents in school activities?
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- What do parents expect of teachers in the district?
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- What are some of the major short and long-range goals that the
district has?
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- What are some of the characteristics that the district
considers to be unique?
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- How has the district changed over the past five or ten
years?
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- What new projects or ventures are contemplated in the near
future? What future challenges does this department face?
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- What is your biggest departmental problem?
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- In reviewing your organizational literature, I noticed that you
recently _______________. How is that progressing?
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- What types of school activities promote parent-teacher-student
interaction?
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- What discipline procedures does the district use?
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- To what extent do staff members work collaboratively to solve
problems and respond to the needs of the students?
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- Can you tell me what kind of person you hope to hire for this
position? What types of skills and attributes would be the most
beneficial in the short/long run for an effective career here?
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- What professional skills do you expect of the person you
hire?
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- What characteristics do you think are important for this
position?
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- Do employees of the department participate in professional
associations? Conferences? Are employees encouraged to do so?
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- What is the budget for this activity?
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- What does the community expect of activity sponsors?
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- Are there auxiliary groups involved in the activity?
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- Are there fundraising requirements that are a part of this
activity?
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- May I have a copy of this year?s activity calendar?
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- Are other faculty members also assigned to this activity?
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