Is a School Administrator Career for You?
Stepping on the campus of Chapin School, you enter an extraordinary place for children. It is a place where all of our energies are dedicated to helping children become their best selves. We purposefully create an environment to meet their needs from early childhood to emerging adolescence. We are pioneers in providing a leading-edge academic experience, and we are fundamentally committed to helping all of our students become people of strong character.
Our Young Pre classroom is for ages. This age group is working on developing their fine and gross motor skills, that are gaining independence
- Respect: It started out as a preschool with five students in a church located in the heart of Princeton. Growing rapidly, the school moved into a larger church building on All Saints.
- Honesty: It started out as a preschool with five students in a church located in the heart of Princeton. Growing rapidly, the school moved into a larger church building on All Saints.
- Responsibility: It started out as a preschool with five students in a church located in the heart of Princeton. Growing rapidly, the school moved into a larger church.
- Kindness: It started out as a preschool with five students in a church located in the heart of Princeton. Growing rapidly, the school moved into a larger church.
The Best Educational Administrators Hold These Skills
How do you know if you’re a good fit for a leadership role in the educational environment? All administrators are different, but they generally hold a core set of skills and values that make them successful at guiding students and teachers toward positive results. Here are some of the top traits qualified administrators hold:
| You’re a leader, but you know how to listen | You’re a good “people person” |
| You’re a creative problem solver | You like making systems work better |
| You have a vision, but are willing to discuss | You want to improve education for students AND teachers |
| You know how the school system works | You believe in the power of education |
Where a School Administration Career Path Can Lead
School Principal at Your Own School
With nearly half a million school administrators in the country, job diversity within the field is vast.
For instance, you might start out as a teacher and study for a Master’s in Education online or at night. This education, along with completion of your state teacher certification process, will allow you to move into a position as a school principal in an elementary, middle or secondary school.
As a school principal, you will have a wide variety of responsibilities:
- Providing overall leadership in setting goals and objectives for your school
- Developing and maintaining curriculum standards
- Advising staff
- Hiring, evaluating and improving the skills of your teachers