Jones Elementary Survey

[Chuck]

The Maysville BBS and Maysville-Mason Co. Area Chamber of Commerce are aiding the Jones
Elementary School SDCM Council in their search for a new principal. Please fill out this short questionnaire and then forward this email to:
jwendlin@mason.k12.ky.us
Thank you,

February 28, 2005

Dear Community Member:

As you may be aware, Mr. Daniel Seithers, principal at Jones Elementary School, will be retiring at the end of the current school year. In the next few months the School-Based Decision Making Council will hire our next principal. This is a critical decision for our school, and we need your
input.

Please take a moment to complete our survey. Return the survey by Thursday, March 3rd to jwendlin@mason.k12.ky.us

Thank you for your assistance and interest in this important decision.

Jones Elementary School SBDM Council

1. Rank the following characteristics in order of importance (1-3) for an elementary school principal.

1=most important 3=least important

______Experience

______Leadership

______Ability to communicate with students, parents, teachers and community members.

______Knowledge of Kentucky Educational Standards and Assessment

______School Climate

______Love of Students

______Involvement with the community

2. Are there any other characteristics that you consider important when selecting an elementary school principal? If yes, please describe.




3. If you were on the principal selection committee, what interview question would you ask if given the chance to interview potential candidates for principal?



Thank you for helping the Jones Elementary Search Committee.

Chuck Jones
Maysville BBS Administrator

Vicki Steigleder
Office Manager

Maysville-Mason Co. Area Chamber of Commerce

[mark]

1. Rank the following characteristics in order of importance (1-3) for an elementary school principal.

1=most important 3=least important

__2____Experience

___1___Leadership

___1___Ability to communicate with students, parents, teachers and community members.

__2____Knowledge of Kentucky Educational Standards and Assessment

__2____School Climate

__2____Love of Students

__3____Involvement with the community

2. Are there any other characteristics that you consider important when selecting an elementary school principal? If yes, please describe.

Ability to communicate with parents, teachers & students extremely well. Person needs to be able to make tough decisions which is best for the school in general, regardless if it's popular or not. Experience is nice but the above features are more important for school survival.

3. If you were on the principal selection committee, what interview question would you ask if given the chance to interview potential candidates for principal?

What are your plans to get the school test scores up & the discipline under control in your school???

Please be specific.

Thank you...............see ya Mark