Site Principal Roles and Responsibilities

PDS administrators seek to foster professional norms of competence and quality learning environments for teachers and students. The Site Principal…

• Oversees the process for identification of quality placement sites for interns;
  


• Works closely with site coordinator to facilitate intern cohort placements;
  


• Participates in PDS orientation training and in annual training conferences;
  


• Serves as an intellectual resource for partnership teachers, university supervisors and interns;
  


• Aligns organizational structures and resources to reinforce the stated goals of PDS (e.g. ensures that partnership teachers have access to available technology training and application within the classroom);
  


• Participates in site seminars focused on learning outcomes;
  


• Supports site coordinators, partnership teachers, and others to improve instructional outcomes;
  


• Involves interns as part of site faculty;
  


• Ensures that mechanisms are in place to help parents participate in and understand the partnership goals;
  


• Is committed to continuous school improvement and the professional growth of administration, faculty, and teacher interns;
  


• Has at least three years of experience as a successful principal;
  


• Submits a PDS School Application and reviews it annually.