I came across an interesting article criticizing our district’s superintendent use of power to “match principals to the right school and removing those who aren’t getting the done.” The article points out that she has exercised this power liberally. Since starting her position as Superintendent in 2013, there have been “87 principals – about half of all those in the district – have retired, transferred to other schools or moved to loosely defined “special assignments.” This article also reported statistics from a 2012 RAND report about trends with new principals. They found that ”New prinicipals– whom the study defined as principals who are new to a school, even if they had prior experience as an administrator – improve over time. But about 20 percent of them will leave schools within two years.” This concerns me as we move closer to obtaining our administrative credential. Can I handle this type of pressure that comes along with the responsibility of being a school administrator? Being in the classroom for 15 years and having that job security has always been comforting (AND necessary since my husband and I have always been a double income family). This job security goes out the door as we take on the challenge of becoming a school administrator. How are you feeling about becoming a School Administrator now that we have completed these 3 summer classes? Are you ready to leave the classroom and the comforts of job security? How will you ensure that you have longevity as a School Administrator? http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/principal-churn-highlights-a-big-tension-in-martens-tenure-as-superintendent/