THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHT

• ITEMS NEEDED:

1. School Opening Binder
2. Leave Behind Packet

• Meeting all Kinds of CPS Staff: Security, Custodial, Maintenance, Clerk

1. Be friendly and upbeat
2. Make a friend

• GOAL - meet with the PRINCIPAL
• TIPS:

1. principal: early morning before school, Mid-morning, Mid- afternoon or 20 - 30 minutes Best time to see after dismissal- when the building is almost vacant with students.
2. Never try to see Principal when near the time students are arriving or dismissal.
3. Before entering the school to see the principal, check the parking lot to see if their car is at their designated parking spot. If no car is there, chances are – the principal is not in the building.

• 1st encounter will be the “Gatekeeper” usually the Clerk, Admin Assistant or even the Assistant Principal

• Sound and act like you already have an appointment.

Script for when Principal is NOT Available

The other scenario is the Principal IS Available

• TIPS

1. Get to the point quickly - Principal don't have much time.
2. Always seek to set up a faculty meeting or a professional development day.

Script for when Principal IS Available

• Planning begins

1. Ordering food
2. Planning theme
3. Obtaining decorations
4. See page 105 in Playbook for the Check list

Here are 16 body gestures that'll help you feel and look like the boss you already are or will become. In the current climate, it is your discretion if you want to offer a handshake. Alternatives would be a fist or elbow bump.

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