coach2709 posted:I will readily agree there is a ton of blame to go around to MANY stakeholders. Also, in my experience the best principals are the ones who have coached before. They get it because they went through it.
In terms of the scrutinizing aspect I'm wrapping up my 6th year as AD at my school. I have yet to have a parent come up and say "coach so and so is doing a really good job. I'm glad they are our coach". But I have definitely heard "coach so and so is terrible. You need to fire him". I always reply with "and replace them with who? Nobody is lining up to take the job because they don't want to hear it from you". Luckily I have the principal I do because I tell parents the truth. I do it as nicely and professionally I can but it will always be the truth. I won't be surprised if I get fired with a new principal.
Lol. Well I hope you don't. But agree about principals who have coached. I only had one of those but yes he was a lot more rational. These days you don't find many principals who were coaches.