School Administration Manager
As SAM for Shiloh Middle School, I meet with the principal and his AA each day to schedule instructional leadership time, reflect on impact, and develop a First Responder structure for our school. In the SAM process we use a unique data collection process called Time/Task Analysis to determine how much instructional, management, and personal time the principal uses and set goals to increase instructional time each day. Our TimeTrack tool is a cloud based calendar that the principal uses like a lesson plan. The calendar tracks the time the principal spends with individual and groups of teachers and provides specific detail of the interactions. TimeTrack records and charts are used in my daily meeting with the principal to determine next steps and track time use. Our SAM process identifies staff members who should be the first to try to deal with management issues instead of immediately pulling the principal from instructional work. We have created management systems within the school so the principal can stay engaged in activities designed to improve teaching and learning. Learn more about the NSIP SAM Project by visiting http://www.samsconnect.com/.
The Time Tracker Dashboard we use to review data and set goals.
Focus area goals showing increased time spent on instructional processes.
Annual data showing that time spent instructionally focused has doubled year-over-year.
Tracking time spent with a specific individual.