Superintendent Interview Questions by WestYork President https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru **Feel free to add column categories** en-us 2017-09-02 14:29:33 UTC 2017-09-07 15:18:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Data / Homework wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359047 One of the main initiatives in this District is data-driven instruction to improve student achievement and test scores. We all understand the importance of data to accomplish these goals. Toward this end, teachers are assigned "homework" or "projects" to collect data, design lessons based on this data, and report the findings and results to their building Admin.  Please share your thoughts and perspectives on the use of data in this way.]]> 2017-09-02 15:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359047 Changing Demographics wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359299 Over the years this District has seen continued increase in economically disadvantaged student population. How do you plan on dealing with this challenge? ]]> 2017-09-02 15:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359299 ESL wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359411 Every year our District sees an increase in the number of non-English-speaking and limited-English-speaking students at every grade level. Our resources are sorely inadequate to provide for all of these students. What initiatives would you like to see enacted to provide proper quality education for these students?]]> 2017-09-02 15:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359411 Station Rotation wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359713 What do you feel is the most effective and efficient model of instruction? (i.e., flipped classroom, lecture, cooperative learning, etc.)]]> 2017-09-02 15:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359713 Graduation Project wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359801 GP is not longer a State requirement for graduation. Do you believe that this should stay as a necessary requirement?]]> 2017-09-02 15:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359801 Mathematics wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359840 The State requires 3 math credits for graduation. West York requires 4. What are the advantages and disadvantage to the District, teachers, and students of requiring more than the minimum?]]> 2017-09-02 15:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359840 Chain of Command wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359962 An employee has come to you with a problem/concern about how their immediate supervisor is treating them, even though chain of command indicates that the employee should have gone to his supervisor's supervisor, before coming to you. The employee indicates that he's feels that these two supervisors are in cahoots with one another against him. How would you initially address this employee and these two supervisors?]]> 2017-09-02 15:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184359962 1:1 Initiative kittymom https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184376648 What are your thoughts on a district going 1:1? Is this an initiative you are in support of? ]]> 2017-09-02 23:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184376648 Saving Money wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184406344 Hypothetical: Two years from now the economy hits another "Great Recession." What areas do you initially recommend to the Board to make cuts or drawbacks in order to reduce the District's operating budget?]]> 2017-09-03 14:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184406344 Unions wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184406501 There is currently legislation being debated in the State, similar to that which has already passed in many other states, that could reduce the size and power of public sector unions, like PSEA. What do you believe are the pros and cons of public unions, specifically teachers' unions?]]> 2017-09-03 14:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184406501 Budgetary spending mgomezmyers https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184430982 What would be your spending priorities with a discretionary fund?]]> 2017-09-03 20:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184430982 Public Relations mgomezmyers https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184431452 How would you go about establishing good public relations with the district and the community?]]> 2017-09-03 20:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184431452 School Calendar mgomezmyers https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184431582 What are your thoughts about faculty input with planning the district calendar]]> 2017-09-03 21:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184431582 Gifted donaldcyork https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184540368 The is currently no real budget for gifted support. What efforts are you willing to undertake to oversee an allocation of actual resources for this student population?]]> 2017-09-04 13:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184540368 Staff Retention donaldcyork https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184540609 this district has been losing veteran staff at an alarming rate.  The demands made upon teachers for meetings, lesson planning, and other menial, "busy-work" tasks that have little to no bearing on actual student learning, are burdensome. In what specific ways are you willing to reconsider these demands so that teachers' best energies can be spent on what matters---the actual teaching?]]> 2017-09-04 13:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184540609 Reinstating Furloughed positions mgomezmyers https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184586440 Four years ago, 33 staff positions in the district were furloughed. Since the furloughs, student class size have remained over 30 in most exploratory classes at the MIddle school. In addition, students have less course offerings, and their teachers are overworked from doing the workload left behind from the unfilled positions. What would be your plan for restoring those positions? ]]> 2017-09-04 22:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184586440 District Budget stjdh15 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596656 How would you plan to increase transparency among all stakeholders in regards to budget-related issues?

]]> 2017-09-05 00:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596656 Discipline stjdh15 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596729 1.       What are your ideas regarding discipline – particularly, how would you create a model of discipline that holds both students and parents accountable?

]]> 2017-09-05 00:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596729 Family Involvement stjdh15 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596800 Family involvement is an increasingly important issue with our district’s shifting demographics.  What are your ideas about increasing family and community involvement in schooling, particularly with families or demographics that are traditionally less involved in a child’s education?  

]]> 2017-09-05 00:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596800 Middle School Philosophy stjdh15 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596898 Please describe your personal philosophy on middle school education. Do you feel that middle schools should be divided into the traditional team model, or should middle schools follow a departmentalized model more similar to a high school?

]]> 2017-09-05 00:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184596898 Open Ended Initiative stjdh15 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184597009 Currently, the district mandates a yearly “Open Ended Initiative” for all teachers, requiring that teachers administer one “Open Ended Response” to all students monthly.  As a result, students at the Middle School write at least two different PSSA-aligned essays a month because of their different classes, while lowering opportunities for “real-world, audience-driven writing.” What are your thoughts about “teaching to the test” and meeting content requirements? What role do administrative directives play in supporting your view?

]]> 2017-09-05 00:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184597009 Middle School Staffing stjdh15 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184597111 What would be your plan for restoring/adding necessary positions at the Middle School? Please rank the following positions by need.
a.       Additional English Language Arts teacher at each grade level.
b.      Additional Mathematics teacher at each grade level.
c.       Additional guidance counselor. 
d.      Cyber school teacher at the middle school.
e.      Dean of Students (currently grant funded)
f.        Exploratory teachers (including PE, Industrial Arts, Art). 
g.       In School Suspension (ISS) supervising teacher.
h.      Librarian.
i.         Literacy Coach to assist with data driven decisions/resources for the collaborative and small group hybrid rotations.
j.        Mathematics coach. 
k.       Technology education teacher.
l.         Technology coach (currently grant funded)

]]> 2017-09-05 00:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184597111 ESL Follow-up mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184814473  What are your thoughts on the placement of ESL students (non-english speaking children) in content-rich core subjects such as Biology? ]]> 2017-09-05 16:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184814473 Non-Tested Curriculum bddcwell https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184815066 Given the universal push for standardized testing and the pressures that it places on the educational system to "teach to the test", what is your philosophy in regards to the specialists role in today's education system? How will you advocate for the non-tested curricula here at West York? ]]> 2017-09-05 16:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184815066 Keystone Importance mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184815797 In this era of increased accountability and public scrutiny of test scores, which do you believe is more important in driving the curriculum; test scores or the well rounded education of the student]]> 2017-09-05 16:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184815797 Trust bddcwell https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184817420 Faculty and staff morale at West York is at an all time low. How do you plan to establish, build, and maintain an environment of trust and respect between all district employees including administration?]]> 2017-09-05 16:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184817420 Rapport with staff mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184817753 How do you establish a positive and effective rapport with the faculty?

]]> 2017-09-05 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184817753 Required Methodology mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184818851 What is your philosophy regarding administrative involvement in teaching methodologies? How much freedom should faculty have in deciding how to teach ]]> 2017-09-05 16:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184818851 Professional Dress mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184820960 Describe what you see as the effects of professional dress on student learning and what you consider to be appropriate dress for faculty]]> 2017-09-05 16:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184820960 Teamwork mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184823175 How important is it for administration to involve faculty in the decision-making process? For what type of decisions? How would you go about involving faculty and staff?]]> 2017-09-05 16:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184823175 Assessment mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184824197 Our district has a very unique secondary standards-based grading system and report card grades 6-12. How likely are you support or change the current system?]]> 2017-09-05 16:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184824197 K-12 Collaboration mstrphysic https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184829168 Describe the importance of gathering the entire faculty K-12 for collaborative purposes.]]> 2017-09-05 16:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184829168 Learning Management Systems donaldcyork https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184952860 Currently teachers are free to use the LMS of their preference---Google Classroom, Edmodo, Moodle, etc. What is the likelihood that you would seek to implement one consistent LMS to be used by all teachers in the district?]]> 2017-09-05 22:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/184952860 Teacher Evaluations mbgrasser https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185332272 What is you view on teacher evaluations- what components should be included. How often should teachers complete student work protocols? ]]> 2017-09-06 22:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185332272 District climate mbgrasser https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185332654 Our district is in need of a positive approach with relationships between teachers and administration moving forward. How would you plan to go about creating a trusting and positive relationship between faculty and administration? ]]> 2017-09-06 22:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185332654 Building Principals b_a_reader https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185335738 What do you believe to be the role of a building principal? If you were hiring a building principal, what qualities would be important to you?]]> 2017-09-06 23:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185335738 Full Day Kindergarten elraffensberger1 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341070 How strongly do you feel about the District moving toward all kindergarten classrooms being full day?]]> 2017-09-06 23:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341070 Student Retention elraffensberger1 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341202 What is your view or feeling about retaining a student in the primary grades?]]> 2017-09-07 00:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341202 Teacher/Student Ratio elraffensberger1 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341364 What teacher to student ratio would you recommend for a K-2 classroom?]]> 2017-09-07 00:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341364 Scores vs. Growth elraffensberger1 https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341564 Share your thoughts on the importance or use of both of these assessments.]]> 2017-09-07 00:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185341564 Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum wyaeaprez https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185538321 Providing developmentally appropriate instruction and practices is vital for students' success within an academic environment.  How will your experience and knowledge help guide us as a district in providing developmentally appropriate instruction and practices at all grade levels?]]> 2017-09-07 14:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wyaeaprez/6oktg1mu39ru/wish/185538321