The teacher, dissatisfied with his response, immediately made the same request of the principal (without telling her she’d already gotten a no) who promptly granted it.
He told her that part of her job is to support students on the busses and that if he granted this request, teachers would be asking for things like this all year. The assistant principal, while very understanding of her situation, declined her request. The field trip location, while 45 minutes from the school, was blocks from her house, and she didn’t want to take the bus all the way back to school to then have to make that trip again to get home. There was a field trip upcoming, and a teacher asked the AP if she could drive her own car to the field trip and then go home right afterward. Years ago, I was working with an assistant principal in North Philadelphia. This lack of clarity exists for things that come up as well as things that happen more consistently. And because no one else on the team was aware of what was happening, other people are left to clean up the mess if the solution isn’t aligned to what they would have done or what’s best for the school. To be clear, sometimes the solutions are spot-on. So when the furious parent arrives at the school without an appointment, or when students are being sent to the office without passes, or when teachers are taking off during blackout days around holidays, whoever sees it handles it in the best way they see fit.
Whoever gets to the issue first, usually handles it. When an issue arises, often, no protocols exist, no processes are followed, and no one person steps up to solve it because they know it’s their responsibility. We work with school leaders from coast to coast who haven’t clearly defined for themselves and for their team members who actually does what. Because of a lack of clarity about who does what, school leaders and teachers make decisions as things come up, that, while less dangerous than someone flying a plane without proper training, can lead to that same level of confusion and chaos. So he stays in his lane, and because of this, despite the flight being delayed, everything is in order.īut in schools, people often find themselves doing things that aren’t actually a part of their job descriptions. This is because it’s been made crystal clear to him and to everybody else that it’s not his job. And dozens of other people who work for the airline would have to clean up the mess made by the gate agent, who, while trying to be helpful, made everyone else’s job significantly more difficult as there’d be no gate agent for upcoming flights, the late pilots wouldn’t be able to fly people back from the city the plane was heading to, and the PR teams would have to explain to the whole world what happened.īut the gate agent doesn’t ever try to fly the plane. The pilots would show up and have no idea what happened. People would be confused, frightened, and annoyed. If the gate agent tried to fly the plane, chaos would ensue. The pilots who are en route know it’s not his job, and the airline certainly knows it’s not his job.
He knows it’s not his job, and we know it’s not his job. We’ll be outta here in no time.” This doesn’t happen because this isn’t the gate agent’s job. What never happens, however, is that the gate agent gets on the intercom and says, “It’s OK, everyone. Some people groan when they hear this, others complain, and others just sink deeper into their chairs, staring at their phones or books. The gate agent explains that their connecting flight is late so our flight will be delayed as a result. However, every once in a while, my flight is delayed because the pilots aren’t there yet. Oftentimes, it’s because of bad weather or a mechanical issue. Guest Blogger: Michael Sonbert (Skyrocket Educator Training) From Rick Hess ‘STRAIGHT UP’ blog on Education Week
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