Today’s time with counselors really made me think about understanding the roles of ALL staff. I think we are so worried right now about either getting a job or being a change agent, that we forget there are key people who can assist us in this process if we understand their purpose and utilize them! I also thought the interviews were an awesome experience, both for the candidates and for us. I thought the whole process of writing the questions based upon the IIRC data was time very well spent and the interview was great as well. Being on the “other side” of the interview was extremely interesting. I felt a bit like now that we’ve all been education for awhile our expectations are extremely high and we may have been a bit hard on our interviewee. I like that you pointed out that we aren’t expecting a new teacher to know a ton about specific content, we want her to prove that she can learn it. (I think our team forgot this a bit ) Overall the interview showed me a lot more about what to expect and how to handle interviewing. This was a very enjoyable day that I think taught me some vital things to remember when I am hired as a principal.