Leadership & Systematic Change Essay
Grand Canyon University: EDA 575
April 18, 2012
Leadership & Systematic Change Essay This essay will discuss the current leadership of French Ford Middle School (FFMS) and his characteristics toward school leadership. Also discussed will be what has been learned about change within the educational system. Lastly the possible changes that could be made to FFMS are presented.
CURRENT LEADERSHIP The current leadership of French Ford Middle School (FFMS) is held by a single principal. His educational career began receiving an undergraduate secondary educational degree from Fairmont State College in West Virginia with an emphasis in history. He taught social studies at the high school level for 9 years before receiving his Master’s Degree in administration from University of Nevada Reno. He began his administrative career at FFMS as the vice principal combined with responsibility of rural schools principal for three K-8 grade level schools. After four years of being the vice principle at FFMS he took the position as principal at FFMS and has been in that position for ten years. The characteristics of FFMS’s principal are generally not well liked and cause difficulty for the schools operation. A few of his characteristics as principal are effective for the school community and he has been a great asset. FFMS has only been open for 17 years the principle has been a part of that leadership either as a vice principal or principal for 13 of those 17 years. He has had a great amount of influence on the school. Some aspects of the principal’s characteristics are represented in the ISLLC standards 3, 4, and 5. Not all aspects of these standards are met by FFMS’s principal but generally are accomplished. Big areas of concern are responsibility and lack of
