Bristol Elementary School

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Bristol Elementary SchoolAlexandria Village
SchoolPrincipals Entry Plan
John W. Forrest
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Strengths

• The staff is like a family.
• The staff is willing to experiment, be
  innovative, and go the extra mile.
• The students are hard-working, respectful, and
  caring.

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Needs

• We need to continue to embrace and nurture a
  common philosophy. Not everything is happening
  school-wide and certainly not district-wide, yet.
  We need to build upon the solid foundation that
  has been laid.
• Our aging facility presents us with space and
  general maintenance issues.
• We need more community involvement in our school.

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Advice for the New Principal

• Be visible.
• Develop strong relationships with the students
  and staff and interact with them on a daily
  basis.
• Listen to, appreciate, respect and support all
  staff and the community.

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Short Term Goals

• Develop and strengthen relationships with faculty
  and staff.
• Evaluate the current Student Support Center Model
  and Behavior Management System.
• Create SSC Design Team.
• Design SSC to better meet needs.
• Change SSC facilitators job description and
  position on Matrix
• Establish a schedule of formal and informal
  meetings with all staff.
• Continue to implement PIP, Four Outcomes, PIP
  Folios, Student-Led Conferences, Multi Age
  Classrooms, and Looping.

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Long Term Goals

• Lead everyone on board with the district
  philosophy and vision and then provide faculty
  and staff with the support they need to make it
  happen.
• PIP, Four Outcomes, PIP Folios, Student-Led
  Conferences, Non-Graded School
• Nurture and expand the relationship between the
  school and community.
• Resolve the facility and maintenance issues.

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Potential Obstacles

• The comfort of familiarity.
• My inexperience. I will have to prove myself.
• Not every staff member is starting at the same
  point.

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Overall Impression

• My overall impression is summarized by the
  following quote

We are like an orchestra. We know how to play
our instruments, but we need a good conductor to
set the beat and keep us together and on the same
piece of music. - BES Staff Member