What a Good Assistant Principal Actually Does Write 500 words on the gap between the job description and the real job. What does it actually take to hold a building together from that seat? What does nobody tell you before you're in it?

When I applied I talked about improving how students understand what they are learning. I wanted to primarily focus on how I could support teachers in guaranteeing the curriculum for students.

The superintendent who hired me worried that I wouldn't like the discipline part of the job -- but that wasn't the case at all. I loved working with students who were struggling a little bit. I remember someone in particular. He always had trouble making it through the day but he would come to my office and blow off steam...and then he could get back to school