Educational leadership

After reviewing the provided course prompt below the candidate will write a paper discussing the following questions with support from 5 scholarly references and develop a supporting Multimedia Presentation for stakeholders. One Last Puzzle: What will you Do? PROMPT: Imagine that the principal of the school where you currently work has suddenly left the position. After a rapid search, the superintendent has determined that you are one of the three top candidates for the permanent principal position, not wanting to have the school spin its wheels in interim. You are elated to have made it this far in the process, yet nervous because you are eager for the position. The superintendent has asked you to come to a meeting that will include him and two board members. He has given you the questions below to prepare for the meeting. You will be asked for your answers to each of these questions. This is your last chance to make an impression before the superintendent and board decide whom to hire Your paper will be organized as follows with the subtitles and content description provided: Title Page: One Last Puzzle: What will you Do? Introduction: This brief section will be an overview of the your school history, demographics, etc.. Questions: Write the question and answer all in this subtitle with support from scholarly research What is your overall vision for your school? Who will help you refine your vision and why would you involve them? What will your school look like in one, three, and five years? If you could change one thing about your school, what would it be? Why? What consequences would ensue if you made this change? What is some structural “maintenance” that must be taken care of in your school to help it function better? Include, which of Herzberg’s hygiene factors would you address right away. What are the most critical faculty needs at this moment? How will you address these to maintain and boost faculty needs at this moment? How will you address these to maintain faculty morale and motivation? What are the top three learning challenges students encounter in your school and how do you know? How will you manage competing demands from students, teachers, parents, and others while staying focused on district and school goals? Do you envision a role for yourself in leading instruction and what will that look like? How will you organize teachers and others to address the most important teaching and learning challenges? Will you be a principal who distributes leadership and why or why not? In what ways is your school ready for distributed leadership and what further preparation might it need? How will you sustain and enhance your own learning as you gain experience as a principal? Conclusion: This brief section will be an opportunity for any closing remarks you wish the committee to consider References: 5 scholarly references minimum to support your answers to the questions. Multimedia Presentation: After reviewing the provided materials and researching the topic provided develop a multimedia presentation that could be used to introduce this to the interview committee about your educational community. Candidates may utilize tools including but not limited to, PowerPoint, Prezi, Nearpod, Polleverywhere, and Lucid Spark.