Brief Report of Interviews of

Mr. NT, Mr. CC and Mrs. DB

By

Pamela Barnett

The
interview with Mr. NT was very relaxed.
He explained to me that his overall perspective is not one a normal
principal of a middle school would probably have during this time of the
year.  He is still very concerned
with the school but he is also concerned with his new position at the local
high school.  He is taking a
coaching/business teacher position at TCHS in the fall and has already started
working with the football team.
Since the search to replace him is going on now, he has decided to make
tentative plans and decisions until he can actually work with the new principal
to bring them on board.  Mr. NT
shared his feelings related to his position and his future as a middle school
principal.  Even though he is
grateful for the opportunity he has had to be a middle school principal; he is
not living his dream in his current position as a principal.  When the opportunity came for him to
pursue his life-long dream of becoming a high school football coach he made the
decision to pursue it.

My
interviews with Mr. CC and Mrs. DB took on a more serious atmosphere.  They are both very concerned with
student behavior especially those that have a 7th, 8th or
9th referral on the progression of disciplinary action.  These students are facing 5 or 10 days
of OSS or expulsion or alternative school.
The assistant principals are focusing on prevention and seeking parental
support to keep these students in school and earning a promotion to their next
grade.  Both assistant principals
have applied for the same Principal position that is currently open at my
school.