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Bob Sinclair
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Father, educator & lifelong learner- leadership development. Hitting the trails for fitness & fun, follow on IG at HikingPast50. Posts/opinions are my own.
Maryland, USA Katılım Haziran 2009
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Such a powerful post. The last line “The problem is what the job has become” sums it up. The principalship has changed drastically and the roles and responsibilities of the principal have grown exponentially and the impact on the health and wellbeing of principals has taken a toll resulting in higher rates of turnover.
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We talk a lot about teacher turnover as a system problem. Leadership turnover is a system problem too. Each year: • About 1 in 10 principals leave the profession. • Nearly 1 in 5 leave their school. At the same time: • Nearly half of principals report symptoms consistent with depression or chronic anxiety. • Most report high or extreme job stress. • A majority say they’ve seriously considered quitting, many within the next two years. This matters because leadership turnover is not neutral. When principals keep changing: • Culture never stabilizes • Expectations shift year to year • Initiatives die midstream • Staff stop investing emotionally • Trust erodes • Consistency disappears And when effective principals leave, schools do not just lose a person. They lose direction. They lose coherence. They lose progress that took years to build. This is not about motivation. It is not about resilience. It is not about self-care. When a system cycles through leaders at this rate, the problem is not the people. The problem is what the job has become.
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