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On 2/25/15, Amanda wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm currently completing my degree in education. I've been
given the task to
> interview an administrator, principal, or assistant
principal. I've attempted to
> do this locally, however I've not had much luck. I was
hoping someone on this
> message board could help me or point me in the right
direction? There are six
> questions I need answered and I could email them. I would
greatly appreciate
> any help or advice.
>
> Thank you,
> Amanda

First of all, why have you not had much luck with doing this
locally? It really is best to ask local admin, for several
reasons, especially these two: you'll become familiar with
the way things work in YOUR state and local districts (this
does vary), and you'll make contacts in your local districts,
which will be helpful down the road (for other future
assignments in your coursework, as well as for job-seeking).
Even if you're unable to meet with local admin in person due
to scheduling issues, you might have success emailing them -
many are likely to prefer to answer via email anyway since it
allows them to do it on their own time. Send an email,
mention that you are local, particularly any specific
contacts you have with an local schools (i.e, you subbed
there, you went to school their yourself, your kids go there,
you know the particular person from your connection to XYZ
former school where they used to work, whatever). If they
recognize that you have a connection to their school and
community (even a small one) they may be more likely to
respond. Or, if you don't have any connection to the school
but you know a teacher who works there, maybe write up an
email that the teacher could forward to the admin ("could you
help out my friend who is getting her degree...") Sometimes
people are unwilling to respond to questions from a "random
person" - there simply isn't time to respond to surveys from
strangers on a regular basis - but if they know you have a
connection to their school they may be more likely to see you
as a future employee, co-worker, parent of a student, (etc)
and reach out to you. I know that for myself, I often will
not respond to an email from a stranger especially if I
suspect they've sent that same email to many others hoping
for just one response (basically like your post here) - I'll
probably just think "someone else can take this one" and
click delete. But if I see that the email was sent
specifically to me because of some connection to me or my
school or its staff or our community, I'll always respond.

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