SOAR

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
- Harvey S. Firestone
Let’s face it, great teachers create great students. One of the most important duty we have as as administrator is creating great teachers.
Over the past few weeks I completed my first rounds of observations. I always make sure that I am as detailed as I can be as the observer. If we want our teachers to grow, we must give them the essential tools that they need.
Following observations it’s important we prove them with feedback. Your feedback should be specific and an opportunity to open a powerful dialogue.
I have tried Glow and Grow, SWOT, and other forms of feedback tools. This year I began SOAR (c). SOAR stands for
S - Strengths observed during the observation.
O - Opportunities for Strategies to Use. Instead of discussing negatives, share with teachers ways to grow or provide strategies to use that goes with school goals. This area you can provide books, online PD, webinars, activities, etc.
A - Area of Focus from PDP. Each year teaches write their Professional Development Plans. This is a great area for us to provide support and resources for teachers to accomplish their goals.
R - Recommendatios from Admin is the opportunity for the teacher to discuss ways we can assist them in thei growth.

It’s important that we remember:
“Personal growth and professional development require mostly being treated like an adult, which is pretty much the opposite of what happens in most workplaces. People need to be able to make decisions. To do that effectively, they need information and training in how to use it.”
- Jeffrey Pfeffer

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