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Dr. Reza Namin,
Superintendent
Ralph Mahar Regional School District
My Throughlines
Learn the culture and acknowledge the culture
before you change the culture
Listen thoughtfully
Establish trust, stay confidential and avoid
rumors
Be visible in school and community during the
entry process and throughout the year
Be positive, upbeat and optimistic
Communicate, communicate, and communicate
Articulate the purposes of education and the place
of public schools in the United States of America.
Articulate vision and mission
Review, evaluate, and revise instructional
programs on the basis of sound information and
relevant data.
Know and encourage appropriate uses of
instructional technologies
Promote activities that honor academic excellence
Involve staff in preparing and implementing
professional development plans that are related to
improved student learning.
Help staff align their curriculum with the states
curriculum frameworks.
Understand principles of mentoring and provides
new teachers with mentors.
Encourage experimentation and rigorous evaluation
of new pedagogical approaches
Plan effectively for the implementation of policy
decisions, taking into account unanticipated
consequences and costs.
My Guiding Leadership Principles
Be clear about values, goals, and priorities and a
vision for the future
Create an organizational culture and structure in
which the talents of all the members of the school
community may flourish
Encourage innovations and programs that improve
students learning, growth and achievement
Welcome new ideas but reward the people who offer
them
Treat all the members of the school community with
as much respect as I do members of the school
committee
My Guiding Personnel Principles
Develop a thoughtful plan for recruitment, hiring
and retention of new teachers
Plan of action to recruit new teachers and
administrators as opening occur
Develop a clear understanding about hiring
procedures for senior staff, principals, assistant
principals, and department heads, and teachers
Plan meaningful orientation, induction and
mentoring programs for new staff; set a positive
tone from the outset
Operate programs and activities that recognize and
celebrate good teaching and leadership; retain good
staff
Work with appropriate staff to develop clear focus
plan for professional development
Ensure professional development enhances teacher
understanding of curriculum and instruction and is
clearly linked to student achievement
My Guiding Professional Development Principles
Work with appropriate staff to develop clear
professional development plans for the school system
Actively support ongoing professional development
which:
1. provides opportunities for all staff to engage in
professional development that enhances curriculum
renewal, staff performance tied to student
achievement
2. Encourage collegial approaches to professional
development including: mentoring, peer coaching,
study groups; group planning such as 9th and 10th
grade Common Core Planning Time, and problem
solving.
3. Seek grants and budgets sufficient dollars for
professional development
My Guiding Principles of Performance Evaluation
Evaluation of Administrators:
Develop a plan and timeline to supervise and
evaluate senior staff and principals who report
directly to me
Senior staff members and individual principals
mutually developing 4 or 5 goals for each year
Consider at least one goal that relates to
academic achievement & one goal that relates to
evaluation of staff
Meeting with each staff, at least three or four
times a year to discuss progress
Writing final evaluations, and discussing them
with individual staff members
Evaluation of Teachers:
Develop, understand and communicate performance
standards for teachers
Insure that the school system employs current
supervision and evaluation models and research
practices to assess the performance of teachers and
encourage growth.
Insure that evaluators are given adequate
preparation and training in evaluation principles
and practices.
Encourage that performance evaluation focuses on
good classroom organization and instruction and is
directly tied to student academic achievement.
Supporting individuality of teacher approaches to
classroom organization, management, and teaching
styles.
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Dr. Reza Namin
Superintendent of Schools
507 South Main Street
Orange MA 01364
Superintendent's Office (978) 544-2920
E-Mail:
Dr_Namin@rcmahar.org
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