- Tell us about yourself. Make your resume come alive.
- Why do you want to become a leader?
- What do you know about our school/district? Why do you want to work here?
- Describe your “footprint” that you leave in your current position and why you believe it will be sustained.
- Why would teachers want to follow you as a leader?
- How would you deal with a veteran teacher who is not receptive to your recommendations?
- How would you go about determining what your priorities should be in your new position?
- What role and what aspects should remote learning play once the pandemic is over?
- Assuming that the pandemic has caused many students to fall behind in their academic progress, what would you propose to attempt to accelerate their progress?
- What are most important things you look for when doing a classroom visit?
- Much has been said about equity in schools. What does “equity” mean to you? What have you done to bring about equity? What should schools do?
- What expertise do you bring to your staff in enhancing student learning through the use of technology?
- How would you go about assisting a teacher who is having difficulty with classroom management/student discipline?
- How do you know (what evidence do you seek) that students are learning the concepts and skills that are being taught?
- What are the most productive ways of doing staff development so that teachers can enhance their teaching repertoire?
- How would you go about leading a committee or a professional learning community?
- Assume that an unpopular policy has been made and many parents are unhappy about its implementation, how would you deal with a room full of angry parents at a PTA meeting?
- If you interviewed candidates for a teacher vacancy, what question would you ask them?
- Tell me about a student who you helped that might have changed that child’s life.
- How would you deal with a parent who is dissatisfied with how a teacher is conducting his/her class? Assume that the parent has already spoken to the teacher.
- Tell me something about yourself that is not on your resume that will help me better understand the essence of who you are and what motivates you.