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RBES Principal Interview Rubric

Principal Interview

Principal Interview Assessment Rubric

Rubric Code: N253376

By sophiefehr

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Subject: Vocational

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: Post Graduate

Principal Interview
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Vision & Transition Questions
Vision & Transition Question 1 Tell us about yourself, why you are interested, and what your transition into this position would be like if you were given the job.	Poor Candidate stated a minimal information about their transition into this position.	Fair Candidate stated general information about their transition into this position.	Good Candidate stated a plan for their transition into this position.	Excellent Candidate stated a clearly defined plan with outlined steps for their transition into this position.
Vision & Transition Question 2 What do you see as the most important goal(s) for the new RBES principal in the first year? Walk us through your plan for the first few months, including how you'd learn the school's culture, build relationships/trust, support staff, and ensure a smooth transition while honoring what's already working well.	Poor Candidate demonstrated no plans or goals for the first year.	Fair Candidate had some ideas for goals for the first year, but were not clear about their plan to achieve them.	Good Candidate has direction of goals for the first year and a plan to reach them.	Excellent Candidate has detailed plans for goals for the first year and clearly outline the first few months.
Relationship & Visibility Questions
Relationship & Visibility Question 1 We conducted a desired characteristics survey, and a key theme was visibility and presence. How do you ensure high visibility and daily presence in the building?	Poor Candidate had limited plans for how they would ensure visibility.	Fair Candidate has some plans for how they would ensure visibility.	Good Candidate has several plans for how they would ensure visibility.	Excellent Candidate has comprehensive plans for how they would ensure visibility.
Relationship & Visibility Question 2 Tell us about your approach to building genuine, positive relationships with students across K-8 grade levels, including those who may need extra support.	Poor Candidate has very little details about how they will create positive relationships with all students.	Fair Candidate has some details about how they will create positive relationships with all students.	Good Candidate articulates adequate details about how they will create positive relationships with all students.	Excellent Candidate articulates with clarity how they will create positive relationships with all students specifically mentioning those who may need extra support.
Safety & Discipline Questions
Safety & Discipline Question 1 In a K-8 setting, how would you establish and maintain consistent, fair school-wide discipline and behavioral expectations?	Poor Candidate stated a minimal understanding of establishing school-wide discipline and behavioral expectations.	Fair Candidate stated general information about establishing school-wide discipline and behavioral expectations.	Good Candidate can articulate a defined plan for establishing school-wide discipline and behavioral expectations.	Excellent Candidate can articulate a clearly defined establishing school-wide discipline and behavioral expectations that are consistent and fair.
Safety & Discipline Question 2 Describe your strategies for creating and sustaining a safe, respectful, and positive school environment where students feel emotionally and physically secure.	Poor Candidate stated no strategies.	Fair Candidate states minimal strategies.	Good Candidate stated several strategies.	Excellent Candidate clearly articulated multiple strategies.
Culture Questions
Culture Question 1 How would you foster a positive, welcoming, fun, and student-first school culture that balances structure with approachability, empathy, and enjoyment of learning?	Poor Candidate had little plan for fostering positive school culture.	Fair Candidate had general plan of fostering positive school culture.	Good Candidate defined a plan for fostering positive school culture mentioning how they balance structure with enjoyment of learning.	Excellent Candidate clearly defined a plan for fostering positive school culture with clear plans for how they balance structure with enjoyment of learning.
Trust & Communication Questions
Trust & Communication Question 1 How do you build and maintain trust with staff, especially during a leadership transition?	Poor Candidate has an limited ideas for building and maintaining trust with staff.	Fair Candidate has a couple ideas for building and maintaining trust with staff.	Good Candidate has multiple detailed ideas for building and maintaining trust with staff.	Excellent Candidate has comprehensive ideas with plans for building and maintaining trust with staff.
Trust & Communication Question 2 What is your approach to transparent decision-making, open communication, and an open-door policy with staff, parents, and the community?	Poor Candidate did not clearly express their approach to decision-making and open communication.	Fair Candidate gave limited detail about their approach to decision-making and open communication.	Good Candidate gave some detail about their approach to decision-making and open communication.	Excellent Candidate gave many details about their approach to decision-making and open communication.
Leadership Questions
Leadership Question 1 Many respondents emphasized building relationships and trust as the foundation for year one. How would you prioritize this while also addressing immediate needs like behavior/safety, staff support, and maintaining positive momentum from prior leadership?	Poor Candidate could not articulate how they would build relationships and trust while prioritizing immediate needs.	Fair Candidate stated minimal examples of how they would build relationships and trust while prioritizing immediate needs.	Good Candidate stated multiple examples of how they would build relationships and trust while prioritizing immediate needs.	Excellent Candidate clearly defined several ways in which they would build relationships and trust while prioritizing immediate needs.
Leadership Question 2 If you were given this position, and a year from now, we asked a staff member, "What kind of leader is Mrs. ___ what would they say? A student? A parent?"	Poor Candidate was unclear about what kind of leader a staff member, parent, and student would think they are.	Fair Candidate gave little detail about what kind of leader a staff member, parent, and student would think they are.	Good Candidate gave some detail about what kind of leader a staff member, parent, and student would think they are.	Excellent Candidate gave much detail about what kind of leader a staff member, parent, and student would think they are.

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Interview

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