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### INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING **THE PRINCIPA** **L DA** **ILY LOG**  T h is log is designed to record information on the amount of time that you spend today on various leadership activities . The form is divided into two parts : Part A : For each hour- long increment of the day, beginning at 6AM , p lease record the amount of time you spend on each activity listed . For each increment , indicate the number of minutes you engage in each activity by entering the corresponding number using the key below, where “1” represents 1 to 14 minutes, “2” represents 15 to 29 minutes, and so forth. If you did not work on the activity during that hourly period, please leave the box blank . In the example below , if you spen d 10 minutes on a “Recruitment, h iring, and m anagement of teachers ” activity during the hour of 8 -9AM , you would chose “1” from the drop -down me nu below “8 -9AM” . If you performed the same activity for 45 minutes later in the day (3 -4PM), you would choose “4” from the drop -down menu below “3 -4PM” . **1 = 1 -**  **14 minutes; 2 = 15 -** **29 minutes; 3 = 30 -** **44 minutes; 4 = 45 minutes to 1 hour If you spen**  **t no time**  **on the activity during a given hour**  **- long block** 

**, leave the box blank 6** **- 7**  **AM 7** **- 8**  **AM 8** **- 9**  **AM 9** **- 10**  **AM 10**  **- 11**  **AM 11**  **- 12**  **A M**  **12 -** **1 PM**  **1 -** **2**

**PM 2**  **- 3** 

**PM 3** **- 4**  **PM 4** **- 5** 

**PM 5** **- 6** 

**PM 6** **- 7**  **PM After**  **7PM** 1 . **Recruitment, hiring, and management of teachers**  (recruiting, interviewing, hiring, dismissing, or promoting teachers; assigning teachers to grades and students; monitoring teacher attendance, HR issues, or other non instructional activities)


### Part B : For some activities you reported in Part A , you will be asked to indicate whether you engaged in a m ore specific set of activities in that area . For example, if you indicated that you engaged in “Recruitment , h iring, and m anagement of teachers ” activities in Part A at any point that day , you will re port whether you engaged in any of the specific activities listed below. In the example below, if you engaged in the first activity , but you did not engage in the second activity as part of your time on “ Recruitment, h iring and m anagement of teachers , ” you would check “Yes” for activity 1 (row a) and “No” for activity 2 (row b) . **1** . **You indicated that**  **you spent time on “ Recruitment, hiring, and**  **management of teachers**  **” today. Which (if any) of the follow** **ing activities did that include**  **? Yes**  **No** a . Designing strategies for recruiting, hiring, and retaining effective teachers ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 1 

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###  b . Reviewing student or teacher data for personnel management purposes, such as making teacher hiring, retention, or promotion d ecisions ...................... 1 

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### PRINCIPA**L DA** **ILY LOG**  

## PART A: **Please indicate when and how much t ime**  **you worked on each of the following activities today. Within each of the hour blocks in which you worked on these activities,**  **please indicate whether you worked on it for:**  

### 1 = 1 **- 14 minutes; 2 =**  **15 -** **29 minutes; 3 = 30 -** **44 minutes; 4 = 45 minutes to 1 hour If you spen**  **t no time**  **on the activity during a given hour -** **long block, leave the box blank**
**6 -** **7 AM**  **7 -** **8 AM**  **8 -** **9 AM**  **9 -**  **10 AM**  **10 -** **11 AM**  **11 -** **12 A** **M 12**  **- 1**  **PM 1**  **- 2** 

**PM 2**  **- 3** 

**PM 3** **- 4**  **PM 4** **- 5** 

**PM 5** **- 6** 

**PM 6** **- 7**  **PM After**  **7PM** 1 . **Recruit ment**  **, hiring, and management of**  **teachers** (recruiting , interviewing , hiring, dismiss ing , or promoti ng teachers ; assigning teachers to grades and students ; monitoring teacher attendance, HR issues, or other non instructional activities ) 2 . **Ma nagement**  **of teacher development**  **and personnel policies**  (designing professional development activities or professional growth plans for teachers ; mo nitoring staff attendance at professional development activities ) 3 . **Monitoring/evaluati on**  **of instruction**  (observing classroom instruction ; mo nitoring teacher performance in relation to standards or goals ; evaluating teacher performance ) 4 . **Teacher d evelopment**  **and feedback to teachers** (coaching teachers ; providing feedback to teachers on their instructional practice; facilitating teacher growth through activities such as conferences, meeting s with mentors , teacher collaboration, or professional learning communities ) `
5 . **Curriculum and instructional program**  **development** (taking steps to align curriculum , assessments , and/or standards ; developing educational programs across the school ; developing intervention s or supplementary instruction ) 6 . **School improvement efforts** (planning school ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼

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**PM 3** **- 4**  **PM 4** **- 5** 

**PM 5** **- 6** 

**PM 6** **- 7**  **PM After**  **7PM** im provements; setting and communicating school im provement goals; assessing or communicating progress towards school improvement) 7 . **Operations ,**  **f inances**  **, and administration** ( mo nitoring building maintenance or school safety; allocating space; preparing budgets or grant applications; managing contracts; selecting vendors; securing resources ; com pleting com pliance monitoring and reporting ; attending adm inistrative meetings ) 8. **Community/parent outreach** (scheduling, planning, or conducting meetings or functions for parents or other community members; serving as a spokesperson for the school ) 9 . **Student affairs** ( mo nitoring student attendance or discipline; counseling students ; overseeing bus/hall/cafeteria monitoring) 1 0 . **Your professional growth** (m eeting with a coach ; attending workshops , university courses, or other formal professional development activities ; reading articles or books) 1 1 . OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY:

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_______________ **14 .**  **Would you say that t oday was a typical day for you?** 

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## PART B : **Ple ase indicate whether you worked on any of the**  **following activities today.** SELECT ONE RESPONSE PER ROW YES NO **1** . **You indicated that**  **you spent time on “Recruitment, hiring, and management of teachers” today. Which (if any) of the follow** **ing activities did that**  **include ?**  a . Designing strategies for recruiting, hiring, and retaining effective teachers ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 1 

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### □ b . Reviewing student or teacher data for personnel management purposes, such as making teacher hiring, retention, or promotion decisions ....................... 1 

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### □ **2** . **You indicated t**  **hat you spent time on “**  **Management of teacher development and personnel policies ” today. Which (if any) of the follow** **ing activities did that include** **?** ` a . Designing staff professional development support strategies ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 1 

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### □ b . Reviewing student or teacher data to determine the content of professional development for school staff ................................ ................................ ............. 1 

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### □ **3** . **You indicated that**  **you spent time on “ Monitoring/evaluation of instruction**  **” today. Which (if any) of the follow** **ing activities did that include**  **?** a . Observing classroom instruction ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 1 

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### □ b . Evaluating teacher performance ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 1 

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### □ **4** . **You indicated that**  **you spent time on “ Teacher d**  **evelopment and provision of feedback to teachers**  **” today. Which (if any) of the follow ing**  **activities did that include** **?** a . Coaching or mentoring teachers on their instruction al practice ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 1 

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### □ b . Providing feedback to teachers ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ c . Reviewing student or teacher data to identify areas of need for individual teachers ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 1 

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### □ d . Reviewing student or teacher data to identify trends in instructional pra ctice, such as changes over tim e or patterns across grade levels, disciplines, or different populations of students ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 1 

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### □ **5** . **You indicated that**  **you spent time on “ Curriculum and**  **instructional program development ” today. Which (if any) of the follow** **ing activities did that include** **?** a . Reviewing student or teacher data to identify gaps in the curriculum or tailor instruction to individual students’ needs ................................ .......................... 1 

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### □ **6** . **You indicated that**  **you spe nt time on “**  **School improvement efforts ” today. Which**  **(if any) of the follow ing activities did that include**  **?** a . Planning school improvements or setting goals ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 1 

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### □ b . Communicating goals for improving instructional quality in our school to teachers or other school staff ................................ ................................ ................. 1 

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### □ c . Reviewing student or teacher data to assess progress toward school improvement goals ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 1 

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### □ d . Communicating progress towards goals for school improvement to staff ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 1 

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