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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE PRINCIPAL DAILY LOG

This 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, please 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 spend 10 minutes on a “Recruitment, hiring, and management 

of teachers” activity during the hour of 8-9AM, you would chose “1” from the drop-down menu 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 spent no time on the activity during a given hour-long block, leave the box blank 

6-7 

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7-8 

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8-9 

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9-10 

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10-11 

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11-12 

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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 noninstructional activities)

Part B: For some activities you reported in Part A, you will be asked to indicate whether you engaged in a more specific set of

activities in that area. For example, if you indicated that you engaged in “Recruitment, hiring, and management of teachers”

activities in Part A at any point that day, you will report 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, hiring and management 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 following activities did that 

include? Yes No

a. Designing strategies for recruiting, hiring, and retaining effective teachers ............................................................................................................................ 1 □ 0 

b. Reviewing student or teacher data for personnel management purposes, such as making teacher hiring, retention, or promotion decisions ...................... 1  0 □

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PRINCIPAL DAILY LOG

PART A:

Please indicate when and how much time 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 spent no time on the activity during a given hour-long block, leave the box blank 

6-7 

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7-8 

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8-9 

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9-10 

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10-11 

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11-12 

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12-1 

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1-2 

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2-3 

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3-4 

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4-5

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5-6

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6-7 

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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 noninstructional activities)

2. Management of teacher development and 

personnel policies (designing professional 

development activities or professional growth 

plans for teachers; monitoring staff attendance at 

professional development activities)

3. Monitoring/evaluation of instruction (observing

classroom instruction; monitoring teacher 

performance in relation to standards or goals;

evaluating teacher performance)

4. Teacher development and feedback to teachers

(coaching teachers; providing feedback to 

teachers on their instructional practice; facilitating 

teacher growth through activities such as

conferences, meetings with mentors, teacher 

collaboration, or professional learning 

communities)

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5. Curriculum and instructional program 

development (taking steps to align curriculum, 

assessments, and/or standards; developing 

educational programs across the school; 

developing interventions or supplementary 

instruction)

6. School improvement efforts (planning school 

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improvements; setting and communicating school 

improvement goals; assessing or communicating 

progress towards school improvement)

7. Operations, finances, and administration

(monitoring building maintenance or school safety; 

allocating space; preparing budgets or grant 

applications; managing contracts; selecting 

vendors; securing resources; completing 

compliance monitoring and reporting; attending 

administrative 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 (monitoring student attendance or

discipline; counseling students; overseeing 

bus/hall/cafeteria monitoring)

10. Your professional growth (meeting with a coach;

attending workshops, university courses, or other 

formal professional development activities; reading 

articles or books)

11. OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY: _______________

12. OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY: _______________

13. OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY: _______________

14. Would you say that today was a typical day for you?

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0 □ No 

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PART B:

Please 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 following activities did that 

include?

a. Designing strategies for recruiting, hiring, and retaining effective teachers ............................................................................................................................. 1 □ 0 □

b. Reviewing student or teacher data for personnel management purposes, such as making teacher hiring, retention, or promotion decisions ....................... 1 □ 0 □

2. You indicated that you spent time on “Management of teacher development and personnel policies” today. Which (if any) of the following 

activities did that include? `

a. Designing staff professional development support strategies .................................................................................................................................................. 1 □ 0 □

b. Reviewing student or teacher data to determine the content of professional development for school staff............................................................................. 1 □ 0 □

3. You indicated that you spent time on “Monitoring/evaluation of instruction” today. Which (if any) of the following activities did that include?

a. Observing classroom instruction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 □ 0 □

b. Evaluating teacher performance ..............................................................................................................................................................................................

1 □ 0 □

4. You indicated that you spent time on “Teacher development and provision of feedback to teachers” today. Which (if any) of the following 

activities did that include?

a. Coaching or mentoring teachers on their instructional practice ............................................................................................................................................... 1 □ 0 □

b. Providing feedback to teachers ................................................................................................................................................................................................

c. Reviewing student or teacher data to identify areas of need for individual teachers ............................................................................................................... 1 □ 0 □

d. Reviewing student or teacher data to identify trends in instructional practice, such as changes over time or patterns across grade levels, disciplines, or 

different populations of students .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 □ 0 □

5. You indicated that you spent time on “Curriculum and instructional program development” today. Which (if any) of the following activities did 

that include?

a. Reviewing student or teacher data to identify gaps in the curriculum or tailor instruction to individual students’ needs.......................................................... 1 □ 0 □

6. You indicated that you spent time on “School improvement efforts” today. Which (if any) of the following activities did that include?

a. Planning school improvements or setting goals ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 □ 0 □

b. Communicating goals for improving instructional quality in our school to teachers or other school staff................................................................................. 1 □ 0 □

c. Reviewing student or teacher data to assess progress toward school improvement goals ..................................................................................................... 1 □ 0 □

d. Communicating progress towards goals for school improvement to staff ................................................................................................................................ 1 □ 0 □