This possibly will be the biggest mistake you ever make. After you listen, share your desires and expectations. Make friends with the secretaries, custo dians, bookkeeper, guidance counselors, coaches and any other school personnel you will be working with. The secretaries and custodians are significant in the daily operation of the school. Set up meetings so you will understand the appropriate procedures for requesting a check, when the guidance counselors are going to the feeder schools, when will current students be signing up for next year.
Communication is the key to success.
Include the entire school administration on your mailing list and maybe even appropriate county level administrators and school board members. Publicize all of your events and successes. Report all of your student and ensemble successes. Take advantage of Public Service Announce ments provided by all media newspaper, television and radio. Develop a discipline plan.