Principal for a Day
News: 2009 Principal for a day list now available.
Attentive Listener - Melbourne Cares CEO Leah Sertori
Principal for a Day state program co-ordinators
Victoria:
Viv Acker
E: acker@acer.edu.au
T: 03 9277 5617
Queensland:
Carrie Barlow
E: carrie.BARLOW@deta.qld.gov.au
T: 07 3225 2159
New South Wales
Bronwyn MacLean
E: bronwyn.MacLean@det.nsw.edu.au
T: 02 9561 8725
Principal For A Day™ is a unique program which is a catalyst to strengthening relationships between government schools, business and the wider community.
By being a “Principal for A Day”, business and community leaders get a first-hand behind-the-scenes view of a normal school day, including in-depth management discussions with the principal, taking classes with students, talking with parents and staff, even doing canteen or yard duty. Relationships continue long after the school visit is over.
The purpose of Principal For A Day is to promote business-education partnerships by:
- Enabling business/community leaders to experience first hand the issues facing schools, and to meet with students, staff and the wider school community.
- Matching business/community leaders with school principals for in-depth conversations around management and leadership.
- Developing ongoing relationships based on shared knowledge and mutual respect and understanding between business and public education.
Principal For A Day is modelled on a highly successful program of the same name in New York. Find out more on the NYC program. Our program has exchange relationships with Principal For A Day programs in New York, Auckland, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Program results include improved physical, technical, financial and human resources, professional learning exchanges, curriculum development, careers advice, industry and work experience visits, and two-way mentoring.
See Independent Evaluation undertaken by Deakin University of the Principal for a Day national program for the three year period 2004-2006.