Having a headmaster do a division head's job.
Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School
> From: Brian Lee <blee@mph.net>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:56:09 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: criteria for adding tech support
>
> Here is some ideas from my experience...
> - The ability to have time to think on how you could move the school forward
> and current with technology practices.
> - Have the ability to stop fighting fires day by day, and start on making
> things work forever
> - Find ways move the school forward with relatively new innovations in
> educational technology
> - Ability to have time to train faculty on improving their workflow with new
> technology implementation
> - Have time to make the network stable. If you are fighting fires, you just
> have time to fix the network using patchwork techniques
>
> Part of being a DOT is not about fixing and making technology work, but
> finding ways on how technology can be used to improve the education system
> at the school. If all you have time is to put out fires, then you are just
> a system/network administrator with a DOT name.
>
> It's like giving the headmaster (or Division Head) the responsibility to
> maintain a high standard of education without an office administrator to
> assist with menial duties of the job.
>
> Brian Lee
> Manlius Pebble Hill School
>
>
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