Typically Summer (July / August)
Now it is time to get started! This is an exciting time for you and us as we welcome you into our administrative family or to the principalship. We want to ensure that you have a successful first year with your new role and possibly Round Rock ISD. We have developed this guide to assist in your new role. It contains useful information for all Round Rock ISD Principals and contains a phase by phase, month by month general view of activities to take you through that first year.
Click here to access the full Onboarding Guide for New Principals.
Schedule, Job Duties, and Expectations
- Dialog with your Area Superintendent to clarify job expectations and role responsibilities.
- Get a tour of your campus, if you haven’t already done so.
- Get your office/ space set up.
- Ask for contextual and historical information about your campus goals and strategic direction.
- Meet others on your campus, as well as people that you’ll work closely with in other departments.
- As mentioned on “The First Year” page, you will be assessed with T-PESS. Our Director of Performance Management in Human Resources about getting T-PESS trained.
- Log in and get set up in Eduphoria, our Professional Development system (also used for appraisals). (Log in Required. Same as log-in for computer.)
To Do’s
- Things to do before the first day on campus.
- Get familiar with your campus before the teachers’ first day.
- Preparation activities before students arrive on campus for the first day of school.
- Navigate your way through the first two to three weeks of the school year.
If You Are New to Round Rock ISD, Get to Know More About Your New Organization
- Follow RRISD Twitter, where the students, employees, and the community learn real-time information about the district.
- Explore our culture of building leadership in all members of our Round Rock ISD Family!
- Learn more about Round Rock ISD’s Strategic Plan
MOVE ON TO PHASE 2: STUDENTS FIRST
