Exploring Education

Administration
Greta Hahn
Frank W. Cox High School
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow II
Who did I shadow? Whitney Szoke
➔ Assistant Principal at Frank W. Cox High
School
(2,000 students)
➔ Attended University of Richmond for
undergraduate
➔ Attended University of Virginia for graduate
school
➔ Taught English for nine years in middle
school
➔ In charge of students with last names Ge-M
➔ Oversees English department, security,
permanent substitutes
Security Interviews

➔ Sat in on four security

interviews
➔ Roundhouse questions
along with other
administrators
➔ Actual scenario
questions
Permanent Substitute Interviews
➔ Sat in on three
permanent sub
interviews
➔ Roundhouse
questions
➔ letters of
recommendation
from previous jobs
Bus Duty

➔ Participated in bus duty

➔ Students not knowing
where their bus is
➔ Online map of buses
➔ Pros and Cons of bus duty
Fire Drill

➔ “pulling” the fire alarm

➔ Key to turn on alarm
➔ Steps to follow during drill
➔ VERY IMPORTANT: call fire
department before alarm is
pulled
Classroom Observations ➔ Observed English 11
Honors, Technical
Education, and Special
Education
➔ different perspectives of
each classroom
➔ Mrs. Szoke’s areas of
supervision
➔ Teacher objectives that
Szoke grades them on
Teacher Work Day

➔ Staff day with Mrs. Szoke

➔ English department
meeting
➔ Wellness Day: Yoga with
licensed instructor
➔ Wellness Day: Painting!
Discipline
➔ The Discipline Book
➔ Referrals
➔ Scales of the discipline according
to the book
➔ Keeping discipline fair
My Takeaway

“Educating the mind without

educating the heart is no
education at all.” -Aristotle