WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:02.600 Michael Lehan, Principal of Osseo Senior High School 2 00:00:02.600 --> 00:00:05.030 in the Osseo Area School District. 3 00:00:05.030 --> 00:00:07.140 My job entails everything from HR, 4 00:00:07.140 --> 00:00:09.150 from hiring, 5 00:00:09.150 --> 00:00:11.340 line:15% from a economic standpoint, 6 00:00:11.340 --> 00:00:13.830 line:15% from how am I doing going about budgeting, 7 00:00:13.830 --> 00:00:16.542 line:15% from a social emotional standpoint, 8 00:00:16.542 --> 00:00:18.650 line:15% just checking in with students, 9 00:00:18.650 --> 00:00:21.470 from a facility standpoint, 10 00:00:21.470 --> 00:00:23.510 you know, what is the... How did the classrooms look? 11 00:00:23.510 --> 00:00:24.940 Do we need additions here. 12 00:00:24.940 --> 00:00:28.420 line:15% So the job of a principal really covers many, many, 13 00:00:28.420 --> 00:00:31.310 line:15% gadgets many, many career fields. 14 00:00:31.310 --> 00:00:33.490 line:15% And it's all tied up in a nice little bow 15 00:00:33.490 --> 00:00:35.480 line:15% on a daily basis for us to do. 16 00:00:35.480 --> 00:00:37.510 I am up, I'm usually at school 17 00:00:37.510 --> 00:00:40.960 about 5:30, between 5:00 and 5:30 in the morning, 18 00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:43.970 and I often don't leave until five o'clock in the evening, 19 00:00:43.970 --> 00:00:46.350 and that's if we don't have after school activities 20 00:00:46.350 --> 00:00:51.300 After school activities, whether it be arts, music, arts, 21 00:00:51.300 --> 00:00:54.230 or plays, or sporting events. 22 00:00:54.230 --> 00:00:56.750 Those often don't start until seven o'clock 23 00:00:56.750 --> 00:01:00.200 so getting home closer to nine or 10 o'clock at night. 24 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.570 So days can be incredibly long. 25 00:01:03.570 --> 00:01:05.790 line:15% It needs to be collaborative. 26 00:01:05.790 --> 00:01:07.510 line:15% Sometimes when you have a building, 27 00:01:07.510 --> 00:01:09.830 line:15% In my building I've got about 2200 students, 28 00:01:09.830 --> 00:01:13.180 line:15% I have over 120 staff members. 29 00:01:13.180 --> 00:01:16.350 So to be coherent in message between 30 00:01:16.350 --> 00:01:17.845 each of the stakeholder groups, it can, 31 00:01:17.845 --> 00:01:19.630 it can certainly be a challenge. 32 00:01:19.630 --> 00:01:21.860 So there's opportunities that I like to have 33 00:01:21.860 --> 00:01:24.070 and what I call it is learning lunches, 34 00:01:24.070 --> 00:01:26.060 and learning lunch is just where I go 35 00:01:26.060 --> 00:01:28.260 to a forum room in our building, 36 00:01:28.260 --> 00:01:29.600 and I say, hey, staff members 37 00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:31.770 if you want to come down, come down, let's have lunch. 38 00:01:31.770 --> 00:01:33.490 Let's break bread together. 39 00:01:33.490 --> 00:01:35.810 If there's questions that you have, please ask them. 40 00:01:35.810 --> 00:01:39.010 If there's more information that you need about something, 41 00:01:39.010 --> 00:01:42.266 line:15% ask those questions or I can provide that. 42 00:01:42.266 --> 00:01:45.540 line:15% But we need to be well informed, 43 00:01:45.540 --> 00:01:48.070 line:15% collectively in order to get the job done 44 00:01:48.070 --> 00:01:50.630 for and on behalf of our communities 45 00:01:50.630 --> 00:01:52.450 and our scholars that we serve. 46 00:01:52.450 --> 00:01:55.640 I want students to feel comfortable, 47 00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:59.480 and have a sense of agency to have that meaningful dialogue 48 00:01:59.480 --> 00:02:00.954 that meaningful discourse, 49 00:02:00.954 --> 00:02:03.460 in a means that's going to prepare them 50 00:02:03.460 --> 00:02:06.160 for college and career. 51 00:02:06.160 --> 00:02:08.670 And so they can articulate their thoughts 52 00:02:08.670 --> 00:02:11.130 in a really streamlined manner and be heard. 53 00:02:11.130 --> 00:02:14.210 And so I think, at the high school level 54 00:02:14.210 --> 00:02:15.430 that is a training ground 55 00:02:15.430 --> 00:02:17.120 line:15% for that sort of experience, 56 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:19.563 line:15% so called into the principal's office that is, 57 00:02:19.563 --> 00:02:21.240 line:15% that can be a good thing at times, 58 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.170 line:15% it can be a not so good thing at time. 59 00:02:23.170 --> 00:02:25.190 line:15% But as long as they're learning, 60 00:02:25.190 --> 00:02:27.190 and as long as there's care, 61 00:02:27.190 --> 00:02:30.740 and the outcome is clearly defined by both parties, 62 00:02:30.740 --> 00:02:32.890 hopefully it was a productive conversation.