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If you’re a therapist or educator working in the schools, there’s a high probability that the administrator who does your employee evaluation isn’t a subject-matter expert in your discipline.

If they are, you’re certainly in the minority. This is because it’s impossible to find a school administrator who’s held every single job in the school system.

On top of that, employee evaluations are incredibly time-consuming, making it difficult for school leaders to provide the mentorship and coaching to help their staff make changes to their practices. 

That’s why I invited senior high school principal Eric Makelky to episode 109 of the De Facto Leaders podcast to talk about employee evaluations.

In this interview we discuss:

✅Why some school administrators don’t give specific feedback on evaluations

✅Just how much time is your principal spending on evaluations? Is the employee evaluation like IEP paperwork for administrators? 

✅The mindset and qualities you need to make the evaluation experience valuable, even if your administrator has never been in your position.

You can connect with Eric Makelky on Twitter here: http://@emakelky

He’s currently the interim host of the Transformative Principal podcast with Jethro Jones. Be sure to check out the episode titled “What If They Don't Want Feedback with Eric Makelky and Jethro Jones”   for a great discussion on employee evaluations.

Click here to view more: https://www.jethrojones.com/podcast/episode519 

In this episode, I also mentioned my free online training where I share how to help students thrive socially, emotionally, and academically with executive functioning support. In the training, I share why some students still struggle with social skills, even though they’re going to social skills groups.  

You can sign up for the free training here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/efleadership

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