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Obviously, there is a difference between early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school sites. Each kind of school has its own unchangeable elements, such as age group. Spend time evaluating exactly how the school functions. Include as many programs as you can think of. You may review past schedules and memos or discuss items with your secretary or an assistant administrator. He or she will know, well, basically everything.

This exercise will help you to see the overall school and how it functions. It will help you to determine the overall structure and help you to budget your time for each task, program, or department. If you taught at one level, such as middle school, and are assigned to another level, say elementary, spend time reading about current issues at the level to which you are assigned. Don’t rely on your memories about your time at that particular level or school. Yes, the basics are the same (layout, staff, programs), however, much will have changed over the years about students, teachers, customs, and so on at every school setting.