How do you know its time to let your assistant director go?
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Posted by And... on 5/1/2024, 10:35 am, in reply to "help"
...everything said below is spot on. With that said, don't forget to keep your administrators in the loop as they are the ones who hire/fire. Yes, they will more than likely go with your recommendation (unless they are serious bureaucrats), but they are the ones who officially swing the ax.
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Posted by Beecher on 5/1/2024, 8:27 am, in reply to "help"
If this is your first year with them, there are going to be bumps along the journey as y'all figure out how to work together. Bumps, nothing stupid serious.
If it's the second year and you still haven't found a groove to working together as a duo there should be conversations about what you expect and how you expect to work together. Document these so that if they ignore your directives you have some documentation for your admin.
If it's beyond the second year and you're still having issues, up the ante on the documentation and start getting your admin on your side. At some point you need to have a very frank conversation with your assistant and expect to have to cover their ensembles a bit while they are out job-hunting. Ultimately it is your program and you have to make sure that who you are working with is a positive addition to your curriculum that you are teaching to your students.
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Posted by Wolverine on 5/1/2024, 8:01 am, in reply to "help"
If you’re asking yourself if I need to let them go.
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Posted by when on 5/1/2024, 6:43 am, in reply to "help"
When you feel like you don't have an assistant. If you are doing things they should be doing, definitely time.
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Posted by Jake on 4/30/2024, 6:46 pm, in reply to "help"
When you've had open and honest conversations about the issues you have with his performance and things haven't changed. Be sure you have admin. support. Kindness and compassion is in order in this type of situation.