New AP under poor Principal leadership looking for reassurance and advice in my current situation.
Hello! I am looking for guidance and possibly reassurance as a new administrator (2nd year AP). My principal is a conflict-avoidant, scary administrator who tries to people-please their way out of everything. I'm afraid of not developing as a leader due to being under leadership with poor practices. The staff are very much out of control because they know there are no consequences. The principal holds virtually no boundaries and there's no accountability. The principal is not very direct and leads in a "grey area" approach where nothing is really clear. They hide multiple times a day at the first sight of any issues. I'm doing okay holding my own and my special education team knows and meets my expectations because they know I will enforce those expectations. I'm afraid of having my leadership growth stunted by not having an effective principal leader and mentor. Please tell me I will be okay? I'm brand new to administration and don't want to create any drama with my school or district at large. From the outside looking in, the school appears "perfect." I'm likely viewed as "on it" and organized" by my colleagues. I also likely have a touch of the tism which causes me to operate best by being very direct and clear and things in the environment operating that way as well so I'm really struggling here. My principal handles things chaotically and based on their current feelings or anxieties, which is extremely unpredictable. Looking for advice and encouragement.