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Melissa Johnston

Melissa Johnston

Professional Doctorate Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Education

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Supervisors: Tony Loughland, Hoa Nguyen
  • Principal Employee Performance Management Improvement, NSW Department of Education, 2020 to 2024.
  • Secondary Principal, NSW Department of Education, 2014 to 2020.
  • Head Teacher and Deputy Principal, NSW Department of Education, 2001 to 2014.
  • Teacher, NSW Department of Education, 1990 to 2000.
  • Masters Instructional Leadership, Melbourne University, First Class Honours, 2019 to 2020.
  • Certificate Level 2, Mentoring Teachers, Western Sydney University and Charles Sturt University, Distinction, 2000 to 2002.
  • Bachelor of Education, Western Sydney University, Distinction,1986 to1989.
Addressing executive teacher underperformance.

NSW Department of Education Conference Presentations on addressing school employee underperformance, including presentations specifically as a result of current research:

  • NSW Department of Education state Employee Performance team conferences: 2023 examples - Case studies, Barriers to addressing employee underperformance, The 5-15% of underperforming teachers?
  • NSW Department of Education metropolitan Employee Performance team conferences: 2023 example - Reviewing Improvement Program documentation.
  • NSW Department of Education state school counselling service conferences.
  • NSW Department of Education metropolitan south school leader conferences including Directors Educational Leadership, principals, deputies and middle leaders: 2023 examples - procedures, conversations, feedback, procedural fairness, documentation, barriers.