Free printable planner for principals
Get into every classroom, and stop missing the same teachers.
The Classroom Walkthrough Planner gives you an order to follow, three short visits a day, and one page that shows exactly who you haven’t seen yet.
The Walkthrough Roster: write the date in the next box at each visit.
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7 printable pages. Undated, so you can print as many as you need.
Built on the system in Now We’re Talking!
15,000+ copies sold
Created by Justin Baeder, PhD
Director, The Principal Center
Why the same teachers keep getting missed
You get out of the office to visit classrooms. You stop by the closest, easiest rooms first. Then you get pulled into something, and it’s two weeks before you try again.
Without a system, the teachers at the far end of the building, or the ones you’re less comfortable visiting, go months without seeing you. The planner gives you a set order and a roster that makes every gap visible.
Start with the 3-Cycle Startup Plan
From Now We’re Talking! Build the habit first, then add notes and conversations.
Cycle 1
Every teacher you supervise
1–2 minute visits, back to back
Visit every classroom in one quick round, usually in less than two hours. No notes, no forms, no feedback.
Cycle 2
3 a day
5–10 minutes each
Visit three teachers a day, every day, in the same order. Pay attention to the lesson without taking notes. Say a few words before you leave.
Cycle 3+
3 a day
10–15 minutes each
Take low-inference notes and share them with the teacher right away, then have a brief face-to-face conversation about what you saw.
What’s inside
Walkthrough Roster
See at a glance who you’ve visited and who’s next. One page for your whole staff, with a date box for each visit.
Walkthrough Notes
Three sections a day, one per teacher: what you noticed, a question to ask, and whether you followed up.
Daily Plan
Plan your visits around your meetings, with a Daily Scorecard, an agenda, and a line for gratitude.
Master Schedule
Know who’s teaching what, and when, so you can see the best part of each lesson.
10 Questions for Better Feedback
Open each conversation with a question that gets the teacher talking.
The 3-Cycle Startup Plan
The step-by-step start from Now We’re Talking!, plus directions for using every page.
Watch: how the planner works
In two minutes, Justin walks through each page and explains why you don’t need to take any notes in your first two cycles.
Get the Free Planner ↑Start your first cycle this week
Print the roster, list your teachers, and visit every classroom.