Tools -- Description of Administrative Responsibilities

Being a public school principal is an ill-defined job. That is, principals generally serve as a liaison between the faculty at the school and district level personnel. At other times principals must perform a variety of interrelated tasks, such as deciding how budget cuts will effect existing programs at their school while handling parent concerns, student misconduct, and teacher shortages. Therefore, it is important to remember that while a principal's work day greatly varies, he/she must do their best to ensure that the needs of parents, students, and faculty within the educational community are met.

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