A headmaster/headmistress, head instructor, bureaucrat, head teacher, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility[1] for the management of the school. In some English-speaking countries, the title for this role is principal.
School principals are stewards of learning and managing supervisors of their schools. They aim to provide vision and leadership to all stakeholders in the school and create a safe and peaceful environment to achieve the mission of learning and educating at the highest level. They guide the day to day school business and oversee all activities conducted by the school. They bear the responsibility of all decision making and are accountable for their efforts to elevate the school to the best level of learning achievements for the students, best teaching skills for the teachers and best work environment for support staff.[citation needed]
RoleEdit
While some head teachers still do some teaching themselves, in most larger schools, most of their duties are managerial and pastoral. They are often used to discipline misbehaving students, help organize school sponsored activities and teachers report to them.
In Australia, the head teacher is sometimes in charge of one (in the case of a major subject) or multiple (often in smaller schools) specific departments, such as English, history, maths, science, writing, technology, etc., but maintains full teaching duties and status. They are considered part of the school executive, and often a head teacher position is a stepping-stone into administration.
In larger schools, the principal is assisted by one or more "vice-principals", "assistant principals", "associate principals", or "deputy principals". Their position is secondary to the principal with regard to school governance. Assistant principals generally perform specific duties such as handling student discipline, curriculum, student council or student activities whereas the principal has the ultimate responsibility for the school as a whole (including faculty and staff, physical plant, etc.).
Regional informationEdit
Australia and New ZealandEdit
In many Australian and New Zealand schools, a principal is the head administrator of a school who has been appointed to her/his position by the school board, superintendent, or other body. The principal, often in conjunction with the school board, makes the executive decisions that govern the school, as well as having the authority over the employment (and in some cases firing) of teachers. The principal is often the chief disciplinarian of the students.
Impact of school principalsEdit
While there has been considerable anecdotal discussion about the importance of school principals, there has been very little systematic research into their impact on student outcomes. Recent analysis in the United States has examined how the gains in student achievement at a school change after the principal changes. This outcome-based approach to measuring effectiveness of principals is very similar to the value-added modeling that has been applied to the evaluation of teachers. Such research in the state of Texas found that principals have a very large impact on student achievement.[2] Effective school principals have been shown to significantly improve the performance of all students at the school, at least in part through their impacts on selection and retention of good teachers. Ineffective principals have a similarly large negative effect on school performance, suggesting that issues of evaluation are as important for school administrators as they are for teachers. The impact of principals has also been measured in non-traditional ways.[clarification needed] Some principals have focused their efforts on creating more inclusive schools for students with disabilities.[3]
^"High School Principal: Job Description and Career Information". Study.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
^Gregory Branch, Eric Hanushek, and Steven G. Rivkin, "School Leaders Matter: Measuring the impact of effective principals," ‘’Education Next’’ 13(1), Winter 2013.[1]
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Headmaster redirects here For other uses see Headmaster disambiguation School administrator redirects here For the magazine School Administrator see American Association of School Administrators This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Head teacher news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message A headmaster headmistress head instructor bureaucrat head teacher head chancellor principal or school director sometimes another title is used is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility 1 for the management of the school In some English speaking countries the title for this role is principal Contents 1 Description 2 Role 3 Executive head 4 Deputy head 5 Assistants 6 Regional information 6 1 Australia and New Zealand 7 Impact of school principals 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksDescription EditSchool principals are stewards of learning and managing supervisors of their schools They aim to provide vision and leadership to all stakeholders in the school and create a safe and peaceful environment to achieve the mission of learning and educating at the highest level They guide the day to day school business and oversee all activities conducted by the school They bear the responsibility of all decision making and are accountable for their efforts to elevate the school to the best level of learning achievements for the students best teaching skills for the teachers and best work environment for support staff citation needed Role EditWhile some head teachers still do some teaching themselves in most larger schools most of their duties are managerial and pastoral They are often used to discipline misbehaving students help organize school sponsored activities and teachers report to them In Australia the head teacher is sometimes in charge of one in the case of a major subject or multiple often in smaller schools specific departments such as English history maths science writing technology etc but maintains full teaching duties and status They are considered part of the school executive and often a head teacher position is a stepping stone into administration Executive head EditMain article Executive head teacherDeputy head EditMain article Deputy head teacherAssistants EditIn larger schools the principal is assisted by one or more vice principals assistant principals associate principals or deputy principals Their position is secondary to the principal with regard to school governance Assistant principals generally perform specific duties such as handling student discipline curriculum student council or student activities whereas the principal has the ultimate responsibility for the school as a whole including faculty and staff physical plant etc Regional information EditAustralia and New Zealand Edit In many Australian and New Zealand schools a principal is the head administrator of a school who has been appointed to her his position by the school board superintendent or other body The principal often in conjunction with the school board makes the executive decisions that govern the school as well as having the authority over the employment and in some cases firing of teachers The principal is often the chief disciplinarian of the students Impact of school principals EditWhile there has been considerable anecdotal discussion about the importance of school principals there has been very little systematic research into their impact on student outcomes Recent analysis in the United States has examined how the gains in student achievement at a school change after the principal changes This outcome based approach to measuring effectiveness of principals is very similar to the value added modeling that has been applied to the evaluation of teachers Such research in the state of Texas found that principals have a very large impact on student achievement 2 Effective school principals have been shown to significantly improve the performance of all students at the school at least in part through their impacts on selection and retention of good teachers Ineffective principals have a similarly large negative effect on school performance suggesting that issues of evaluation are as important for school administrators as they are for teachers The impact of principals has also been measured in non traditional ways clarification needed Some principals have focused their efforts on creating more inclusive schools for students with disabilities 3 See also EditDean education Executive head teacher Deputy head teacher School governor Schoolmaster Vice principalReferences Edit High School Principal Job Description and Career Information Study com Retrieved 2019 04 02 Gregory Branch Eric Hanushek and Steven G Rivkin School Leaders Matter Measuring the impact of effective principals Education Next 13 1 Winter 2013 1 DeMatthews D E amp Mawhinney H B 2014 Social Justice Leadership and Inclusion Exploring Challenges in an Urban District Struggling to Address Inequities Educational Administration Quarterly http eaq sagepub com content early 2014 01 06 0013161X13514440 fullExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Headmasters Association of head teacher School and College Leaders National Association of Head Teachers England Wales amp Northern Ireland Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference International Confederation of head teacher Australian Secondary head teacher Association German information for Head Teachers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Head teacher amp oldid 1166321003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
