Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Review and approve new programs, or recommend modifications to existing programs, submitting program proposals for school board approval as necessary.
- Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records.
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
- Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding.
- Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities.
- Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
- Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.
- Plan and develop instructional methods and content for educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
- Develop partnerships with businesses, communities, and other organizations to help meet identified educational needs and to provide school-to-work programs.
- Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions.
- Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
- Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
- Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
- Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
- Review and interpret government codes, and develop programs to ensure adherence to codes and facility safety, security, and maintenance.
- Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases.
- Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services.
- Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
- Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.
- Participate in special education-related activities, such as attending meetings and providing support to special educators throughout the district.
- Create school improvement plans, using student performance data.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Teach classes or courses to students.
- Advocate for new schools to be built, or for existing facilities to be repaired or remodeled.
- Establish, coordinate, and oversee particular programs across school districts, such as programs to evaluate student academic achievement.
- Write articles, manuals, and other publications, and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about facilities and programs.
- Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and curriculum change needs.
- Meet with federal, state, and local agencies to stay abreast of policies and to discuss improvements for education programs.
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee school logistics programs, such as bus and food services.
- Coordinate and direct extracurricular activities and programs, such as after-school events and athletic contests.
- Mentor and support administrative staff members, such as superintendents and principals.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
