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Research Profile: School Administration

blntmaker

on July 13, 2007

In education, school administration is a person or a group of people who manage and direct the daily operation of a school and/or university.

More directly, The main of objective of any administration is to maintain the integrity of the academic institution by way of developing concise academic learning and programs; monitor students educational progress or make recommendations for placement; train and motivate teachers and other staff; manage career counseling and other student services; administer recordkeeping; prepare budgets; handle relations with parents, prospective and current students, employers, and the community; and perform many other duties.

The responsibilities of a school administrator vary from each level of education. Lower level schools, such as day care or elementary level institutions, have either one or two administrators. Secondary levels to college have a larger body of administrators with a precise distribution of administrative responsibilities.

Typically, there is a body of administration with a chain of command. The chief administrator is usually, the principal, followed by an assistant principal (vice-principal), in many cases; there is a dean of students who is directly in charge of academic rewards (dean's list/honor roll) as well as discipline (direct supervisor of school security). In some cases, there is dean assigned to each sex at a school. Larger schools will have several combinations of administrators (i.e. a principal and one principal for each grade level, a principal, vice-principal and dean, or a principal with two vice-principals, each that handle instruction or discipline, respectively).