Core

• 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 behavioral 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 that school activities comply 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 where improvement is needed.
• 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 by using student performance data.