40021 – School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
40021 – School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
School principals plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of teachers and other staff of an elementary or secondary school. They are employed by public and private schools. Administrators of elementary and secondary education plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the academic affairs of a school system. They are employed by school boards.
Profile
Index of titles
Aboriginal school principal
Academic dean – high school
Academic superintendent
Area superintendent - schools
Assistant district school superintendent
Assistant principal
Assistant school district superintendent
Assistant superintendent of schools
Associate superintendent - schools
Board of education administrator
Business college principal
Chief superintendent - schools
College principal - secondary level
Community school principal
Deputy superintendent - schools
Director of education - correctional institution
Director of school for the blind or deaf
Director of school for the hearing impaired
Director of school for the visually impaired
District school assistant superintendent
District school superintendent
Elementary school principal
Hall principal - secondary school
High school principal
Native school principal
Principal
Private primary college principal
Private school headmaster/mistress
Private school principal
Regional schools superintendent
Regional superintendent - schools
School board administrator
School district assistant superintendent
School district superintendent
School principal
School superintendent
School vice-principal
Secondary school principal
Superintendent of academic affairs
Superintendent of education programs
Superintendent of education programs in public schools
Superintendent of educational services
Superintendent of elementary education
Superintendent of elementary schools
Superintendent of operations - schools
Superintendent of professional development - schools
Superintendent of secondary schools
Superintendent of special education
Superintendent of student services
Technical high school principal
Vocational high school principal
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
School principals
Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through department heads or supervisors, the activities of teachers and support staff
Review programs to ensure conformance to school board or provincial standards and develop programs within limits of authority
Co-ordinate teaching activities of the institution by making personnel assignments, determining class size and preparing timetables
Organize and maintain procedures for the keeping of records
Prepare and administer institution or program budget
Direct and co-ordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities
May recruit and hire teachers and other staff
May teach.
Administrators of elementary and secondary education
Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through school principals, the academic affairs of a school district
Evaluate curriculum, teaching methods and community participation in programs for a school district and revise programs as required
Develop and administer programs for the education and training of students and adults
Make recommendations concerning the annual operating budget of a school district
Direct or supervise the recruitment, appointment, training, evaluation and promotion of teaching personnel.
Employment requirements
A bachelor's degree in education is required.
A master's degree in education may be required.
Several years of experience as a senior teacher or department head are required.
A teacher's certificate for the province of employment is required.
School principals may require a principal's certificate.
Administrators of elementary and secondary education may require a supervisory officer certificate.
Additional information
There is little mobility between institutional settings, for example, between elementary and secondary schools.
Exclusions
Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (40020)
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers (41405)
Government managers - education policy development and program administration (40012)
Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations (00013)
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