| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies, and students` behavioral or learning problems. |
| Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. |
| Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out. |
| Monitor students` progress, and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. |
| Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases. |
| Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff, and recommend personnel actions for programs and services. |
| Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions. |
| Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs. |
| Review and interpret government codes, and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance. |
| Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations, and recommend any necessary modifications. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Instructing - Teaching others how to do something. |
| Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
