The principal is responsible for:
- administering the school’s budget
- admitting and placing students
- assigning teachers to classes and assisting and supervising them
- attending every meeting of the school council, acting as a resource person for the council, considering council recommendations and reporting back on actions taken (or delegating those responsibilities to a vice-principal)
- determining the organization of the school
- developing a school safe-arrival program (in the case of elementary schools) with the help of the school council, parents and the community
- ensuring ongoing maintenance of the school buildings
- ensuring student supervision and progressive discipline
- ensuring that report cards are sent to parents
- evaluating the performance of teachers
- maintaining student records
- making recommendations to the school board on the appointment, promotion, demotion and dismissal of teachers
- selecting textbooks and other learning materials from the approved Ministry of Education list
- supervising the instruction in the school.
(Source:
School Councils, A Guide for Members, 2002, www.edu.gov.on.ca)