Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School - 11-9032.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, clerical, or auxiliary activities of public or private elementary or secondary level schools.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Assistant Principal
  • Director Of Pupil Personnel Program
  • Director, Commission for the Blind
  • Director, Educational Program
  • Director, Special Education
  • Director, Vocational Training
  • Principal

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Advocate for new schools to be built, or for existing facilities to be repaired or remodeled.
  • Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
  • Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and curriculum change needs.
  • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning problems.
  • Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
  • Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases.
  • Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
  • 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.
  • Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities.
  • Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
  • Establish, coordinate, and oversee particular programs across school districts, such as programs to evaluate student academic achievement.
  • Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and utilization, and to ensure that school activities comply with federal, state, and local regulations.
  • Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques, and to determine areas where improvement is needed.
  • 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.
  • Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding.
  • Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records.
  • Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
  • Review and approve new programs, or recommend modifications to existing programs, submitting program proposals for school board approval as necessary.
  • Review and interpret government codes, and develop programs to ensure adherence to codes and facility safety, security, and maintenance.
  • Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.
  • Teach classes or courses to students.
  • Write articles, manuals, and other publications, and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about facilities and programs.

Detailed Work Activities

  • administer educational institutions
  • analyze operational or management reports or records
  • analyze organizational operating practices or procedures
  • analyze survey data to forecast enrollment changes
  • assign work to staff or employees
  • conduct or attend staff meetings
  • conduct parent conferences
  • conduct training for personnel
  • consult with parents or school personnel to determine student needs
  • consult with parents or teachers to develop programs
  • coordinate educational content
  • coordinate employee continuing education programs
  • coordinate instructional outcomes
  • counsel individuals with personal problems
  • develop budgets
  • develop instructional materials
  • develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
  • develop staffing plan
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • establish educational policy or academic codes
  • establish employee performance standards
  • evaluate educational outcomes
  • evaluate information from employment interviews
  • evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel
  • explain rules, policies or regulations
  • hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
  • interview job applicants
  • maintain educational records, reports, or files
  • maintain group discipline in an educational setting
  • make presentations
  • motivate workers to achieve work goals
  • orient new employees
  • oversee execution of organizational or program policies
  • oversee site-based school management
  • plan meetings or conferences
  • prepare educational reports
  • prepare instruction manuals
  • recommend modifications to educational programs
  • recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals
  • resolve problems in educational settings
  • supervise student extra-curricular activities
  • use conflict resolution techniques
  • use government regulations
  • use interpersonal communication techniques
  • use interviewing procedures
  • use public speaking techniques
  • use teaching techniques
  • use time management techniques
  • write public sector or educational grant proposals