Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

What Does a Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Do?

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
• 2Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
• 3Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
• 4Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
• 5Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
• 6Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
• 7Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
• 8Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.

Required Skills

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Learning Strategies
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Active Learning
• ACS Technologies HeadMaster
• Apache Cassandra
• Attendance tracking software
• Blackbaud The Education Edge
• Blackboard software
• Bloomz
• Common Curriculum
• Computer Resources MMS
• Desmos
• eDistrict Internet Solutions eDistrict Unified

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary