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40021.02 – Administrators of elementary and secondary education

Administrators of elementary and secondary education plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the academic affairs of a school system.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Board of education administrator
  • Superintendent of special education
  • Superintendent of student services

Core competencies

  • Decision Making and Coordinating to evaluate complex factors, such as student performance, resource allocation, staffing and curriculum standards and make informed choices that will best serve students, teachers and the community
  • Social Perceptiveness to adequately address interpersonal issues, support students and staff and create an inclusive school environment
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to identify issues affecting the academic performance or operational efficiency of the school system, analyze patterns from various data points and draw conclusions to address these problems
  • Verbal Ability and Speech Clarity to clearly and accurately convey academic policies, instructions and feedback to teachers, students and parents
  • Leadership to guide and motivate teachers and staff, implement educational programs and drive the school system towards its academic goals
  • Knowledge in Clerical to help accomplishing the administrative functions required to run an educational institution, such as maintaining records, processing paperwork and organizing schedules

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • 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.

Additional information

  • There is little mobility between institutional settings, for example, between elementary and secondary schools.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

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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