Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

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

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

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Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School

Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, 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.

Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.

Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.

Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions.

Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.

Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning problems.

Create school improvement plans by using student performance data.

Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.

Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.

Participate in special education-related activities, such as attending meetings and providing support to special educators throughout the district.

Plan and develop instructional methods and content for educational, vocational, or student activity programs.

Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.

Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding.

Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services.

Review and approve new programs, or recommend modifications to existing programs, submitting program proposals for school board approval as necessary.

Develop partnerships with businesses, communities, and other organizations to help meet identified educational needs and to provide school-to-work programs.

Review and interpret government codes, and develop programs to ensure adherence to codes and facility safety, security, and maintenance.

Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases.

Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities.

Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.

Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records.

Mentor and support administrative staff members, such as superintendents and principals.

Establish, coordinate, and oversee particular programs across school districts, such as programs to evaluate student academic achievement.

Coordinate and direct extracurricular activities and programs, such as after-school events and athletic contests.

Advocate for new schools to be built, or for existing facilities to be repaired or remodeled.

Plan, coordinate, and oversee school logistics programs, such as bus and food services.

Meet with federal, state, and local agencies to keep updated on policies and to discuss improvements for education programs.

Write articles, manuals, and other publications, and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about facilities and programs.

Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and curriculum change needs.

Desktop computers

Digital projectors

Fire alarm systems

Interactive whiteboards

Laptop computers

Multi-line telephone systems

Personal computers

Photocopying equipment

Public address PA systems

Security alarm systems

Two way radios

ACS Technologies HeadMaster

Apache Cassandra

Attendance tracking software

Blackbaud The Education Edge

Blackboard

Computer Resources MMS

eDistrict Internet Solutions eDistrict Unified

Effexoft EASI

Gmail

Google Calendar

Google Drive

Human resource management software HRMS

IBM Domino

IBM SPSS Statistics

L-Systems X-ONE

LogicalBit Eimas

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Word

Minitab

NetSuite ERP

Pearson PowerSchool

RecordKeeper Software School RecordKeeper

Rediker Software School Office Suite

Robust Software Overseer Suite

Scheduling software

School Attendance Keeper

SchoolDESX

Seasia Consulting School Wizard

Skyward School Management System

Specialized Data Systems School Office

StataCorp Stata

SunGard Public Sector IFAS

The MathWorks MATLAB

Thinc Technologies Virtual School

Web browser software

Wilcomp Software RenWeb

Decide to perform well so you can make the most of opportunities in high school that allow you to begin getting college credit early. Know your "why."

I completed my graduate degree after having three children. You can too.

A great day begins greeting other educators and learners. Then, sleeves get pulled up and I dive into lessons with students. I get to travel from classroom to classroom assisting teachers with implementation and empowering others with knowledge.

Educator

You can't complete your degree because we are moving.

Courtney Dawson

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Courtney Dawson

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