NAME:REHANA S.

PIGKAULAN YR/CRS/SEC:3BEED-A

Activity 1:
Function of a School Principal
1. Improve curriculum or instructional
approach to maximize student achievement
Brief Explanation
Structure time to evaluate and monitor students’ progress and lead to staff
efforts in designing focused instructional approaches to meet the special
needs of the students. Principal works in concert with teachers to review,
modify, and adjust their instructional efforts.

2. Promote professional development Take an active role in the selection, planning, and implementation of
professional development activities for the staff in cooperation with the
superintendent’s office and the division’s professional development
committee.

3. Assist teachers and school counselors Advise teachers how to apply academic programs and how to deal with
with disciplinary and student counseling students. Provide counseling and guidance to teachers to effectively help
task students with difficulties and behavioral issues

4. Encourage parent involvement An activity that involves parents enhances ownership in the education
process and directly contributes to the achievement of children.

5. Revise policies and procedures Policies establish rules and regulations to guide acceptable behavior and
ensure that the school is safe for students, teachers and school staff.

6. Manage school budget, payroll and Use the school budget to plan and carry out special school activities. Monitor
maintenance costs and record all school income and expenses

7. Hire and evaluate teaching, Hire competitive and deserving staff. Instruct teaching, administrative and
administrative and maintenance staff. maintenance staff in the common practices and procedures of the school.

8. Bridge with external partner Collaborate with essential groups in the community to best serve students’
learning and development opportunity

9. Develop educational programs and Continuous revision and improvement of the instructional standards or
improvement plan curriculum.
10. Ensure students’ personal and social
development
Analysis
From the previous activity, categorize the listed activities whether they are administrative, educational or supportive.
Administrative
1. Hire and evaluate teaching,
administrative and maintenance staff.
2. Manage school budget, payroll and
maintenance costs
3. Revise policies and procedures
4. Develop improvement plans
5. Coordinate school working staffs
Why Administrative?
These activities control the
processes and ensure the quality of
work of the work force of the school.
These controlling powers allows for
excellent performance. When an
organization is being administered,
respective works are the focus of
whoever under the supervision of the
principal
Offering teachers and staff members a concrete tools and discuss strategies
to improve students’ leadership, stress management, self-confidence, and
decision making as well as communication and interpersonal skills.
Educational Supportive
1. Promote professional development 1. Assist teachers and school counselors
with disciplinary and student counseling
task
2. Improve curriculum or instructional 2. Bridge with external partners
approach to maximize student
achievement
3. Develop educational programs and 3. Encourage parent involvement
improvement plan
4. Provide feedback on instructional 4. Ensure the students’ personal and
methods and techniques social development
5. Frequently visit classroom for 5. Provides activities to remove teachers
instructional purposes and students’ stress
Why Educational? Why Supportive?
These activities upgrade the These activities support the programs of
skills (specifically teaching skill) of the school and ensure the welfare of the
teachers under the supervision of the teacher and the students. Student and
principal to improve the teaching and even teacher will inevitably be
learning process. The improvement subjected to expected and unexpected
and learning of students alongside with problems. From that, the school leader
their teachers are the major aim of this should primarily concern with the
work of principal. smooth attainment of goals and
educational commitment by supporting
them.
Abstraction

How will you differentiate functions of an organizational leader? (eg. school, principal head of a school) as
administrative, educational or supportive? Complete the table below. Illustration or graphic organizer maybe used.
Application (from theory to Application)
Write A for administrative, E for educational and S for supportive for the functions enumerated below.

_____S__ _1. The school head provides Zumba activities to remove teachers’ stress.
_____E __ _2. Webinar was provided to upgrade the knowledge of the teachers.
_____A _ _3. The principal assess the teachers’ performance to conform to the goal of the organization.
__ _E___ 4. To ensure teachers could do virtual learning, workshop was conducted so that their interests will be
increased.
___ _A_ __ 5. Clear goals of the organization were presented as guide of the teachers in performing their functions.
_ _E__ _ 6. Training in module making to do the right guidelines was attended by every teacher for them to do it
correctly
__ _S___ 7. The teachers are required to rest from their work five minutes every hour to regain enthusiasm.
___ _E___ 8. IT skills of teachers were ensured through webinar.
_____A__ 9. Reward system was given for the teachers to perform well.
_____S_ 10. Stress debriefing was held to reduce stress of teachers from the demands of their work.