The Importance of Elementary

School Administration
1. Allows Teachers to Focus on Teaching

• Administrators ensure data is entered in a timely manner, presented

to teachers in an easy-to-use fashion and combine different datasets
into one effective plan. This allows teachers to focus on their lessons
and prioritise student achievement, instead of getting tied up with the
administrative load required to access such important information.
• The collection and appropriate presentation of data allows schools to
open communication channels with parents, giving them an
understanding of their child’s academic progress so that they can
engage in useful conversations with teachers to support their child’s
progress. 
2. Administration Promotes Accountability

• It’s important that principals ensure they have well-documented

processes, procedures and record keeping. Detailed school records
provide parents with peace of mind that their child’s academic and
personal development is being looked after, as well as their general
safety and daily wellbeing.
• School administrators play a key role in managing communication wih
parents via setting up and managing reporting procedures. They also
ensure that parents have easy access to their child’s information.
3. Administration Informs Decisions

• Good data supports the vision and decision-making of the school

leadership team. An effective administration department is able to
extract and analyze key data to inform a school’s strategic decisions
around education provision.
• School leaders cannot remain static but must adapt and change their
vision and processes as the world of education embraces new
challenges and fresh technologies. Effective data analysis shows the
leadership team where the school’s strengths and weaknesses currently
lie, enabling them to understand the knowledge and skills they need to
focus on embedding, and at what stage of a pupil’s education.