assistant principal
School leader's backup
An assistant principal is a school administrator who serves directly under the principal.
Assistant principals typically handle student discipline, coordinate schedules, supervise staff, and manage daily operations while the principal focuses on broader leadership.
Larger schools may have several: The assistant principal called her parents about the fight.
Temporary official holding
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- consequencesResults of actions taken
referral · tardy policy · code of conduct · in-school suspension · restorative justice · misconduct · infractions · write-up
Senior academic administrator
- superintendentChief administrative official
- school boardLocal education governing body
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
second-in-command · succession · department head · leadership team · cabinet · central office
Assigning times to events
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- complianceAdhering to requirements
reporting · evaluation · budgeting · operations · substitute teachers · master schedule · enrollment · record-keeping
Advising someone less experienced
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
encouragement · student support · teacher support · classroom observation · feedback · staff development · morale · approachability
detention
Temporary official holding
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
consequences · referral · tardy policy · code of conduct · in-school suspension · restorative justice · misconduct · infractions · write-up · office referral
dean
Senior academic administrator
- superintendentChief administrative official
- school boardLocal education governing body
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
delegation · second-in-command · succession · department head · leadership team · cabinet · central office
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
compliance · reporting · evaluation · budgeting · operations · substitute teachers · master schedule · enrollment · record-keeping · accreditation
mentoring
Advising someone less experienced
counseling · encouragement · student support · teacher support · classroom observation · feedback · staff development · morale · approachability · open-door policy
- school leadersheadmaster, dean, headmistress, head teacher, school head
- School Administrationprincipals, school boards, headmaster, dean, school councils
- school administratorsheadmaster, headmistress, superintendent, dean, district superintendent
- school personnelteacher, superintendent, headmaster, headmistress, professor
- school staffteacher, teachers, professor, librarian, counselor
- Orchestra Auditionsscales, sight-reading, excerpts, concerto, solo piece
assistant principalprincipal
Chief school administrator
headmaster · headmistress · school director · superintendent · school board member
assistant principalstudent
One formally enrolled somewhere
pupil · freshman · schoolchild · kindergartner · detainee
assistant principalstudent
One formally enrolled somewhere
pupil · teacher · classroom teacher · custodian · school secretary
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