Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

What the job really is

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

At a glance

• Sector: Management
• O*NET-SOC code: 11-9032
• O*NET job zone: 5 — extensive preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
• Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
• Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
• Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
• Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
• Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
• Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.
• Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions.
• Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.
• Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Create school improvement plans, using student performance data.

Tools and technology

Apache Cassandra, IBM SPSS Statistics, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word, SAS, Student information systems SIS software, The MathWorks MATLAB

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
• Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
• Education Administrators, Postsecondary
• Instructional Coordinators
• Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
• Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
• Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 5 (extensive preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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