They include about 26 staff from elementary schools, 10 from middle schools and 14 from high schools, as well as
fewer special education staff as a result of declining numbers of students in need of services, according to a list supplied to the board.
Principals have to manage, lead, and are held accountable for: common core; technology initiatives; social and emotional learning; referendum initiatives; math implementation; science implementation;
special education, community outreach; reading; testing (local and state); effective instruction; transportation; public relations, parent custody issues, residency; student and
staff discipline, evaluations; hiring; parent complaints; bullying; safety issues; budgeting; human resources issues; immigration questions / concerns; school safety, visibility in and out of school; championing the never ending requests and demands from the central office (one of the biggest challenges); the constantly increasing demands around social media and communications; and the barrage of emails / texts demanding immediate response 24/7, just to name a
few.