Approach of the School Principal in the Context of Current Education Theory

The school director, any kind of school, from kindergarten to high school, state or private, is constantly subject to new sets of challenges: scientific, educational, legislative, administrative, social, so that at this moment the role he plays in the community it has many more values than 20 years ago, and we can already talk about the institution of the school director. In this sense, the school director must develop skills and competencies on three different levels: manager, leader, coach. The work aimed to summarize the main roles that school principals have, as well as the ways of action by which they can fulfill their roles. In order to lead effectively and responsibly, the school director must know and apply the principles and functions of the didactic process, the functions of institutional management, communication strategies with students, parents, teachers, educational partners, create a safe and open environment for students and parents, to be able to manage crisis situations and difficult situations that arise in this activity, to have thorough knowledge of financial management and marketing. Also, to achieve the institutional objectives, the school director must have leadership qualities to be a model in this sense, to support his team and to motivate his team to complete the tasks.