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Unit 15: Participation of Stakholders in Educational Management

9. Conducting Examinations. Notes
10. Preparing results and School records.
11. Maintaining Accounts.

In urban areas most of the institutions have shift system. There are two shifts which are held in the
school. It means, thee are two schools, though the classes have been divided into two shifts due to
the shortage of classrooms. It means that principal duties and responsibilities are twice work load
of a principal.
Delegation of Authority

The review of principal work load indicates its is difficult for a principal to manage all the activities
of school efficiently. The communication system may assist him to some extent but he has to
decentralized his authorities. In the present time centralized-system of authorities may not work
efficiently. More over in democratic educational administration decentralized of authorities approach
is effective and efficient.
A principal has to delegate his authorities and responsibilities to his senior teachers of the school.
The major tasks are assigned to the senior teachers or experience teachers according to their interest
and abilities so that they can perform their duties independently. The following are the examples of
delegation of authorities.
1. Time table incharge.
2. Discipline incharge or chief proctor.

3. Games and sports incharge.
4. Examination incharge or superindent.
5. Admission incharge.
6. Finance of Accounts incharge.
7. Library incharge etc.
The responsibilities and authorities are deligated by the principal to this incharges. The incharges
are appointed by the principal according to the need and requirements of the institution. The
committees may be formed to assist the incharge.
Accountability of a Principal/Headmaster
As it has been discussed in the earlier paras that a principal delegates authorities to senior teachers
for the smooth working of the school by sharing responsibilities with teachers. But as per State
Education Act, ultimate responsibility of the principal. The state authorities and central authorities
are recognized the principal. If some thing wrong has been done in the school by the incharge
whom principal has delegated authority. The state or central authorities will ask to the principal
because it is the accountability of the principal not the incharge concern. It is the local arrangement
of the school.
The delegation of authority means, a senior teacher is working on behalf of the principal. The
credite of good administration goes to the principal. The discredite of poor administration also goes
to the principal. The ultimate responsibility and accountability of school functioning is the principal.
There is no provision in the educational Act to delegate the authority to any other teachers. Therefore
it is the responsibility of principal to delegate the authorities to sincer and hard working teachers of
the school.
Right Delegation of Authority
The headmaster should delegate to the other members of the staff supervision of the examinations,
school cleanliness, morning assembly, funds, hostel scouting, literary and social activities, etc. The

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