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Educational Management

Notes (4) Finalising the school time-table;
(5) Purchase of necessary equipment, books and supplies;
(6) Completion of the admission of as many new pupils as possible;
(7) Formation of new classes showing the names of pupils of class teacher, and
(8) A school administration bulletin may be prepared for the convenience of teachers, It
should show the distribution of work of different teachers, the co-curricular duties,
different committees of the schools, clubs and associations, dates of staff meetings, the
procedure for taking casual leave etc. Every teacher should be supplied with a copy of
the bulletin. It is helpful to a new teacher. It acts as a reminder to the old teachers. It is
an aid to headmaster to plan for the coming year.
(2) Duties on the Opening Day : The opening day of the school must be planed with great care.
The classrooms the library, the lavatories, the laboratories should be spick and span to receive
the new comers. A staff meeting for facing the new problems with confidence should meet
headmaster. Everyone should be familiar with the work he or she is supposed to do.
On the first day, the headmaster should meet the students and clarify the days’ arrangements
of work.
So many problems need immediate solutions during the first week e.g., arrangement of
optional subjects, balancing class sizes, adjustment of classrooms and equipments, etc.
(3) Duties Throughout theYear : One or two weeks preliminary work would settle the major
issues. After that the headmaster has to the supervisory programme, organise the guidance
service, arrange medical examination of children, check the evaluation programmes, send
internal assessment marks and inform parents regarding the deficiencies of their children.
He has to administer the entire programme of the school through his personal supervision
and direction. He should reach the school before the regular work begins, inspect the sanitary
arrangements of the campus, attend the school assembly, do office work, supervise curricular
and co-curricular activities, meet visitors and parents and should be the last to leave the
school.
(4) Duties While Closing a School Year : Before the close of the year, a headmaster should
attend the following :
(1) Arrangement of the final examination programme setting and printing of questions
papers, evaluation of answer-books, preparation of result sheets, and declaration of
results;
(2) Completion of pupil’s cummulative records, and the data on which they are to be
submitted to parents for information;
(3) Announcement of the next year’s textbooks to pupils;
(4) The issue of school leaving certificates to pupils, desiring to leave the school before
close of the year; and the annual report of the school.
(2) Specific Duties of Headmaster in a School
(1) Supervision of school working
(2) Teaching work and teaching supervision
(3) School Management, and
(4) Special services in school orgainzation
(1) Supervision of Headmaster
As the leader of the school, the headmaster has to supervise various types of activities :
(i) Supervision of Instruction.

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