Topic 3: Tasks of Educational Administration

INTRODUCTION

The lecture introduces you to the major tasks of administration,namely;

1. Curriculum and instruction;
2. School plant management
3. Personel management
4. Finance and Business Management;
5. School Community Relations

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

1. Explain how a head teacher can set  a good example in the teaching profession through instructional leadership;
2. Describe how the school plant is managed and maintained;
3. List down the various activities involved in pupil and staff personnel management;
4. Define the terms budgeting, accounting and auditing as used in financial management;
5. Explain how the school interacts with the community.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Activity 1

1.        List some of the ways in which a head teacher can demonstrate competency in the teaching profession?

2.       Name five things you would consider in:

a.       Planning for a new school site

b.      Designing various school buildings

c.       Maintaining the school equipment

3.       From your own experience, list down various ways of creating a    good atmosphere for learning.

4.      Explain five steps you would follow after employing staff so as to improve instruction.

5.       Define the following words;

a.       Budgeting

b.      Accounting

c.       Auditing

6.      Why do you need to keep various records in school?

ASSESSMENT

1.        Discuss how an administrator can face the challenges of the 8.4.4 system of education when dealing with;

a)      Curriculum

b)      The school plant management

c)      The financial management

2.       In your own words, explain how you would motivate the students to learn.

3.       Lists at least four ways in which you as a head teacher of a school would ensure that the teachers are happy in their work.

4.      Discuss the importance of the school community relationship.

SUMMARY

In this lecture,we have considered five major tasks of administration.They were; Curriculum and Instruction, School Plant Management,Personnel Management, Finance and Business Management and finally, School Community Relations.We learned that  a school administrator must do the following tasks to be effective.

1. He/she must provide a well balanced education in his school.
2. He/she should maintain the school plant.
3. He/she must establish good relationship with his staff members and students and be conversant with methods of staff development.
4. The school administrator must also have a sound knowledge of budgeting and auditing procedures in his school.
5. Finally he must know that he/she is the mediator between the school and the community.It is his/her responsibility to interpret the school to the community to the school.