FILE:  CDA

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

The principal shall be responsible for the organization, administration, and the supervision of his or her school, and in turn he/she shall be responsible to the Superintendent.

The LaSalle Parish School Board considers supervision one of the most important duties of the principal. The principal shall be responsible for evaluating the efficiency of his or her personnel, and making recommendations to the Superintendent for tenure, transfers, promotions, or dismissals.

The principal is the educational leader of the school. He/she should be alert to opportunities to improve the instructional program, to foster the professional growth among his or her teachers, to work for the best interest of his or her students and faculty, and to maintain good relations with the school's community.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:414.1, 17:416, 17:416.9

LaSalle Parish School Board