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Why School Administration is Important for 21 st Century School?
The education world has many challenges when it comes to running the operations in a progressive 21st-century school and it becomes all the more imperative that the educational stakeholders are prepared to meet these challenges.
In today’s time, there are many challenges like – Collaboration and communication, Managing Revenue, High cost of maintenance and operation, Technology, Social Media, Managing Transport, Monitoring Students, Making Decisions Strategically, and Academic Achievement.
NARRATIVE OF A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
School administrators work in schools, but not as teachers. They are responsible for overseeing the administrative duties at schools from all perspectives.
The Administrator ensures a safe and productive learning environment for all the stakeholders i.e., students, teachers, caretakers, and other staff members at their institution. They manage routine activities and provide instructional leadership at these institutions. An Administrator needs to be a leader, organized and committed to the job. Therefore, a school administrator is a leader, who can delegate as needed, but keeps things organized and calm in the case of emergency. The administrator needs to be a manager, disciplinarian, organizer, and coach.
BIGGER ROLE OF A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
School administrators work at every level of education. They directly manage the budget, planning of the school’s routine works (Transport, Housekeeping, Security, etc.), hire and supervise staff, and take immediate decisions for the safety of the students and for the betterment of the school. Making policies and procedures and setting educational aims and standards is the responsibility of an education administrator. They act as a supervisor for managers and support other faculty. The administrators provide leadership and lay out optimistic goals and visions for the institutions they serve. They must ensure that their school follows regulations set by local, state, and federal authorities. Every person who works for a school, from teachers to custodial workers, reports to an educational administrator.
Amongst the educational stakeholders, the administration is a social act, and it is followed by a group of people to connect and collaborate with others in order to perform planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Administrators play a significant role in an organization’s development.
The key distinguishing factor between leaders and administrators is that leaders initiate new structures or plans to achieve organizational goals or objectives, whereas administrators utilize existing structures or plans for this purpose. The 21st-century students live in a world that keeps on changing from time to time faster than ever before. The classrooms in which we were taught are not exactly the classrooms in which we’re teaching and about to teach; there have been significant changes in the practices of teaching and learning in the 21st-century education system. In the current scenario, the weightage of Academics and School Administration are equal for the growth of an institution. Administrators must be aware of changes in practices, demands, and goals of the education system with each passing day. One of the best strategies that help them understand each part of the education system is to connect and collaborate to prepare ourselves for the uncertain, unpredictable, unforeseen future.
