Administrative Leadership

Each leadership team, regardless of who it is composed of, must operate within a model agreed upon and known to all leaders. Organize the responsibilities and relationship between each member.

Leaders have a substantial impact on the results of a school. Therefore, it is necessary to consider certain components of their character, their competence and their commitment in various areas in order for them to be quality leaders.

(Known as General Director, Head of School, Rector, etc.) Each successful school has a main leader who is hired by the owner, or who is delegated, and who reports to them. A main leader demonstrates skills and character that allows him to be aware of each area of ​​the school, maintaining excellent relationships in each area and ensuring the advancement of the mission.

Just as important as the person who watches over the financial status are the mechanisms and tools to ensure a comprehensive administration of resources. From the projection of a budget to the financial reports of how the funds are used, there are several critical points in this regard.

Concise, accurate and effective communication is an essential factor in a leadership team, both among team members and with workers, parents, and students. There must be fluency of communication among all parties.

The families and their children that make up a large part of the school community have a great impact on the culture and management of the various areas of the school. The leadership must have a specific and clear admission process that allows the selection of those families and students who align with the fundamentals and processes of the school.

Regardless of the leadership model that the school has, it must always ensure that both the academic learning and the holistic development of the student demonstrate the expected results and have the resources, both financial and personal, to grow and meet goals.

The quality Christian school dedicates as much time and resources to the spiritual life as the other areas, and must see biblical integration as the foundation of everything the school does. A leader who watches over these parameters is essential.

Good stewardship is a testament to the integrity of an institution. For this reason, a general operations leader, who watches over the accounting teams and general services personnel, ensures that the administration of financial, material and other resources is faultless.

Quality institutions have a series of policies, procedures and routines that allow orderly and systematic operations. They provide the parameters within which the school operates.

In addition to policies, each leader uses a series of systems to carry out their work. They are the pillars of having an orderly calendar of school functions, good use of resources and effective delegation of tasks through their planning. They are critical to achieving your goals.

In conjunction with systems, each leader has their own way of making decisions. This particular examines the most important factors in this process and creates an opportunity to reflect on your current processes.

The difference between any school and an exceptional school has to do with the culture that the leadership cultivates. To achieve excellence, the leadership is responsible for sharing the vision of excellence, providing various opportunities to grow in excellence, and ensuring progress in the improvements towards excellence.

It is extremely important that the leader continues to grow and learn, just as his or her subordinates and his or her students do. The leader who does not grow is not fit to lead an institution seeking excellence.