Education Act, 1998
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The Principal. |
23.—(1) A board shall, in accordance with procedures agreed from time to time between the Minister, the patron, recognised school management organisations and any recognised trade union or staff association representing teachers, appoint to the school in a whole-time capacity a person to be Principal of that school subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance. | |
(2) In addition to the functions of a Principal provided for in section 22 , the Principal shall— | ||
(a) be responsible for the day-to-day management of the school, including guidance and direction of the teachers and other staff of the school, and be accountable to the board for that management, | ||
(b) provide leadership to the teachers and other staff and the students of the school, | ||
(c) be responsible for the creation, together with the board, parents of students and the teachers, of a school environment which is supportive of learning among the students and which promotes the professional development of the teachers, | ||
(d) under the direction of the board and, in consultation with the teachers, the parents and, to the extent appropriate to their age and experience, the students, set objectives for the school and monitor the achievement of those objectives, and | ||
(e) encourage the involvement of parents of students in the school in the education of those students and in the achievement of the objectives of the school. | ||
(3) For the purpose of carrying out his or her functions under this Act, a Principal shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient in that regard, and shall carry out his or her functions in accordance with such policies as may be determined from time to time by the board and regulations made in accordance with section 33 . | ||
(4) The Principal shall be entitled to be a member of any and every committee appointed by a board. | ||
(5) Where, at the commencement of this section, the employer of the Principal in a post-primary school is a person or body of persons other than the board of the school then subsection (1) shall apply as if the person who or the body which, at such commencement and from time to time thereafter, is such employer, is substituted for the board as therein referred to. | ||
(6) Wherever practicable, the Principal shall, in exercising his or her functions under this section, consult with teachers and other staff of the school. |