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A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility [1] for the management of the school.
Unlike the principal, the vice-principal does not have quite the decision-making authority that the principal carries. Although they still carry nearly the same authority among students, vice-principals do not have the same power on the board. Experience as an assistant principal is often a prerequisite for advancement to a principalship.
A paraprofessional educator, alternatively known as a paraeducator, para, instructional assistant, educational assistant, teacher's aide or classroom assistant, is a teaching-related position within a school generally responsible for specialized or concentrated assistance for students in elementary and secondary schools.
Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university Principal (education), the head of a school; Principal (civil service) or principal officer, the senior management level in the UK Civil Service; Principal dancer, the top rank in ballet; Principal (music), the top rank in an orchestra
In 1999, there were about 133,000 principals and assistant principals in the United States. [8] In the early decades of public education, [clarification needed] the full title was "principal teacher", which accounts for the present-day title having an adjectival form, essentially being a shortened version of the original full title.
By definition, TAs assist with classes, but many graduate students serve as the sole instructor for one or more classes each semester as a teaching fellow or graduate student instructor, [1] [2] although in some American states, such as Florida, they are called "teaching assistants". Graduate and adult TAs generally have a fixed salary ...
He has been principal at Valley Elementary and an assistant principal at Oakdale, Waverley, and Hillcrest elementary. Current Principal DeVeda Coley is transferring to the position of supervisor ...
In the North American system, used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position between assistant professor and a full professorship. [1] [2] [3] In this system, an associate professorship is typically the first promotion obtained after gaining a faculty position, and in the United States it is usually connected to tenure.