Role of the Principal

Role of the Principal
It is the responsibility of the principal to assure that all the necessary parties are collaborating to ensure that technology is available on their campus. The principal will bring concerns from the campus to the Chief Information Officer. He will then collaborate with the CIO in order to determine what technology solutions will help to resolve these concerns. The campus administrator then works with the Director of Customer services to order the products and the Director of Enterprise Application to ensure that the hardware / software is compatible with the district’s technology package. The principal then collaborates with the Director of Technical Applications will send out his staff to install and troubleshoot the hardware and software. Once all the necessary hardware and software is in place, the principal and the Director of Instructional Technology will collaborate to offer staff development to the teaching staff. Technology Instructional Specialists will work with the Curriculum Principal and other campus administrators in scheduling the appropriate staff development sessions. The principal will monitor the effectiveness of these trainings by visiting classrooms to see how the technology is being integrated into the different subjects. The principal will also schedule Technology Instructional Specialists to come to campus to model lessons for teachers and also to do hands-on teaching with the students. It is the principal that is responsible for ensuring that all stakeholders work together to make it all happen in a timely and efficient manner.