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I. The Physical Plant: "We need some heat in this classroom."
II. The Students: "Keep them in the building and out of the halls."
III. The Instructional Staff: "It's all about covering classrooms"
IV. Parents: "Why are you oppressing my child?"
V. Central Administrative Officers: "It's all about covering classrooms."
VI. External Influences: A thousand points of darkness
a. Individual legislators
b. State legislatures as a whole
c. Chief state school officer
d. Education interest groups
e. Teacher's organization (NEA & AFT)
f. Governor and staff g. Legislative stuff
h. State board of education i. Others
j. School board associations
k. Administrator's Association
l. Courts
m. Federal policy mandates
n. Non-educational groups
o. Lay groups
p. Education research groups
VII. Legal Liabilities: A school superintendent and a principal are generally the only school system employees who can be sued for failing to exercise appropriate professional judgement. All other employees are protected as long as they follow established policies.
VIII. Sources of Job Dissatisfaction for Principals
a. Stress (see above)
b. Responsibility without authority
c. No personal life
