Administration and operations

Content around the running and management of school systems and the various organizations/institutions involved in providing formal support to schools, their daily operations and work, managing resources (including human, financial, teaching and learning resources)  in these organizations, structures and processes for administration; managing finances and budgets, managing data, efficiency of operations.

The efficient operations and functioning of school support systems is a core aspect of leadership – i.e. administration and management of organizations and institutions. Since schools do not work independently or in a vacuum and are regulated and governed by other formal organizations and institutions, understanding how these organizations work, how they can be led and improved are core aspects of K-12 educational leadership.

State resources, educational administration, district administration of education, educational governance, decentralized governance and management of schools, block administration, district administration, cluster administration, block and cluster management, district management, educational administration