File: CF - School Building Administration

All building principals shall act as the chief administrative officers of their own buildings and grounds. They shall be responsible for and shall have authority over the actions of the students, professional and support staff members, visitors and persons hired to perform special tasks.

Principals shall also be responsible for achieving the long and short-range educational objectives of the school district, as those objectives pertain to students and staff in their buildings. As part of the district's standards-based education program, principals shall also be responsible for development and management of a comprehensive standards-based education program in their buildings and shall rigorously monitor and modify the program to ensure that all students meet or exceed district and state content standards.

In the absence of a building principal, the superintendent, or designee, shall assume all authority and duties of the principal.

Adopted: March 04, 2008

Revised and Adopted: December 12, 2023

LEGAL REF:     CRS 22-32-109 (1)(jj) (boards to identify areas where principals

need professional development)

CRS 22-32-126 (employment of principals)

CRS 22-60.5-301, 306 (licensure reciprocity for out-of-state applicants)

CRS 22-63-103 (1.5) (definition of administrator)

CRS 22-63-201 (exception to licensure requirement)