File:  CF - School Building Administration

All building principals shall act as the chief administrative officers of their own building and grounds.  They shall be responsible for and shall have authority over the actions of the students, certificated and noncertificated employees, visitors and non-professional 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 standards.

Adopted September 30, 1985

Revised April 9, 2001

LEGAL REFS.:  C.R.S. 22-32-126

C.R.S. 22-60.5-301, 306

C.R.S. 22-63-103 (1.5)

C.R.S. 22-63-201

CROSS REF.:  IHBA

NOTE:  Under C.R.S. 22-63-201, "administrators" (except principals and assistant principals) are no longer required to possess a license.  Principals and assistant principals must still be licensed.