EA 540 - Operations

The operations and administrative functions required from the vantage point of a district office level position encompass many functions that serve to provide necessary support to individual schools, principals and their staff. District level leaders must understand fully the many aspects and updates to the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993. District Office level leaders must also have knowledge of fund accounting, and the fiscal operations that include the administering of state and federal grants, revolving funds, offset accounts, carryover funding, school choice funding and requirements for inside and outside auditing of funds.

District level leaders play a pivotal role in the delivery of an array of services including but not limited to:
• Transportation Services
• Food Services
• Risk Management
• Custodial and Maintenance Supervision
• Fleet maintenance
• Public Use of School Facilities
• Collective bargaining and contract administration
• Hiring, evaluation and supervision of both professional and non-professional personnel
• Technology and Management Information Systems

While working leadership positions, district leaders must also possess and understanding of the interrelationships among laws, municipal charter rules, school policies, and administrative procedures necessary for the effective management of curriculum and school operations and administrative systems required to facilitate the goals and objectives of a school district.

Credits: 3