What does it take to become a school principal.?

Question

about how much do they get paid?

and what is the ahrdest thing about being a principal?

Answer 1

You need to have teaching experience, and a Masters in Education Administration. You must also have a proven track record of assuming and completing roles both in responsibility and leadership. Principals do well depending on their district, and how many years they have been serving as a principal. Principals have to deal with economic constraints, bureaucratic issues, restrictions and/or gripes from their district, and difficult parents.

Answer 2

First im not a principal. Being a principal takes a many responsibilites of student. it takes you time to adjust sorrounding of students. handling problems, and financial. More risk more success. No sacrifice no victory. keep in mind that you handling students not at your age(especailly grade schoolers and pre schoolers).Tuition fees are your finance. remember tuition fee is not for you pockets, but for upgrading or enhanceing the school especially the teachings. you must indicate school programs to. dont worry you have secretary. ^_^

Answer 3

They're on a different (higher) pay scale than teachers, and the salary depends on where you are.  In my area, it's over $100,000.  They also need 5 years of classroom teaching experience and a masters degree in educational leadership/school administration.  This is for a public school, though.  Charter schools, in my experience, don't seem to require much in terms of experience or credentials, I'm sorry to say.

I think the hardest thing is being stuck in the middle all the time:  between teachers, parents, the superintendent and the board.  Each one of those groups expects you to make a decision that will almost always conflict with what another group wants.  No matter what decision you make, someone is going to be unhappy about it.

Add in the non-academic realities of the job -- building and property maintenance; staffing decisions like hiring and firing, public media attention, etc. -- and even $100,000+ a year isn't worth it, to me at least.