Texas Education Code

§ 11.202 — PRINCIPALS

ED § 11.202Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 11. SCHOOL DISTRICTS · Art. E. SUPERINTENDENTS AND PRINCIPALS

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(a)The principal of a school is the instructional leader of the school and shall be provided with adequate training and personnel assistance to assume that role.

(b)Each principal shall:

(1)except as provided by Subsection (d), approve all teacher and staff appointments for that principal's campus from a pool of applicants selected by the district or of applicants who meet the hiring requirements established by the district, based on criteria developed by the principal after informal consultation with the faculty;

(2)set specific education objectives for the principal's campus, through the planning process under Section 11.253;

(3)develop budgets for the principal's campus;

(4)assume the administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, under the supervision of the superintendent, for discipline at the campus;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.