There are many duties of a school principal. Some of these duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• The hiring of staff members
• Communicating with parents and faculty when necessary
• Creating policies (such as dress code)
• Planning academic calendars for the school
• Handling of student recruitment and admissions into the school
• Disciplining students when needed
• Supervising students, staff and other faculty members
• Designing creative new programs and restructuring old ones
• Handling of the schools budget
• Maintaining secure funding for the school
• Making both daily decisions as well as long-term decisions