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Assessment of Needs and Capacity of District Office Professional Staff

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CATEGO<br />

RIES<br />

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES<br />

AN ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND GAPS IN SCHOOL OPERATIONS<br />

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT<br />

ISSUES & PERCEPTIONS FROM THE ISSUES AND PERCEPTIONS FROM THE<br />

SCHOOL<br />

DISTRICT OFFICE<br />

• Levels <strong>of</strong> accountability / responsibility<br />

• Proper guidance with job description <strong>of</strong><br />

different stakeholders<br />

• Guidance on appropriate job descriptions<br />

• Uncertainty in the case <strong>of</strong> principal & non cooperation<br />

<strong>of</strong> staff<br />

• SMT lacks monitoring skills<br />

• Manage yourself first effectively<br />

• Educators attendance<br />

• Lead by example<br />

• Low morale on educators, management not<br />

motivated by the Department<br />

• SMT's are run by certain people<br />

• Mutual management<br />

• Irresponsible educators. Union interference<br />

• Transparency<br />

• No clear job description<br />

• Resistance to change<br />

• H.O.D not clear about their roles &<br />

responsibilities<br />

• Ensuring that responsibilities are effectively<br />

undertaken - principles authority lacks - DEO is<br />

needed to help<br />

• Managing structures not functioning well<br />

• Code <strong>of</strong> conduct for teachers <strong>and</strong> learners not<br />

observed<br />

• Ensuring that responsibilities are effectively<br />

undertaken<br />

• Effectively delegating responsibilities<br />

• Clarifying & allocating responsibilities to staff<br />

• Fair distribution on job descriptions<br />

• Supervision to ensure that responsibilities are<br />

effectively undertaken<br />

• Overlapping job descriptions without clear<br />

delegation<br />

• Clarifying <strong>and</strong> allocation responsibilities to staff<br />

• Effectively delegating responsibilities<br />

• Committees are there but without policies<br />

• Committees are there but unfunctional<br />

• Refuse to perform duties delegated to them<br />

having many cross questions<br />

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• Non acceptance <strong>of</strong> authority<br />

• No clear <strong>and</strong> defined responsibilities<br />

• Lack <strong>of</strong> decisive leadership in schools<br />

• Co-ordinate creativity <strong>of</strong> all staff<br />

• SMT's are dysfunctional<br />

• Reluctance to take decision in all levels

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