Management Assignment 1

The Four Functions of Management: A High School Scenario

Introduction
Schools are important organizations within any society whose function is to provide knowledge and skills to the young people while also supporting in their psychological, physical, and mental development (Kowalski, 2014). As critical institutions in the society, schools must have a clear vision, achievable goals, and a well-defined mission as they continuously strive to give the best possible services and support to the young generation. Consequently, like any other organization, schools need good and effective management to ensure that their efficiently provide these services to the young people and the society in general (Kowalski, 2014). Therefore, school principals perform the critical role of managers in the critically important institutions in their societies. The management roles of school principals, therefore, can be analyzed based on the practical and theoretical four functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling (Sharp & Walter, 2015). Based on this concept, this paper attempts to describe and explain the roles that my former high school principal performs using the four functions of management.

The Four Functions of Management in a High School

Planning Roles and Activities of the School Principal
As an organizational manager, the school principal has planning roles. Planning is the function of management in which the manager sets goals and objectives and determines a course of action to be taken in achieving these objectives (University of Minnesota Press, 2016). Managers are well aware of the environmental conditions facing their institutions and use this knowledge to forecast future conditions (Sharp & Walter, 2015). Planning requires managers to be good decision-makers.

As a manager, the school principal starts with scanning the school environment to understand the needs of the learners (customers), the teachers and other staff members (employees), and the resources of the institution. Then, the principal develops a strategic plan in which he sets the overall course of action based on his understanding that the purpose of the school is to provide the best possible knowledge

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