Regulations on School Management - Subject Matter
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Provisions)
1. This regulation determines the professional and personal requirements, duties, and workload for school leadership.
1. Requirement for Appointment as a Member of the School Management is the Professional and Personal Suitability of the Applicant.
2. In terms of professional qualifications, the applicant generally possesses
a) Professional experience in the educational field
b) Specialized training for school management
c) The prerequisites for admission to the teaching profession
3. Individuals who have not yet completed the specialized training for school management may be appointed if they commit to completing the relevant training.
1. The school administration bears the responsibility for ensuring that the school fulfills its academic and educational mission. It is responsible for the organizational, administrative, pedagogical, and personnel matters of the school, unless another authority is explicitly declared responsible for these aspects.
2. In particular, the school administration has the following duties
a) To develop the school’s mission statement and school program in collaboration with the school team, and to ensure their implementation.
b) To ensure the implementation of school projects and school experiments.
c) To review and ensure the quality of the school and its work.
d) To plan the internal professional development.
e) To promote collaboration with the authorities and individuals involved with the school.
f) To plan and organize the school year (allocation of classes and teaching loads, timetables, school events, and school schedule).
g) To convene and lead meetings.
h) To carry out administrative tasks.
i) To prepare the annual report of the school for the school board, school supervision, and the public.
j) To bear responsibility for the personnel management and evaluation of the teaching staff.
k) To approve the individual professional development of the teaching staff.
3. The specific allocation of tasks is decided by the school board (job description and function diagram).
1. The members of the school administration regularly undergo further training.
1. The following allocation is to be made available to the school administration
a) a base allocation of 20 percentage points for fundamental tasks
b) additionally, a range allocation of 4.1 to 5.9 percentage points per school department
2. The school board shall consider the following criteria when determining the range allocation
a) Number of teachers per department
b) Number of students per department
c) Leadership span
d) Composition of the staff
e) Number and location of school sites
f) Distribution of tasks between the school board and the school administration
g) Delegation of tasks to a secretariat
h) School development situation (number and complexity of projects)
i) Diversity of educational offerings
j) Central function for other schools and municipalities
3. The range model shall be reviewed and redefined every four years, and more frequently in the event of significant changes.
4. For quality management, an allocation can also be assigned to non-members of the school administration if they possess appropriate training. In this case, the allocation for the school administration is reduced accordingly.
1. Municipalities that introduce a new school administration must submit the following documents to the Office for Public Schools
a) the resolution of introduction by the school board
b) the school's organizational chart and the job description of the school administration or the division of responsibilities between the school board and school administration (functional diagram)
c) in case of a solution involving multiple municipalities, additionally the contract regulating the cooperation
d) the members of the school administration and their qualifications
2. If new individuals are elected to the school administration, they must be reported with their personnel form.
1. The Regulation of March 14, 2001, on Educational School Leadership is repealed.
1. The workload of the school administration according to Article 5 is to be adjusted to the new law within two years after the amendment comes into force.
1. This regulation shall enter into force retroactively on January 1, 2008.