Issues of safety will be addressed by the strong leader. And, the plant will be managed in ways that promote the provision of an effective learning environment for the children enrolled. Maintenance schedules will keep the issues of attractiveness and safety before the leader at all times. The greatest resource of any school is personnel. The management of personnel is viewed by many as the most critical aspect of the principal's role.
People skills are among the essentials for the effective school leader.
The leader must be able to work with parents and church leadership in responding to constituents and in taking advantage of the skills and expertise that are present within the parent population. There are clear benefits to creating an effective partnership with the parents of students enrolled in Christian schools. This is not to suggest that parents have a role in designing a Christian school. It is to suggest that parents need and deserve information about the school and that they have much to offer within a volunteer framework to make the school successful. But the school can help them with that task through parenting seminars and seminars to explain to parents how to help their own children achieve.