2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143o - School Director—Functions

The Director shall be accountable to the Secretary and the School Council for the academic and administrative performance of the school and shall also act as representative of the latter before the community. The Director, as part of his/her duties, shall seek and foster the participation of the teachers, parents, students and members of the community, as established in this section and according to any regulations and/or circular letters promulgated. Besides the obligations provided in this section and those imposed through regulations, the school director shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) Plan, organize in a flexible manner, direct, supervise and evaluate all teaching activities of the school under his/her direction.
(2) Promote and maintain an institutional climate favorable to the learning process that will provide protection and safety to all members of the school community.
(3) Design, discuss and obtain approval of the faculty and the School Council of the organization of the school for every elective year.
(4) Evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching/learning process using a variety of modalities. (Performance, retention and awards).
(5) Protect and maintain in a safe place all personnel and student files, academic records, grade and homeroom registers and any other documents related to the academic development of the students and the administrative personnel of the school.
(6) Make available all documents required for an audit or monitorial exercise related to the fiscal and administrative operations established in §§ 143a—146f of this title.
(7) Direct the preparation of the school work plan for every school year and implement short and long-term means for attending to and solving problems involving the teaching process. Discuss the same with the faculty and the Council.
(8) Apply for accreditation of the school and make its approval feasible by directing the coordination and preparation processes leading to that end.
(9) Provide all the necessary coordination efforts related to the services that complement the teaching process.
(10) Implement and evaluate the curricular standards and promote and channel all initiatives taken and recommendations made by the teachers in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the school, after these have been discussed and approved by the Council.
(11) Study, recognize and determine the needs, interests and strengths of the community served by the school so as to help in the development of the curriculum most suited to said needs through an official document discussed with the faculty and the School Council.
(12) Draft and revise the charter together with the School Council and ensure that the same is complied with.
(13) Organize a disciplinary committee and ensure compliance with the regulations established for such a purpose.
(14) Conduct a study regarding the needs of the school so as to request the physical, fiscal and human resources required by the school and determine, in consultation with the school council, the use to be given to the funds appropriated to the same.
(15) Organize, circulate and provide educational services for the community.
(16) To keep the statistics of their school updated, submit the reports they are required and disclose information on the offerings, the achievements attained and the needs of the school. The statistics shall include information of students who are teen parents.
(17) Provide the community with the services and resources available to the school, according to the laws and regulations in effect.
(18) Direct the process for evaluating the teaching and administrative personnel of the school and encourage them to seek the highest level of achievement by creating a stimulating and harmonious school climate.
(19) To engage in the pertinent efforts so that the school has the necessary materials to enrich and differentiate the learning process, including the acquisition of educational materials on subjects related to the contributions of women in the areas of politics, economy, culture and society in general for the school library, and use the funds appropriated for such purposes. The Librarian, with the [advice] of the teachers and the Director, shall furnish the selection and purchase of the material indicated above.
(20) Encourage the development of innovative projects and research programs.
(21) Carry out the corresponding personnel recruitment functions following the directives of the Department of Education and employing the available operative mechanisms to fulfill that need.
(22) Implement the school bylaws.
(23) Perform the functions assigned to him/her according to the guidelines established for the organization and operations of the school councils.
(24) Perform any other delegated functions incidental to the management and administration of the school as well as others functions intended to improve the administration and quality of the educational process.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 2.13; May 18, 2004, No. 115, § 1; Aug. 1, 2004, No. 177, § 1.