A. A school board, upon recommendation of the division superintendent, may employ principals and assistant principals. Persons employed in these positions shall hold licenses as prescribed by the Board of Education.
B. A principal shall provide instructional leadership in, shall be responsible for the administration of, and shall supervise the operation and management of the school or schools and property to which he has been assigned, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the school board and under the supervision of the division superintendent.
C. A principal may submit recommendations to the division superintendent for the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and dismissal of all personnel assigned to his supervision. Principals must have received training, provided pursuant to § 22.1-253.13:5, in the evaluation and documentation of employee performance, which evaluation and documentation shall include, but shall not be limited to, employee skills and knowledge and student academic progress, prior to submitting such recommendations. Assistant principals and other supervisory personnel participating in the evaluation and documentation of employee performance must also have received such training in the evaluation and documentation of employee performance.
D. A principal shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the division superintendent pursuant to the rules and regulations of the school board.
Code 1950, § 22-217.9; 1973, c. 223; 1980, c. 559; 1992, c. 132; 1999, cc. 1030, 1037; 2013, cc. 588, 650.
Notes of Decisions
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1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2022 · leading case:
Banks v. Sellers, 294 S.E.2d 862 (Va. 1982).
Banks v. Sellers, 294 S.E.2d 862 (Va. 1982).
· cites it 8× “1-58 to -70, and -277 (1980), Code § 22.1-293 (1980 and Supp. 1982), and Code §§ 22.”
Tazewell Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Brown, 591 S.E.2d 671 (Va. 2004).
· cites it 5× “” A principal is required to “hold licenses as prescribed by the Board of Education,” Code § 22.1-293, and to have a written contract, see 8 VAC 20-440-10 and 8 VAC 20-440-30.”
Lentz v. Morris, 372 S.E.2d 608 (Va. 1988).
· cites it 4× “"); Code § 22.1-293 (school board employs principal who "shall be responsible for the administration of and shall supervise the operation and management of the school.”
Baynard v. Malone, 268 F.3d 228 (4th Cir. 2001).
· cites it 2× “See Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-293 (C) (Michie 2000); Lentz v.”
Ashby v. Isle of Wight Cnty. Sch. Bd., 354 F. Supp. 2d 616 (E.D. Va. 2004).
· cites it 2× “Va.Code Ann. § 22.1-293(A) (2004). The principal of a school is “responsible for the administration of and shall supervise the .”
Dennis v. Cnty. Sch. Bd. of Rappahannock Co., 582 F. Supp. 536 (W.D. Va. 1984).
· cites it 3× “Nevertheless, the defendants insist that §§ 304 and 305 must not be read in isolation, but must be read as a part of the Act, or at least that Article of the Code of Virginia entitled “Terms of Employment Generally,” Va.Code §§ 22.1-293 through 22.1-305. Even when the court…”
Baynard v. Lawson, 112 F. Supp. 2d 524 (E.D. Va. 2000).
· cites it 3× “Va. Code § 22.1-293. The Code does not authorize a principal to take these actions herself.”
Lee-Warren v. Sch. Bd. of Cumberland Cnty., 792 F. Supp. 472 (W.D. Va. 1991).
· cites it 3× “Va.Code § 22.1-293 (1985 Repl.Vol.). In addition, a school board is entitled to reassign a principal to a teaching position, and reduce his pay commensurate with that position, provided that notice is given to the principal by April fifteenth.”
Morgan v. City of Norfolk, 55 Va. Cir. 114 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2001).
· cites it 2× “Vm, § 7 (“the supervision of schools in each school division shall be vested in a school board----”); Code § 22.1-293 (school board employs principal who “shall be responsible for tiie administration of and shall supervise the operation and *117 management of the school.”
Jenkins v. Russell Cnty. Sch. Bd. (W.D. Va. 2022).
“§ 22.1-293 (A). Evidence of unlawful animus that may have motivated Brown’s recommendation is relevant for the jury to consider in determining the actual cause of the plaintiff’s demotion.”
Gross v. Rolen, 49 Va. Cir. 529 (Smyth Cir. Ct. 1997).
“He points to § 22.1-293 of the Code which affords him the privilege to “submit recommendations to the division superintendent for the .”
— Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-293(A) — 1 case
Ashby v. Isle of Wight Cnty. Sch. Bd., 354 F. Supp. 2d 616 (E.D. Va. 2004).
“Va.Code Ann. § 22.1-293(A) (2004). The principal of a school is “responsible for the administration of and shall supervise the .”
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