Amount of time principals devote to various activities in an average week
Percent reporting
none less than 1 hour 1–3 hours 3–5 hours 5–10 hours more than 10 hours
Instructional planning with teachers 1.1 15.8 43.2 25.9 12.2 1.8
Observing and coaching teachers 0.1 4.0 29.2 34.9 24.1 7.7
Covering classes for certified or non-certified absences on-site 37.0 46.2 11.7 3.5 1.3 0.2
Meetings with or sponsored by central office 2.4 28.1 46.5 18.0 4.4 0.6
Personnel issues 2.7 18.8 33.6 25.6 13.9 5.4
Administrative duties 0.0 0.7 5.7 17.4 26.9 49.3
Meetings with parents and the community 0.1 5.1 27.7 33.8 25.4 8.3
Student discipline issues 0.5 13.5 32.5 27.4 17.2 8.9
Working directly with students (e.g. tutoring, teaching, etc.) 5.3 30.9 32.1 17.4 9.4 5.0