The Role Of Principals In Promoting Students Academic Performance In Secondary Schools In Tigania West Sub-county, Meru County, Kenya

The principal’s role is to promote academic performance. The success or failure of a school is usually attributed to the principal. He or she is the pivot around which many aspects of the school revolve, being the person in charge of every detail of running the school, be it academic or administrative. Schools can make a difference to students’ achievement and the principal’s leadership is one factor determining that success. It is therefore important that the performance of a school is appraised against the performance of the person who leads it. The researcher was prompted to carry out this …