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Automation Squad

Role

AI for School Principals

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · O*NET 11-9032.00 · Job Zone 5 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

22 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

49 matched to the tools education administrators, kindergarten through secondary use. Showing 24.

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Calendar MCP or direct API to schedule events, check availability, manage invites, and send reminders through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Drive MCP or direct API to search files, upload documents, share folders, and manage permissions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Google Calendar

    MCP server

    Google Calendar lets you organize your schedule and share events with co-workers and friends. With Google's free online calendar, it's easy to keep track of your daily schedule.

    Google Calendar

  • Google Drive

    MCP server

    Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

    Google Drive

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • HRnest is a human resource management software designed to help assist businesses with employee scheduling, leave requests, time tracking, onboarding, document circulation, and more from within a unified platform. Staff members can receive email notifications about changes in tim

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Powerpoint

    MCP server
  • Schedule It

    MCP server

    Schedule it - A software tool which helps you schedule your resources, teams, equipment, rooms, and projects all in one place.

    Schedule It

  • 123pc Geogebra

    MCP server
  • Financial Edge NXT delivers comprehensive fund accounting tools that allow organizations to streamline financial processes and demonstrate accountability

  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Excel

    Skill
  • Gmail

    Skill
  • Schedule meetings based on availability, manage invites, and RSVP on your behalf

    Google Calendar

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Classroom MCP or direct API to list classes, manage assignments, send announcements, and check student submissions through natural language.

  • Google Drive

    Connector

    Search and read your Docs, Sheets, and Slides in Claude

    Google Drive

The tools this job actually uses

57 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Apache Cassandrahot
  • IBM SPSS Statisticshot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft SharePointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • SAShot
  • The MathWorks MATLABhot
  • ACS Technologies HeadMaster
  • Attendance tracking software
  • Blackbaud The Education Edge
  • Blackboard software
  • Bloomz
  • Common Curriculum
  • Computer Resources MMS
  • Desmos
  • eDistrict Internet Solutions eDistrict Unified
  • Edulastic
  • Effexoft EASI
  • Geogebra
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Drive
  • Google Gmail
  • Human resource management software HRMS
  • IBM Domino
  • Intrado SchoolMessenger
  • L-Systems X-ONE
  • LogicalBit Eimas
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Minitab
  • Nearpod
  • NetSuite ERP
  • ParentSquare
  • Pearson PowerSchool
  • RecordKeeper Software School RecordKeeper

What this job involves

33 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
  2. Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
  3. Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
  4. Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
  5. Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
  6. Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
  7. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
  8. Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.
  9. Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions.
  10. Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.
  11. Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
  12. Create school improvement plans, using student performance data.
  13. Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases.
  14. Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding.
  15. Establish, coordinate, and oversee particular programs across school districts, such as programs to evaluate student academic achievement.
  16. Plan and develop instructional methods and content for educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
  17. Mentor and support administrative staff members, such as superintendents and principals.
  18. Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and curriculum change needs.
  19. Advocate for new schools to be built, or for existing facilities to be repaired or remodeled.
  20. Participate in special education-related activities, such as attending meetings and providing support to special educators throughout the district.
  21. Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services.
  22. Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records.
  23. Plan, coordinate, and oversee school logistics programs, such as bus and food services.
  24. Review and interpret government codes, and develop programs to ensure adherence to codes and facility safety, security, and maintenance.