What Belongs on a Principal's Daily School Dashboard?
A principal’s dashboard should answer a practical question: what needs attention today? It should not be a wall of every number the school can collect. The most useful view combines a small set of timely signals with context, ownership, and a route to the underlying record. It helps leaders prioritise conversations and remove blockers while operational teams continue to own their work. Turn signals into action Attendance, fees, transport, staffing, and assessments are common signal groups, but the dashboard should reflect the institution’s real responsibilities. Each signal needs a definition, freshness indicator, comparison, accountable owner, and clear action path. ...