* § 2590-i. Powers and duties of schools; principals; provisions for\nthe transfer of jurisdiction of high schools. 1. The principal shall be\nthe administrative and instructional leader of the school. Subject to\nthe regulations of the chancellor and applicable collective bargaining\nagreements and obligations, the principal shall be responsible for the\nday to day operation of the school and shall carry out these duties in\nconsultation with parents, teachers and other staff, and the school\nbased management team pursuant to section twenty-five hundred ninety-h\nof this article including:\n (a) promote an equal educational opportunity for students in the\nschool,\n (b) subject to school-based budgeting pursuant to section twenty-five\nhundred ninety-r of this article,\n (c) subject to collective bargaining obligations and agreements, the\nbudget applicable to the school, and the other provisions of this\narticle including section twenty-five hundred ninety-j of this article,\nto make recommendation on staff selection, including through the\nestablishment of appropriate objective criteria consistent with\nchancellor's regulations for filling vacancies based upon the school's\ninstructional and facility needs,\n (d) subject to the standards and assessments promulgated by the\nchancellor, to develop school-based curricula and syllabi for\ninstruction, and to address other matters relating to the instruction of\nstudents, including the selection of texts from lists approved by the\nchancellor and instructional materials, consistent with regulations of\nthe commissioner, and subject to the approval of the superintendent, or\nchancellor in the case of schools under the jurisdiction of the city\nboard,\n (e) subject to the approval of the superintendent, or, where\nappropriate, the chancellor and within the limits of funds made\navailable therefor, to enhance teacher and staff development relevant to\nincreasing student achievement, support extended day programs, school\nreform programs, and pupil-support services,\n (f) enhance pupil support services by coordinating related programs,\n (g) to make or arrange for minor repairs as delegated by the\nchancellor or superintendent pursuant to regulations of the chancellor,\nor as otherwise authorized by law subject to subdivisions thirty-six and\nthirty-seven of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this article,\n (h) subject to subdivisions thirty-six and thirty-seven of section\ntwenty-five hundred ninety-h of this article, identifying and purchasing\nequipment and supplies that can be purchased for less than if purchased\nthrough purchasing arrangements entered into through the city board, the\nchancellor or the superintendent,\n (i) to manage and operate the school building and other facilities\nunder its jurisdiction.\n 2. (a) The principal may be removed or transferred by the\nsuperintendent or the chancellor for persistent educational failure of\nthe school or other cause. Removals may be caused pursuant to section\nthree thousand twenty-a of this chapter if applicable. Transfers may be\ncaused pursuant to subdivision twenty-five of section twenty-five\nhundred ninety-h of this article. Any such removal or transfer may be\nappealed to the city board, during which time the superintendent may\nappoint an acting principal subject to the approval of the chancellor.\nProvided however that such appointee must meet qualifications pursuant\nto paragraph (c) of this subdivision. Persistent educational failure of\nthe school shall be defined in regulations of the chancellor to include\na pattern of poor or declining achievement; a pattern of poor or\ndeclining attendance; disruption or violence; and continuing failure to\nmeet chancellor's performance standards or other standards.\n (b) The principal may be required by the chancellor or the\nsuperintendent to participate in training or other forms of staff\ndevelopment or to address identified areas of educational need and\np
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