• Serving as the public face of the Centre, taking the lead role and representing Montessori West; • Maintaining high visibility within the Centre and the Montessori West community by periodically visiting classrooms, attending meetings as appropriate, attending Board meetings and attending Centre-wide functions; • Fostering communication between and among all major stakeholders: faculty, administrative staff, parents, children and Directors; • Supporting teachers, guides, assistant staff in communicating with parents; • Attending information meetings with parents of prospective children;  • Maintaining responsibility and ultimate authority for personnel decisions (recruitment, hiring, development, and termination) conducted in collaboration with others as appropriate  • Overseeing and assisting with all aspects of day-to-day, annual and long-range financial operations, including preparation of the budget and tuition recommendations; • Overseeing and assisting in developing, implementing, and evaluating all education programs, school policies and procedures • Overseeing the disciplinary program of the Centre, including supporting the policies in accordance with the Centre's employee and parent handbooks for any child or employee; • Overseeing all facilities and reviewing maintenance programs for existing facilities. • Planning, in conjunction with the Board, for the physical needs of the Centre. • Managing the Centre on a day-to-day basis; • Managing any special projects as required