1.4 Effective System as the Transformational Tool
School development is the critical role of school principals (MacNeill and others, 2003). They also play integral
roles as school leaders in bringing about achievement and success for students through supporting, conserving
and preserving the school environment through strategic plans to reinforce the effectiveness of teaching and
learning for sustainable development of teaching profession (Hoy & Hoy, 2003). It is pivotal to take into account
the efficiency of the school leaders who are capable of working in teams and initiating solution-based
mechanism in practically strengthening the sustainability of the school’s development. Therefore, it is
indispensable to have educational leaders pertaining to the politically ethical virtues, understanding the societal,
economic, and human-kind needs, realizing the inter-related needs of the government and society, understanding
to be accountable and conceptualizing professional possibilities. School is one of the key components of the
society inter-dependent in management structures and other inter-related infrastructures in both formal and
informal manners engaged in decision making in educational management (Cunningham and Cordeiro, 2003).
Wad Banpang School, under the Office of Basic Education Commission, the Office of Roi-Et Primary
Educational Service Area 1, included a total of 158 students, 1 administrator, and 10 teachers. It is a school with
quality of academic management work lower than standard. According to O-NET, and ranking in achievement
learning, it was ranked in 228th out of 235 schools, and willing to participate in the research. Therefore, the
researcher selected Wad Banpang School for academic administration system (Office of Roi-Et Primary
Educational Service Area 1, 2010).